One family has given up processed, packaged, fried and sugar laden foods for 100 days and has reaped the benefits of a healthy diet in as little as 100 days.

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Although packaged food is not the first choice for a healthy meal, sometime it is the only alternative.

Prepared foods have come a long way from the sodium filled T.V. dinners and nutritionally void canned foods of days gone by.

Many are organic, healthy, environmentally friendly and lacking in preservatives and sugars which generally make prepared foods unhealthy and fattening.

Whether balancing busy schedules or leaving the cooking up to the kids a packaged meal fills the bill on occasion.

Finding the healthiest options and stocking up on the best prepared meals can make your life a little easier.

Baby Boomers are getting older and their eating habits and food choices are creating growth opportunity for new industries.

The health food industry has seen a boost from aging boomer dollars as they make better diet choices to avoid obesity and diabetes epidemics.