Today I am going to focus my attention on our US government. I have always tried to be an optimist. I have always thought our government would have our best interests in mind. We live in one of the greatest nations in the world, right? How could they mislead, misinform, misguide us? I am beginning to open my eyes and mind to the reality that this in fact not the case. Here's my story...
I have never been an opinionated person. The debate club was not on my radar. That is until the last few years. Up until that point, I could easily sum up my passions with one word: family. That was it. I want what's best for them. Aside from that personal passion, the only really controversial topic I was passionate about was the overuse of antibiotics in this country (of which I will devote a blog topic on because more awareness on this topic is needed). But my passions grew with the addition of Max (our feral cat we adopted in 2009) and then with the additions of Alex & Leo (2 more rescue cats) and of course Serafina (our dog we rescued last year). They opened not only my heart but my eyes to the extraordinary amount of animals in need in the US. So add animals to that passion list. But maybe the most important passion of all is one I discovered this year: health. If I want what's best for my family, they need to eat right. Without excellent nutrition, we have nothing. No, that's not right, we actually get a country full of obese, diseased people!
My biggest discovery on this path to learn all I can about healthy nutrition has led me to understand that the government doesn't have our best interests in mind. They have their deep pockets in mind...and filling them with lots and lots of money! Money from lobbyists from big food companies like Kraft, General Mills, Kellogg's to name a few. The government recently revised the food pyramid that I grew up with and replaced it with a place setting so we can see what a "healthy" meal should look like. Except about 1/3 is devoted to "healthy whole grains" which not surprisingly is found in the lobbyists product. The recent push to switch to whole grains or wheat instead of white leads people to believe they are eating healthy when they choose these options. But wheat is wheat! It doesn't matter if it's white, wheat, whole. It's still wheat. AND it's not the wheat that our ancestors were consuming. Up until the early 70's, it was about the same wheat but then a brilliant man created a modified version of wheat that grows faster and bigger so we could grown more and at a cheaper price. He won the Nobel Peace Prize while America won out of control obesity and diabetes rates! We just don't digest this wheat like the wheat of our ancestors which leads to our current health issues. (Much more on this later).
So while the farmers in this nation struggle and diminish in numbers, processed food wins because they have the bucks to line the government pocket book. I encourage you to read and watch the items we posted here. Change starts with one person and grows from there. Decide today to be that ONE person and then spread the word. Share this blog. Share the resources we mentioned. Stop buying processed junk at the supermarket and try the farmers market instead. Support your local community instead of the food giants of America. Open your mind TODAY before it's too late!
I have never been an opinionated person. The debate club was not on my radar. That is until the last few years. Up until that point, I could easily sum up my passions with one word: family. That was it. I want what's best for them. Aside from that personal passion, the only really controversial topic I was passionate about was the overuse of antibiotics in this country (of which I will devote a blog topic on because more awareness on this topic is needed). But my passions grew with the addition of Max (our feral cat we adopted in 2009) and then with the additions of Alex & Leo (2 more rescue cats) and of course Serafina (our dog we rescued last year). They opened not only my heart but my eyes to the extraordinary amount of animals in need in the US. So add animals to that passion list. But maybe the most important passion of all is one I discovered this year: health. If I want what's best for my family, they need to eat right. Without excellent nutrition, we have nothing. No, that's not right, we actually get a country full of obese, diseased people!
My biggest discovery on this path to learn all I can about healthy nutrition has led me to understand that the government doesn't have our best interests in mind. They have their deep pockets in mind...and filling them with lots and lots of money! Money from lobbyists from big food companies like Kraft, General Mills, Kellogg's to name a few. The government recently revised the food pyramid that I grew up with and replaced it with a place setting so we can see what a "healthy" meal should look like. Except about 1/3 is devoted to "healthy whole grains" which not surprisingly is found in the lobbyists product. The recent push to switch to whole grains or wheat instead of white leads people to believe they are eating healthy when they choose these options. But wheat is wheat! It doesn't matter if it's white, wheat, whole. It's still wheat. AND it's not the wheat that our ancestors were consuming. Up until the early 70's, it was about the same wheat but then a brilliant man created a modified version of wheat that grows faster and bigger so we could grown more and at a cheaper price. He won the Nobel Peace Prize while America won out of control obesity and diabetes rates! We just don't digest this wheat like the wheat of our ancestors which leads to our current health issues. (Much more on this later).
So while the farmers in this nation struggle and diminish in numbers, processed food wins because they have the bucks to line the government pocket book. I encourage you to read and watch the items we posted here. Change starts with one person and grows from there. Decide today to be that ONE person and then spread the word. Share this blog. Share the resources we mentioned. Stop buying processed junk at the supermarket and try the farmers market instead. Support your local community instead of the food giants of America. Open your mind TODAY before it's too late!