One more thing...

I had to mention my sis- Tawnya Toiaivao on here. Her children have been doing a year long sugar challenge for almost an entire year! The Toiaivao family was a major inspiration for this decision. We'll keep updating our list of "yes's" and "no's" as the year progresses. I spend some time studying nutrition and health almost every day. We try lots of new recipes and some of them are just amazing! So far, we really think "Chocolate Chia Krispies" & "Quinoa Cookies" from the Green Smoothie Girl are yummy! I just substituted honey or pure maple syrup for whatever sugar she had in them. Mini is fun to teach! She is happy to try new things, & just mastered the correct pronounciation for "jicama" when she mistook it for an apple. Fun times!