Dirt is good for you - be sure to let your kids play in it. Strengthens the immune system, and reduces liklihood of allergies and asthma. (Really, a bunch of medical studies prove it.)
Which is a long winded way of saying - eat all the dirty cake you want!!
You know eating closer to the earth isn't all that hard. Or maybe it's not all that hard cause I live in CA - you guys will have to tell me.
Visit the farmers market instead of the grocery. The fruits and veggies are picked when ripe and not processed to be kept in the gorcery store. Eat raw when you can - uncooked foods are living foods. Around here there are organic farms that have a subscription program - a box of fresh veggies show up every week. I can't believe it's a CA only thing - ask around at your local health food store.
Try raw milk - if you can find a dairy. There's one here in CA that will ship - if you want to give it a try and need a source. Raw milk tastes better, and is better for you. Our pediatrician recommended it for DS10 becasue all the antibiotics he had to take as a child for ear infections negatively impacted his immune system and led to allergies. The bacteria in raw milk are the same ones we need in our own digestive systems, which also do a lot for our immune systems (allergy reduction). Did you know that if you fed a calf the milk we drink (pasturized / homoginized) it would die? There's a message there. Not to say we only have raw milk in the house - we use the regular stuff for cooking and drinking most often. It's easier to get.
On a little less of the fruits and nuts, New Age soap box
- most restaraunts (even the fast food places) will offer you a salad instead of fries. That's closer to the earth. No salad? Try lightly steamed veggies.
Having a carb attack? Look for whole grains. That's closer to the earth than processed. Even breakfast cereal is better about getting whole grains in there now.
Need a snack? Raw nuts - particularly almonds - are very good for you, tasty, and filling. Sweets? Try dried fruits. Some are sweeter than sugar, but more flavorful, and you get all the fiber. Both choices are close to the earth.
Prefer hot cereal in the morning? Get the steel cut oats - they've been processed less. Toast them in a skillet - adds a nice nutty flavor - then add milk or water and let them simmer while you shower. Doesn't take much more time than instant, tastes WAY better. No time in the morning? Put them in the slow cooker, on low, over night. And you'll be eating (all together now) closer to the earth.
You know - once I got thinking about it, "eating closer to the earth" is simply a healthier way to eat - and your weight will take care of itself. And it's something I can feel good about doing all the time - don't we all want to be closer to the earth? I dunno - this approach is just less stressful for me - I'm not giving up something, I'm getting something. So it's easier for me to stick with it. Call me a Californian - but it works for me. (Even eating dirty cake!
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People were making comments to him about the boys enthusiasm for fruits and veggies. Do they get the junk stuff? Sure, but not very often. But when grocery shopping we just don't go down those aisles very often. 
. on Sunday I was back and worked out for an hour and did eggs for breakfast and a salad for dinner. Today i worked out this am for 40 minutes, then made lunch for the kids and started to work..I am hoping to get in a walk at lunch today..
Welcome! So what's your goal? Move more? Eat better? 
