Something new I'm going to try this year is also ordering food from Community Helpings Coop. They have TONS of locations all over St. Louis and your city may have something similar. There is no commitment, but you order your produce/food online by the due date and then pick it up at a designated time/place. Everything is grown locally. The best deal I've heard about is to do the $23 deal where you get a huge box of assorted food- but this only works if you aren't picky about what you get. Visit the site here.
Here are some switches we've also made at the grocery store to be more healthy:
Mott's Medleys- these juices taste terrific! They have carrot juice blended in with them so you get a serving of veggies (and fruit) from a glass, but you can't even tell. I in fact like this better than just the standard juice. The other thing is we always try to buy our juices with Calcium or some sort of extra vitamin.
Smart Balance- We switched from just buying Parkay or the cheapest butter/margarine at the time to getting Smart Balance which also gives you Omega-3's. Not really sure how healthy this is, but it tastes good and has to be a little better than what we were using before! I saw Dr. Oz talk about this and he claims it is 1 of 5 vitamins that every woman should be eating. He goes on to explain- It's good for your joints, skin, vision, brain, heart, helps lower bad cholesterol levels and even boosts fertility. It's an anti-ager and an anti-inflammatory. It's found naturally in a variety of delicious foods including walnuts, salmon, tuna, olive oil and avocados.
Healthy Life Bread- The only bread we ever buy anymore is Healthy Life Bread wiith 35 calories per slice. You can get many varieties (white, wheat, wheatberry, etc.) and even get it fortified with double wheat, flaxseed oil, etc.
