Raspberry Smiles

So I’ve been reading In Defense of Food by Michael Pollen.  I would highly recommend the book.  His premise is; Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants.  Having a bit of science background myself, although none of it in nutritional science unless you count that bloodroot experiment, I was impressed by his research.  It makes good sense to me.  I see sick overweight people with heart disease, diabetes and cancer everyday.  I don’t think that’s it’s fair to assume everyone with the above conditions got them by eating poorly, but there are trends.  I can feel a difference in myself based on the foods I eat. 

For myself and my family I have some food goals.  I honestly don’t think we do too bad, but there is always room for improvement, and I’ve reached a point where I’m willing to focus on that and devote a little time to the matter.  So, my goals, in no particular order are:

1. Frequent the Farmer’s Market weekly
2. Look into those baskets of fruits/veggies from local farmers.  I’ve known people who’ve done this for years.  It would be a great way to experience produce we’re not accustom to eating.
3. Limit HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and other mega-processed foods.  I’m not going to anti-HFCS, but if I can find brands that don’t have it and we still enjoy, we’ll make the switch
4. Be realistic.  I’m a working Mom, and my priority is my kids.  I cannot spend hours a day cooking everything from scratch, and we do have that little issue of Harrison not eating anything that resembles a vegetable.  Although, he will eat any fruit, and he did chow down my home-made veggie pizza today.  So, maybe there is hope for him…

I want to be healthy.  I am so grateful for the eating habits my parents taught me.   I want my children to be strong and active and to take excellent care of the bodies God has given them.  Food is basic.  We’ll see how it goes.