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Hi Marlene,
I am from Canada. I live in a small town and I am 2hrs away from any major centre. If you are comfortable with on-line shopping you can go to “Anita’s Organic Mill”. She sells swg products and spelt flour etc. Check it out. You can learn alot on her site about these products. I am new to Trim Down and so far have not found anything of great help on here. I am not sure if I can afford the expensive “raw” products required for this program. I do know they are better for you but is it really worth the cost?? I am not sure it is right for me.
I live just 10 minutes away from Anita’s organic Mill and will also going into the store to get my flour.Nice to see someone here from Canada.Was starting to think it was just the UK signing up.Good luck LisaH and Marlenehoran and hope to talk to you more about your journey.
Canadian too..East coast..9 days into program now..I’m not buying the raw products or even organic..I have increased my intake of grains..I do think they are the key..found the swg bread in supermarket..a bit expensive but I am willing to do that..so far so good…I’ down a size so far!!
I can’t afford to buy these organic raw foods, I wonder if the program will still work? I am a single mother with 2teenagers and I just finished chemo an radiation, so I would like to loose 15 lbs because the treatments left me with very sore joints, hoping that the 15 lbs will make me feel better , so if anyone has done this program without the raw organic foods please let me know an how u did it.
Hi, Marlene. Congratulations on finishing your treatment!
As long as you stick with whole, unprocessed foods, you are sticking to one of the major principles of the program. Don’t worry about raw and organic if it they are not easily available or affordable. Important exceptions (that really should be purchased organic) are as follows:
1. Strawberries
2. Corn and corn products
3. Soy productshi iam chris from near montreal age 78 yrs retired nurse i know i should know better my suggestion s are if you cant afford raw vegetables frozen or tin foods are okay jutst make sure you rinse of the salt and sugar best of luck
HelloLisaH Tanna Cynt Chris20 thank you for responding , I would like to hear more about ur ways to make this plan work, anything that would help, reciepies that would help , I’m having a hard time an feel I will give up soon cause a lot of the stuff on the preplan meal I can’t get or never heard of.
I have been following program for 1 week. I did not get all the fancy/different food items. The biggest thing is being aware of what you are eating, when you are eating, portion control There are always better choices. Whole grain over white, baked potato over fries etc. See my point? I think you can still do the program without all the swg bread etc. BUT as they suggest it is the BES choice. so go ahead make small changes that are healthier
My husband and I quit eating all sugar and flour altogether.(gluten free) kids are having a hard time with some of the change but it’s starting to work.
I was so excited to find some fellow Canadians on here! I buy very little of the organic options, and none of the “raw”. Is unpasteurized milk even sold here? I was under the impression that the process kills bacteria…
Just wanted some input about cane sugar,good or not good.I have notice it’s in quit a few things we eat and drink.
Hi, Tanna. It really depends on the type of cane sugar. It is preferable if it has undergone minimal processing, to retain the vitamins and minerals responsible for balancing your body’s reaction to the sugar. You can read more here, which is a source for a good product http://www.naturescargo.ca/cane.html.
Hi, Marli. You can find raw milk in Canada through these links http://www.realmilk.com/real-milk-finder/other-countries/#can. Yes, pasteurization kills the bacteria, but proponents of raw milk claim it also kills too many enzymes and disrupts other benefits. You can see the Trim Down Club on the topic here http://www.trimdownclub.com/all-about-raw-milk/.
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