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Easy Substitutions For Healthier Living Updated 9-14-2011

These suggestions are listed from most healthy to acceptable. Don’t try to change foods all at once. For instance I changed from regular spaghetti noodles to rice noodles and then months later to spaghetti squash. This way you don’t have any family revolts. If your current selection is not listed, you shouldn’t be using it! It should go without saying get organic if you can. NOTE: USDA organic is not really organic! Make sure your foods are certified by QAI or Oregon Tilth. They are the most reliable.

I am often told "eating healthy is to expensive". With adjustments it is the same or less expensive. You save a lot of money not using chemicals to clean. Also Walmart, Sam's and Costco now carry some organic products like Muir Glen and Cascadian Farm. Look around at your favorite stores each time you are there, stock changes almost daily.

Many of your luxury & gift health a beauty items can be made at home for great savings here!

 

Cooking Utensils:

Pots: ceramic (corning ware), ceramic coated, glass (Pyrex), cast iron, steel. No Aluminum

Food Storage: glass, ceramic, biodegradable non plastic, Lock n Lock and Ziploc brand is non BPA

Plates: ceramic, glass, ceramic coated,

Cups: glass, ceramic, ceramic coated

Silverware: Real Silver, gold or silver coated, Stainless steel

DON’T USE PLASTIC OR STYROFOAM SILVERWARE, CUPS, OR PLATES

Foods:

White Sugar: Stevia, Truvia, Erythritol,100% pure Grade B Maple Syrup, Raw Local Honey, molasses, Succanat, organic sugar

DO NOT USE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: SPLENDA (Sucralose) NUTRASWEET (aspartame) ASULFAME-K etc

Bread: Don’t eat any!, rice crackers, gluten free breads & wraps, other gluten free products

Pasta: spaghetti squash, homemade zucchini noodles, You can serve alfredo or spaghetti sauce with extra broccoli! rice noodles

Cereal: Don’t eat it! Make smoothies, eggs, leftovers, Rice based if you must have it,

Potatoes: Make Fauxtatoes (cauliflower, cream, sea salt and pepper), sweet potatoes/ yams, organic potatoes

Brown Sugar, molasses, Succanat, stevia and molasses

Soda/Kool-Aid etc..: Fruit flavored tea and stevia, Celestial Seasons instant Tea Zingers, Stevia sweetened instant drink mixes like Hanson or Crystal Light (PURE only) Juice raw fruits like lemons and use stevia or grade b maple syrup. If you must drink Kool-Aid get the new clear kind and sweeten with stevia. Tip: Buy Sparkling water and add 2 packets of Celestial Seasons instant Tea Zingers for a great tasting natural soda or add organic juice concentrate or flavored stevia

Tap Water: ionized, distilled, reverse osmosis, Brita Filtered or other NSF standards 42 and 53 filter

Milk:  raw organic goats or cow milk, almond milk (Don’t drink gluten grain based or soy) rice, Pasteurized organic nonfat.

Oil: Coconut, Olive, Avocado, Peanut, Safflower, almond, walnut, truffle, sesame. Do not use canola or Enova (vegetable oil is soy)

Condiments: Braggs Amino's, organic versions of your favorites, Safflower Mayo (If you can’t make home made olive), olive oil mayo, make your own dressings

Spices: Fresh Grown Organic, Spike, Organic versions, essential oils, fresh non-organic,

Coffee: Tea, Organic fully caffeinated, Organic Decaf

Tea: Fresh and Dried organic, bulk organic, Organic, celestial seasonings, Tazo or other natural brand

Juice: Avoid as much as possible unless freshly juiced organic, 100 % organic juice, organic juice concentrate

Cookies: Macaroons, dried fruit, or Gluten Free organic, gluten free, homemade with natural ingredients

Cake: (for special occasions) Namaste mixes, Pamela's Baking Mix substitutes equally in recipes for flour, don't use leavening. Better yet, make homemade cheesecake using Ezekiel cereal crushed and stevia to sweeten the cheesecake you won't believe how good this is. Organic Mixes, Homemade with natural ingredients

Syrup: grade b Maple syrup, raw local honey, 100% fruit juice sweetened organic jelly, Non GMO jelly, other fruit juice sweetened

Salt: Flour de Sal, Celtic sea salt, sea salt not iodized

Meat: grass fed buffalo; natural buffalo, Free range grass fed organic beef, free range organic chicken or turkey, organic chicken, ostrich, smart chicken, natural chicken, natural beef organic lunch meat, Hormel Natural Turkey ( No Pork)

Fish: List of Mercury Safe Fish

Hot Cocoa: Make your own with Stevia and cocoa powder, or honey or organic mix, natural mix

Starch: Yucca starch, kudzu root, tapioca starch,

Baking Powder: Rumford or Featherweight, other aluminum free

Baking Soda: Get aluminum free

Jelly/Jam: 100% fruit juice sweetened organic jelly, organic jellies, Polaner

Canned Fruits or Vegetables: Organic Fresh, organic frozen, organic canned, farmers market

Chips: Fresh veggies, nuts, rice chips, dehydrated snacks, flat earth,

Nuts: Organic raw walnuts, almonds, pecans, hazel nuts, other organic nuts, natural brands

Seeds: Organic raw flax, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, lightly toast and Sprinkle with Spike, natural types

Baby Formula: breastfeeding, make your own, or organic non- soy or non grain gluten free

Baby Food: Make you own organic, store bought organic, homemade non -organic,

 

Body Care:

Toothpaste: Bella Mira Shine, Coral White or other all natural fluoride free

Hand Sanitizer: Get Pure Alcohol Gel and add your favorite Bella Mira Essential Oil, ASAP Gel

Deodorant: Bella Mira Essential Oils, Rub Clean armpit with wet steel, ASAP gel, other natural no aluminum or propylene glycol, deodorant (no antiperspirant), aluminum free baking soda,

Shampoo: Giovanni Magnetic, Giovanni, Dessert Essence, Answers From Nature,

Conditioner: Giovanni Magnetic, Giovanni, Dessert Essence, Answers From Nature, other natural check all ingredients

Feminine Products: glad rags or other organic reusable, Natracare, Seventh Generation, Organic, Deodorant Free

Douche: Vinegar and water, homemade vinegar and water, Betadine and water, peroxide and water, (never use scented)

Yeast infection treatment: ASAP Gel, boric acid capsules, Bella Mira Perfect Enymes on empty stomach 2x a day for 14 days

Lubricants: saliva,  Emerita or other natural brand without propylene glycol, parabens or sls, organic aloe vera gel, organic fractionated coconut oil, Dessert Essence Fragrance Free Hand Lotion, Glycerin (vegetable), ASAP Gel Beware: Some brands contain Sucralose (Splenda)

Hand Soap Liquid: Castile and FCO add your favorite essential oils, other natural check all ingredients, Mrs. Meyers, Non Antibacterial

Bar Soap: Dr Bronners, Natural, Non Antibacterial

Mouthwash: Make your own with 1/3 peroxide, 1/3 water and Peppermint, Cinnamon, Clove, or other Essential Oil

Hairspray: Giovanni, other natural

Facial Wash: Castile, Jason, Other natural,

Moisturizer: True Science, Fractionated Coconut oil, other natural

Toner: Add distilled water and a few drops of lavender, rose, cherub or your favorite essential oil and mist face after cleaning, rosewater,

Makeup: Larenim, Body Shop Minerals, Eco Bella, Gabriel, (Bare Escentuals has bad ingredients) mix minerals eye shadow colors with aloe gel for liquid eyeliner or liquid to powder eye shadow or mascara. Mix mineral foundation with your favorite facial moisturizer for liquid foundation. If you face is ruddy (red) ad a little green eye shadow to you foundation.

Hair Dye:  Henna, Naturcolor, Clairol Natural Instincts, Natural Brands (most have horrible ingredients)

Shaving Cream: your favorite conditioner (see above) or other chemical free product

Baby Bottles: Glass with rubber or vinyl (clear) nipples

Medicated Body/Foot  Powder:  In a small shaker jar; mix yucca, kudzu, or tapioca starch with 5-6 drops of Purifying Essential Oil

Eye Makeup Remover: natural brand without parabens, propylene glycol (or any glycols) or sls. Neutrogena

Diapers: Cloth using laundry ball and peroxide bleach (sun oxy or non toxic green brand) and borax, never use chlorine bleach, Seventh Generation,  Huggies Green, or other bleach free bio-degradable disposable.

Baby Wipes: Make your own or Seventh Generation, other biodegradable perfume free chemical free brand

 

Cleaning:

A Good Quality Steamer cleans everything! And Micro fiber often clean with just water!

Dish Soap: Seventh Generation, Other Chemical Free or organic

Automatic Dish Soap: Pure and Gentle, Seventh Generation Dish Packs, other natural,  Make your own with 1/2 Borax, 1/2 Washing Soda and and 1 scoop Oxygen bleach

Jet Dry/ Rinse Agent: Ecover, Fill the reservoir with vinegar

Laundry Soap: Laundry Ball, Pure and Gentle, other natural, Quixstar sa8,

Oxy Bleach: ( Oxygen Bleach or Peroxide Bleach): Sun Oxy or Target Brand (Oxy Clean contains fillers perfumes, all natural brands are to expensive and the same thing as sun oxy) Food Grade Peroxide, Borax or Washing Soda

Softener: You won’t need it with the laundry ball, Seventh Generation, other Natural, 1/2 C Vinegar in wash softens amazingly, 

Carpet Shampoo: Citrasolve, Woolite Oxy, other natural

Mopping: Steamer, Citrasolve, other natural, Murphy’s oil soap, I use a Clorox mop but use micro fiber instead of their refills and I use vinegar and water in the cleaning solution bottle add a drop or 2 of your favorite Bella Mira Essential Oil for scent or disinfection.

Wood Floor Polish/ Cleaner: add 1/2 bottle of Bella Mira Lemon Oil to any recipe for amazing results!

Recipe #1: 3 parts olive oil, 1 part vinegar

Recipe #2: 1 part lemon juice, 2 parts olive or vegetable oil

Recipe #3: Make a mixture of 2 tablespoons olive oil, 4 tablespoons white vinegar, and 1 quart warm water. Apply with a soft cloth and dry with a separate, clean cloth.

All Purpose Spray: Citraspot, Home made

Window Cleaner: Chem. Free Window Cleaner, Steamer, Vinegar and Water

Disinfectant/ Deodorizing Spray: Vinegar and water (50% each) with 20 drops Purifying, Marauder, Nightingale, or other disinfecting Bella Mira Essential Oil, Natural Brands, Sun Oxy ,

Febreeze/Air Freshener: Diffuser, Vinegar and water (50% each) with 20 drops of your favorite Bella Mira Essential Oil. Spray into the air as needed, natural brand, citrus sprays

Febreeze Allergy Reducer: In a 16 oz spray bottle soak 2 white tea bags for 24 hours then remove. The tannins in the tea reduce allergens and because it is clear it will not stain fabrics. This is also unscented!

Febreeze Noticeables/Plug-ins: Dump out the old perfume and rinse with vinegar, then refill with the Bella Mira Essential Oil of your choice. I used Spruce and Christmas Moments in a Febreeze Noticeables for the Holiday Season. It was amazing!

Candles: Diffuser, or soy wax, bees wax, non lead cloth or bamboo wick, oil burners can be used if you only want strong smell and no medicinal benefits. You can also drop a drop of your favorite Bella Mira Essential Oil right on your lamp bulb for instant room freshening.

Oil Lamps: Olive oil , make your own, you can add your favorite essential oils to fractionated coconut oil, reuse cooking oils, reuse perfume bottles, soda bottles, wine bottles, etc

Bleach: DON’T USE

Mold Cleaner: Baking Soda with vinegar, water and Bella Mira Essential Oils, Woolite Oxy Spray ( Best Mold Detector Around! it will foam on live active mold)

Daily Shower Cleaner:

1/4 cup concentrated cleaner ( Something like Lysol but safe) (I Like Mrs. Myers Refill) 
1/2 cup isopropyl alcohol
 Optional 5-10 drops Nightingale, Purifying or other Anti Microbial Bella Mira Essential oils
water

Pour cleaner and alcohol into quart spray bottle. Add enough water to fill. Thoroughly clean shower before using. Spray on shower daily. Use daily to prevent water deposits and soap scum.

Soft Scrub: Shower /Tile Scrub: 

 No Fail,  Super Strong- Recipe #1: Make a paste of fresh cut lemons or lemon juice and baking soda spread this all over the shower and let sit for a couple of minutes then wipe around and rinse. No scrubbing Necessary.

Recipe #2: (This can be stored) Mix Together, Keep in shaker or airtight jar, When mixed with water becomes above mixture.

1 cup Lemishine

2 Cups Baking Soda

Oven Cleaner/ Grill or Degreaser:

No Fail,  Super Strong- Recipe #1: Make a paste of fresh cut lemons or lemon juice and baking soda spread this all over the grill, engine, grimy nasty anything,  and let sit until you can wipe it off easily, then wipe around and rinse. No scrubbing Necessary.