Now that I am putting myself on an actual budget, I can really test that optimistic theory, because to be honest, I do not know if it is really possible or not.

There are several constraints I am going to put on myself for both financial and nutritional reasons.  Those are as follows:

1. Every week, I must purchase enough fruits and vegetables to be able to be consuming eight portions of fruits and vegetables every day, and that these eight portions must come from the RAINBOW of Produce (thank you for the chart Dr. Davis, N.D.): Red, Dark Green, Yellow and Light Green, Orange, and Purple.
2. I must limit my processed foods to 5 items per week.
3. I must source produce locally whenever possible.
4. I must source meat and protein sources locally (minus fish and legumes).

With that, I will also be keeping track of the natural beauty products that I use, including: Make-up, Face Wash, Body Soaps, Shampoos & Conditioners, and miscellaneous paraphernalia that I (and many others) use to attempt to make ourselves feel pretty (and I stop there as to not digress).  And I will also be keeping track of the various supplements that I take, i.e. Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs.

So with that, I will start anew.  Today is a Sunday, a perfect day for grocery shopping.