I make my own homemade "sports drink". It's super easy and cheaper than Gatorade. Just make a mixture of about 30% organic juice and 70% pure water. Then add a small pinch of salt (I use Himalayan salt) and some trace mineral drops. I use the same brand as Polymoog - it's high in magnesium. It tastes similar to Gatorade, just not as artificial.
I do that too! It's fun because you can change up the flavor just by changing the type of juice, and it seems satisfying in a way that Gatorade doesn't. (i had stomach problems a while back and had to fast for a month and eat a very light dinner. My homemade sports drink kept me feeling full all day long, even with a physically demanding job.)
I started baking my own bread. It's not that hard, you just need the time to let it proof for an hour or so, and bake for another hour. I make a batch and put half in the freezer for later in the week. Let me tell you guys, the flavor of fresh, chemical free bread is Amazing!
I am loving the green superfood powder, with chlorella and the like, and start my day w/a glass of that before I move on to coffee or tea.
Being a mom, it's hard to find "fun" foods that will appeal to my family, but so far I've managed to avoid HFCS and the most egregious of the colorants and preservatives. For convenience foods, I choose organic mac & cheese, frozen pizzas, granola bars and a lot of "Back to Nature" products like cookies and crackers. For a treat, I'll let my kids have an root beer or cream soda, and I'm partial to the "Throwback" Pepsi made w/real sugar.
We eat meat maybe twice a week, and I buy organic. (I love it too much to give it up entirely.) I use vegetarian versions of burgers, chicken nuggets, ground beef and sausages. (Chicken parmesan w/the Morningstar patties is actually better than any restaurant version.) My boys now officially love tofu and almond milk. Coconut and olive oil (Spanish, not fake Italian stuff) for cooking, and I sneak in extra veggies in things like meatloaf, pasta sauce and casseroles. And I substitute Greek yogurt for anything involving mayo or sour cream--if you season it right, you can't tell the difference, especially if you make your own salad dressings (Caesar, thousand island, honey mustard--all easy to do).
I hope you guys can use some of these ideas, especially since so few of us have time to make everything from scratch all the time, and sometimes you just gotta have something a little naughty, whether it's a slice of pizza or a cookie.