This past fall, a program called Wild Fit caught my attention.
It advertises itself as “not a diet” but more of a way of life with an emphasis on behavioural changes and honouring how humans have traditionally eaten based on the seasons.
I’ve never been a sweet snacker (my weakness is chips), but even I was surprised at how much sugar was creeping into my foods. I know sugar is everywhere, but this program did a great job in being explicit with exactly where the sugar was hiding.
I appreciated that the program lasted for a realistic 90 days. Each week’s habit changes were quite small and do-able.
For instance, the first few weeks of the program involved just adding a few easy habits:
5 deep breaths day and night
Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily
And increasing the quality and quantity of your produce intake
By using my core value of learning, I had a lot of fun going grocery shopping with my kids to try some of the veggies and fruits our family had never tasted before!
Purple yams were a hit (and these are also Okinawan Blue Zone approved).
Kirin dragon fruit–wow, so naturally sweet!
And tender collard greens (the veggie I hated when I was at Oxford during an ophtho elective) just disappeared in the green smoothies. Another win.
Since my kids love chopping, I put them on salad-making and fruit peeling duty. Everyone oohed and ahhed over the fridge full of salads and fruits in glass tupperware.
But the moment I knew things had shifted? We went for a treat at the bubble tea café and 30% tasted “way too sweet!” according to my 6-year-old1
Question: “can you introduce more rainbow colours for you and your loved ones?”
