| Ellen Livesay |
Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 3:13:15 PM
My Good Food Friends –
A century ago, when you ate a tomato, you had a pretty good idea of where it came from and how it got to your table. If you had a glass of milk, you might have even known the bovine benefactor by her first name (and that’s probably still true of the contented cows of ORGANIC VALLEY® Family of Farms). FOOD was grown from heritage seed, proven for centuries, in rich American soil. Most FOOD reached the table untouched and unprocessed. It was fresh, it was wholesome, it was truly Naturally Occurring Organic Good FOOD. Today, in the era of factory farming and mega-science, most non-organic poor food products that hit the American table barely resemble food any more.
Far too much of today’s non-organic so-called ‘food’ has been genetically modified, bathed in chemicals, steeped in sewer sludge and then coated with substances designed in laboratories to prevent things from growing. Now that’s just what happens to some non-organic agricultural products before they even leave the ground. Right there, I just described the growing of a simple non-organic tomato or potato. This can be the same for any of the non-organic fresh fruit and vegetables that look so colorful and tempting in the produce aisle of your local market. But, beware, it’s not just a tomato or a potato. Could it be more like a chemical stew?
Now, open your cupboard door. Pick up a can or box. Choose any can or box of non-organic ‘food’ and then read the label. On that label you may find a litany of chemical additives designed to make the ‘product’ last longer, ship better or cost less to produce or to replace the natural goodness stripped from it during processing.
A perfect example of how the life and goodness is being removed from America’s non-organic poor foods can be seen on your own kitchen shelves. Take a look at your rice or your flour. Did you know there is no such thing as ‘white rice’? Rice, and flour for that matter, starts out a rich, warm beige and brown. Those white kernels you see in the bag or box are what’s left of one of nature's most beneficial food sources after all the nutritional benefits are stripped from it. Nutritionally speaking, ‘white rice’ and ‘white flour’ have the same food value and metabolic result as ‘white sugar’. All are empty calories, feeding the body’s fat storing mechanisms, while starving the body’s life systems of essential nutrients.
I bring this all up because as REAL FOOD has been removed from the American table, our collective health and well-being have been heading the wrong direction. As chemical herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, fumigants, fertilizers, preservatives (sodium benzoate for one), food colorings (Red 40, FD & C 5 & 6, Blue Lake 1, etc.), synthetics, irradiation, growth hormones, antibiotics, tranquilizers, veterinarian pharmaceuticals, GMOs, animals that have been fed animal waste, by-products, distillers grain and arsenic, sewer sludge, nitrates/nitrites, MSG, aspartame, HFCS, partially/fully hydrogenated oils and sulfites have been added to our non-organic poor foods, unexplainable chronic conditions are on the increase, robbing people of their joy of life and their vitality. As we preserve our groceries with the same chemicals found in paint removers and Plaster of Paris, our bodies are beginning to breakdown. And as we eat more and more empty calories, while still craving for the FUEL of FOOD, the American waistline expands to epic proportion. So, if you’ve been feeling too tired, too fat, too lethargic, too anxious, you may have to look no further than the source of your fuel.
The solution is to learn the very simple art of making Naturally Occurring Organic Good Food Choices. It’s FUN. It’s EASY. It’s SIMPLE. And it is delish! Start thinking about what you eat and make the choice to eat real food instead of just chemically-enhanced groceries! Here are some very simple rules of thumb to get you started. First of all, only eat food labeled ORGANIC. The Organic Certification means what you’re getting is FOOD, and ONLY FOOD. The Organic Good Food you choose is grown in clean, pure LIFE-GIVING soil without chemicals, artificial fertilizers, pesticides, genetic engineering or sewer sludge. It’s shipped to you without chemical baths or fumigation. Organic produce, oils, sauces and prepared foods are now readily available in most all supermarkets. Find one close to you and shop there. There is an Organic Good Food everything, from beer to ketchup.
Our second rule is to eat “whole, live fresh” Organic Good Foods whenever and wherever possible.
Remember, there is no such thing as ‘white rice’. Look for whole grains in your Organic Good Food Cereals, Pastas and Breads. Look for “brown” in color … not in the name! Look on the side of the box or bag for ingredients. If you can’t pronounce it, why on earth would you eat it?
Not Buyin' the Lie - LiViN the Change!
Ellen
www.EllenLivesay.com
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