A simpler life?

about five years ago I came to a realization. It started with my oldest child passing out in Walmart on Christmas eve 2009'. She had skipped breakfast and started feeling sick while we were doing some last minute Christmas shopping. I told her to find a bench to sit on and I would pay for our things. She was just a little ways from me when she stumbled and fell.
My girl was extremely anemic and during my research for better food for her, I realized my entire family needed a change.
I added more vegetables into our diet. Things we had never eaten like Kale and squash. We started eating real meat, cutting out processed foods like chicken nuggets and fish sticks. I took out alot of sugar as well. I mean alot! I went from baking several times a week and using 5 lbs of sugar every other week to using an 8 lb bag every two months. Did the kids like this? Nope. They complained about all the diet changes. They wanted their junk back. They said they didn't care what was in it as long as it tasted good. But, I kept at it.
 Because of all my research I came across other things. Growing my own food, raising chickens. Being more self reliant in general. I learned how to cut out alot of chemicals as well by making laundry soap and household cleaners. Mopping with vinegar and water instead of harsh chemicals.
In 2012 I got my first little flock of chickens. Well, 2 day old chicks. They were adorable and fun to raise. By the time they hit 5 months they were laying eggs. My garden was growing like crazy, I had my own source of eggs.
We moved two months ago, I already have my gardens in and a new larger flock of chickens. All I need is some milking goats or a cow. Or stumble into the cow pasture behind my house (just kidding)
What started as a research project for my daughter's health turned into a lifestyle change for my entire family. We are healthier, my daughter is no longer anemic and my kids have stopped complaining (most of the time)because my "healthy food" has gotten better. Do we ever eat junk food? Yes, just not as much.
I have also found something I really enjoy doing. I love growing my own food. It is amazing to me that you can plant one little seed and get a whole bunch of food out of it. I also like the feeling I get when I serve my family food that I grew. I love going out to the chicken coop and finding eggs, they are like little treasures.
If I could get away with doing more things like using less electricity and having a gray water system I would, buuut, the kids might revolt