Think Healthy When Trying to Adopt!

In my work as an adoption professional, I get emails from people sharing
with me that they are trying to cut back and save money during their
adoption. While this is good, there are some areas that are just too
valuable to skimp on. Your nutrition is one of those areas.

Good nutritious food and a healthy diet can keep you going during the ups
and downs of adoption. The process of adoption can be stressful and you
need to be in top shape to perform and respond well. Often women who
have experienced infertility have hormonal problems (I speak from
experience here) and if we don't eat properly we can get cranky to say the
least.

Many birth mothers call in a panic and state that their lives feel out of
control. I often ask them if they have eaten and 99% of the time they have
not eaten or they have only eaten junk food. Healthy food is good fuel and
is a must have when you are stressed. I am not speaking of chocolate-
though quality chocolate can help after having a healthy meal. (Smile)

Some couples share that they can only "afford" cheap foods like boxed
macaroni and cheese and on sale hot dogs. They feel that buying fresh
nutritious produce and healthier foods are too expensive. Yet healthy food
IS affordable when you cut out or cut down the junk food in your life and
then add or replace it with healthy food.

Next time you are at the grocery store, just add up what it costs for chips,
cookies and sodas. Now compare to nutritious foods like fresh fruits,
vegetables, lean meats and grains. You will see just how much farther
your dollars go when you invest in real and nutritious food. You will also
feel better and live longer. What's really unaffordable is a rotten diet.
Garbage in, garbage out and you'll reap what you sow. Consider your
health as an asset in your adoption that deserves care and attention.

In my adoption, I was very healthy and active, but my husband and I were
overweight. I had one young prospective birth mother tell me that she
wanted to place her unborn baby with a healthy and thin couple only. While
not all birth mothers share this view, they do want someone who will be
around long enough to parent their child and be a good role model in a
healthy environment.

You'd never put low-grade fuel in your car, so how can you justify low-
grade fuel for your family? Healthy is wealthy. Start now by making these
changes, so your child will have a healthy parent and you will have healthy
children with a long life to live it together.

Here is a site to visit:
Cooking Up Healthy Meal Plans
LaLeche League

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Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. is a speaker and award-winning author of two books, Adopting Online and Adoption: Your Step-by-Step Guide. Mardie is also the talk show host of Let's Talk Adoption.com with Mardie Caldwell. For more information email Mardie Caldwell

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