Four Foods to Keep Out of Your House

If you want to lose weight, get healthy, or stop obsessing over food, there are four things that simply do not belong in your home. These items don’t serve you, don’t nourish you, and don’t align with the kind of life you’re trying to build.

If it’s in your house, it’ll end up in your mouth.
Temptation is easier to avoid than to resist.
And food temptation is no exception.

Here are four things to stop buying immediately:

1. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (Soda, Sweet Teas, Energy Drinks, Vitamin Waters) 🥤

There is zero nutritional upside to these. They're pure liquid sugar, often delivering 40–60 grams per serving. That’s 10 to 15 teaspoons in a single bottle!

These drinks spike your insulin, crash your energy, wreck your sleep, feed harmful gut bacteria, and make it nearly impossible to lose fat. They cause you to crave more sugar later and confuse your body’s natural hunger signals.

If your fridge is full of "refreshing" drinks that dehydrate and dysregulate your hormones, it’s time to clean house.

Drink water.💧 Add minerals.🧂 Make a cup of tea.🍵 

Stop giving your pancreas a full-time job.

2. Packaged Sweets (Cookies, Cakes, Candy, Ice Cream) 🍪🍦

These foods do not belong in a house that’s pursuing healing, freedom, and stewardship. These are the foods that break people, that keep them coming back to sugar like it’s a savior.

The truth? Sugar is a slave master.
And when you put it in your pantry, you’re voluntarily chaining yourself to it.

This isn’t about being legalistic or never having a treat again. It’s about knowing your triggers and creating an environment that supports your goals. If it’s not in the house, it’s not an option. That’s not restriction, that’s wisdom.

1 Corinthians 10:23 says, "Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial."

3. Salty Snacks (Chips, Crackers, Pretzels, Puffs) 🥨

These things aren’t food. They are products engineered for addiction. They’re high in refined grains, seed oils, and fake flavors. You don’t eat these to feel full; you eat them to feel nothing. Mindless munching is a symptom of spiritual and metabolic disconnection.

Even the “healthier” ones made with avocado oil or ancient grains are still designed to bypass satiety signals and keep you eating long past the point of hunger. They hijack your dopamine and your discipline.

4. Processed Meats (Hot Dogs, Deli Meats, Sausages with Additives) 🌭

These aren’t just meat, they’re chemical cocktails. Most processed meats are packed with:

• Sodium nitrite (linked to colon cancer)

• Added sugar (yes, even in meat)

• Industrial seed oils

• Preservatives that mess with your gut

• Flavor enhancers that keep you craving more

These meats are shelf-stable because they’re barely food. They're linked to inflammation, gut permeability, metabolic dysfunction, and cancer. God didn’t design our bodies to run on artificial preservatives and emulsifiers. He gave us animals, not Oscar Mayer.

Want real protein? Roast a chicken🍗, sear a steak🥩, boil some eggs🥚.

Real food goes bad. If your meat lasts months, it’s not food, it’s a science experiment.

Temptation Is Biblical

Resisting temptation isn’t about having superhuman willpower. It’s about getting rid of what leads you into trouble. Clear the house. Clear the path.

What to Bring Into Your House Instead

This is about preparation, not punishment. Fill your house with food that fuels your mission:

• Fresh meat and seafood 🐟

• Eggs 🥚

• Vegetables (fresh or frozen) 🥦

• Fruit 🍓

• Nuts and seeds 🥜

• Mineral water, tea, black coffee ☕

• Olive oil, coconut oil, butter

• Herbs, spices, and real salt for flavor 🧄

Simple, real food that God designed — food that blesses your body and helps you steward the health He gave you.

You Don’t Need More Willpower, You Need Less Temptation

If you’re constantly wrestling with your food choices, maybe the battle isn’t inside you. Maybe it’s inside your kitchen.

Want to stop eating junk?
Stop buying junk.

Want to break the habit?
Break the supply chain.

You don’t have to be perfect. But you do need to be honest. You can’t eat what you don’t have. You can’t heal in the same environment that made you sick.

Action Step:
Today, take 20 minutes to clean out your pantry and fridge. Throw out the food that is holding you back from your health goals. Donate what you can. If it doesn’t serve the body God gave you, it doesn’t stay.

Your body is a temple.
Treat it like one.

Need help with this process? Schedule a complimentary call with me today to talk about how working with a Christian health coach can help you take back control of your life and live with renewed purpose.