Last night I finally caught up with everyone else (it seems), and watched Food Inc. I am completely freaked out! I mean, I knew a little about that stuff, but it's so interesting and unreal to see more in depth. If you haven't seen it, PLEASE do. I love documentaries, and this one is a very important topic: how our food is made in this country.
I feel like I've done a decent job as a mom gradually switching old bad eating habits into better ones. For example:
- We don't buy junk food (chips, candy, ice cream, cookies- we bake cookies, though...)
- We eat whole wheat bread, tortillas, & crackers
- We only buy "No sugar added" juice, applesauce, canned fruit
- We use unbleached flour for baking
- We use real butter products & not margarines
- We've increased our fresh produce a LOT
- We eat more nuts and dried fruits for snacks
What are some things you do in your family to get back to more natural food? I'd love to hear!
SO, I figure I'm in a good position to make the next step: switch to local and organic as much as I can; especially MEAT (after watching that film)! :)
If you're with me on this & want to get started yourself, use this website to find all the local farmers and farmer's markets near you! http://www.localharvest.org/
4 comments:
Well, we do try to add flax seed to yogurt, and eat more fresh fruit. But I think you've got us beat in the healthy department! I'll have to see the video. Thanks for the recommendation.
I have never heard of this but I put our name on the list at the library now. We try and eat a lot of fruit and veggies, and I have TRIED to limit the unnatural stuff... it's sure hard though!
Have you read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" yet? It's by Barbara Kingsolver. It's her adventure of eating totally locally with her family of four. I read it twice, once with Stephen, and we just devoured it. I actually enjoyed the audio book as well, because she reads it and gives it her twist.
I am with Ashley . . . we have been trying hard to eat good foods (although we still indulge in our favorite junk foods). I have a friend that just emailed me a link that I am going to check out because I haven't seen very many farmer markets. . . . it is a fruit and veggie co-op. I will find it and send your way.
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