I have realized something about myself, and that is that I am a bit crazy. If I am not busy enough with having three kids, (one on the Autism spectrum), working for my husband, another part time job for the Chamber of Commerce and having my rental property business, not to mention a hyper German Shepard puppy in training, I have decided to add more to my plate. I am now an Epicure Consultant.
Last month I had not one but two booths at the Manitoulin Trade Fair and right across from me was a lady who was selling Epicure Selections.( Epicure is a Canadian Herb and Spice company if you weren't sure what it is). After speaking with her for awhile I found myself being signed up to be a consultant and to have my first tasting party in a month. Why do I do this to myself? As I mentioned in another post I need to be busy and be around people. I saw this as an opportunity for myself to fulfill both those needs as well as make a profit. This should help with those long boring winters that I was whining about in another post.
I know this may sound like I am trying to sell my new business but the reason I wanted to become an Epicure Consultant is because I am really impressed with the products. Part of my new life in the country is to overhaul the way I feed my family. In the city it was always too convenient to stop at a restaurant or get take out on my way home from work. I really didn't want to do this but my life was so hectic that I didn't always feel like I had the energy or the time to cook a wholesome healthy meal for my family every night. This is a change easier said than done. Tastes are hard to change.
After I started researching Epicures products I did the comparisons and realized that I still really wasn't making the best food choices for my family. I would make homemade meals but use certain ingredients that had additives, dyes, or crazy amounts of sodium. With having a child on the Autism spectrum, I have noticed that my son's body responded in a negative way if he consumed certain foods. I want to make better choices for him especially, along with the rest of us. I find it isn't always easy to know what exactly is in the food we eat. Food labels in Canada are so misleading. I wish our laws were stricter on what is and is not allowed in our food. I could rant on this, but I will spare you the ugly details.
I have gone ahead and started to clean out my cupboards. I do admit it is hard to throw food away, so I am telling myself that if I don't think this food is good enough for my family it isn't good enough for someone else's' family either. That way I feel less guilty about tossing it out in the trash. This cleaning out of food isn't just for making room for Epicure's products. Everything that I can't read or understand on the label is having the same fate. If I can't pronounce a word I figure it isn't good for me so out it goes.
So after comparing a few products to Epicure I was sold. The fact that they are also gluten free, fair trade, and a Canadian woman lead company were bonuses to me. I want to feed my family real food and nothing else. So yes it sounds like I may be selling the product but it is really just part of my city to country plan of living the wholesome good life, and as for adding to my already crazy life I figure I am just adding some spice.
