I was at my son’s first soccer practice the other day, standing around talking with the other moms about a speaker some had recently heard give a talk about healthy eating for our kids. They left frustrated, feeling like they had to do all-or-nothing, and overwhelmed with the lack of “baby steps” offered.

Eating healthy, living “green”, isn’t about doing everything, people.  It’s about doing something!  If you have the time, money and means to do it all, then more power to ya.  But the reality is, most of us don’t.  Feeling like the only option for cooling off is diving head first into the pool is a sure fire bet to keep you from even dipping your toe in if you are a beginning swimmer.  But it’s ok to dip your toe in and slowly make your way to the deep end. 

I dream of having a pantry and fridge stocked with only organic, healthy foods.  But I am not there yet.  Frankly, I only recently was able to break myself from an addiction to coffee creamer.  No Coffee Creameraholic’s Anonymous needed. Cold turkey, thank you very much.   I try to feed my son as much fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains as I can, but he gets Dunkin Donuts munchkins on occasion (like yesterday when he scored the first goal of the season…woo hoo!!!).  And I will indulge myself in a bag of Doritos when I’m feeling PMSy. 

Can you imagine having a closet full of the latest and greatest organic and sustainable fashions? I’d be in heaven, I tell you, heaven!  But I am a single mom building a business.  ‘Nuf said.  So I dress myself and my son in the latest fashions from Target and Payless. 

One of the simplest things I do is using my Envirosax reusable bags whenever I go to the grocery store, aka my home away from home.  It keeps me from using tons of plastic grocery bags, and that’s something I feel really good about.  We try to recycle as much as we can.  We stock up on fruits and veggies, even if they are not always organic.  We eat mostly chicken and fish, and lots of whole grains.  But we are by no means fanatical about it.  We do what we can and hope that it’s enough. 

This idea of having to do all or nothing, or that natural living is overwhelming, is why I created GreenChic… to inspire and educate people to live healthfully… but to have fun with it!  It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.  It doesn’t have to be intimidating or overwhelming.  It IS and SHOULD BE accessible to and fun for everyone.