Face it, you’ve been duped. High fiber cereal, whole wheat bread, granola bars, yogurt, multigrain whatevers, low fat this and that, salads, frozen diet meals…My list could go on and on. Maybe you know better than to eat the real junk (aka cake, candy and cookies), and you think you are a relatively good eater (especially when you exercise self-control in the face of others who are stuffing their face full of cake, candy and cookies), but you still feel a little fat and fatigued. Here’s the deal; you’ve been sold a bad bill of goods. Let’s just say, you start your day with a big bowl of fiber cereal with soymilk, you grab a sandwich on whole wheat bread and a yogurt for lunch. You’ve got a granola bar and some dried fruit packed as an afternoon snack, dinner is a frozen diet meal and dessert is a low fat “skinny” ice cream and a few organic cookies. It all sounds so healthy, right?!? I say, maybe yes—maybe no. Health foods are not at all created equal. So, while there are a bazillion yogurt, granola and whole grain options out there, only a few really are good for you. There are only a few that aren’t loaded with refined sugar, preservatives, chemicals and other garbage.

Let July 4 be the official start of your Independence. How great would you feel if you could be independent from the hold that food has over you?!? End the battle and take back control! YouAnew, Baby!! “Oh Say Can You See” yourself fitting into those skinny jeans…I totally can. The choice is yours to make.  Fire up the grill and throw on some veggies. It’s time for you to start my YouAnew Independence Challenge!