Busy Mom Grocery Store Haul: Convenience Foods I Actually Buy for Healing Eczema
20 days ago
- Convenience is not the enemy. Certain ingredient lists are. My aisle filter is simple: if I can’t pronounce it, if it has more than a handful of ingredients, or if it isn’t real-food based, it goes back on the shelf. That includes artificial dyes, vague ‘natural flavors,’ and preservatives like citric acid and maltodextrin while we’re healing skin from the inside out.
- The oil is the first thing I check on any package. Everything prepackaged in my cart is made with avocado oil, coconut oil, or ghee, because they hold up to the heat it takes to cook them. Heated seed oils, and even olive oil cooked past its low smoke point, are not doing your child’s skin any favors.
- Pair quick carbs with a nourishing fat. Rice cakes get sun butter, crackers get hummus, veggies get guacamole. The fat slows the blood sugar spike that feeds inflammation, and healthy fats are also what the skin barrier needs: they help build skin cells and absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K.
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