The role of nutrition and a proper diet in addiction recovery is an important, but often overlooked one. Nutrition in a long term substance abuse treatment program is often neglected due to lack of knowledge, negative conditions for recovery or even the economic inability to afford healthy food for many recovering addicts. Different drugs of choice can be among many contributing factors to a patient’s overall malnutrition. Co-occurring mental health disorders may also play a part in the lack of eating healthy, nutritious foods.

Most people recognize or know that a substance use disorder contributes to destruction of relationships, legal troubles, loosing a job, financial troubles along with physical and mental health deterioration. Many fail to recognize that a lack of proper nutrition is a common issue that plagues people who have struggled with addiction and substance abuse problems. Some drugs cause you to eat too much, other commonly abused drugs will stifle your appetite. In the case of a long-term addiction to drugs, the substance may have created a mental stimulus that can cause someone to skip meals entirely, for days on end.

At 10 Acre Ranch, we take our meal schedule very seriously. We emphasize diet as part of a radical change in people’s lives. Our meal plan includes foods rich in healthy fresh ingredients with an emphasis on protein, healthy carbohydrates, probiotics, fatty acids and essential vitamins and minerals. We teach our clients to avoid fast food, sweets, caffeine and empty calorie intake. These foods can often become abused as a replacement for the substance abuse. Some people turn to sugary, unhealthy foods as a coping mechanism, so we avoid them from the start in our recovery program.

Since our recovery program focuses on a social model of recovery, all of our nutritional meals are prepared by the clients.

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