When it comes to nutrition, my brain’s been doing flip-flops lately. But maybe that’s to be expected. You can’t switch from the Crystal Light mindset to butterfat-is-healthy all in one fell swoop, right?
I like hearing what the experts have to say, but I prefer to hear from friends and family. I appreciate that Dr. Mercola thinks we shouldn’t eat grains because they’re difficult to digest and that Sally Fallon thinks we should eat organ meats because they’re so full of nutrients. But I want to know what real people are cooking for dinner. (No offense to Dr. Mercola or Sally Fallon.) I want to know what my friends—people with busy schedules and tight budgets and picky kids—are going to eat tonight.
Does anyone else feed their kids PB&J in the car while running errands on a regular basis the way I do? Does it help that I usually buy organic peanut butter and sometimes bake my own bread? I know, I know, jam is full of sugar. And we should always eat at the table. But sometimes I like having a break from wiping and sweeping beneath the table. Having a messy car doesn’t bother me that much, especially because we leave it in the garage when we get home.
I guess I’m trying to figure out what long-term changes we should work on as a family. I’m not interested in going on a health kick that fades away two months from now.
The best thing about my recent series on food was hearing what some of you think about nutrition. And if you feel like sharing, I’d love to hear more.
Respond to one or all of the following:
Or just write whatever you want to say. I like comments.
1. What is your top priority when it comes to food? What do you consider the healthiest way to eat?
2. Are any of you 100% off processed food? And if so, WOW. Tell me how you did it! And please, tell me honestly, do you still like making everything from scratch? Right now we are having loads of fun in the kitchen cooking and baking, and it seems to fit well into the stay-at-home-mom life. But I wonder how I’ll feel about it a year from now. Are you at all burnt out? Or does it just get more fun as you get better at it?
3. For everyone doing lots of organic or local-and-almost-organic food, do you spend more on groceries than when you ate lots of processed food? What are your thoughts on money and food?
4. Are any of you raw milk people? Were you nervous when you first tried it?
5. What’s your philosophy on sugar? Have any of you given it up completely? How did you do it? I believe sugar’s not good for me, but I’m not sure anything can take the place of a Dove dark chocolate (or 3) once my kids are both finally asleep at night. Is chocolate really that bad? **Sigh**
I don’t want to be fanatical about food. But food is a big deal. It affects us in many ways—our mood, our energy level, how we sleep, our ability to concentrate. And look at these two characters. I want them to enjoy their childhood as much as possible. I want them to eat mostly natural food, run around all day like the little maniacs they are, grow healthy bodies, and oh yes, sleep very soundly at night.
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