Healthy Food Shopping Tips
“The law of the land is faster, fatter, bigger and cheaper.” Chickens are housed without sunlight, many collapsing from their excess body weight and are thrown about like bags of sand used to prevent flood erosion.
Add in some whole food powder supplements. Use seasonal fruits and vegetables from your local growers. Visit your local vegetables out door produce market if there is one available.
Language arts. Kids can match pictures of produce with the words that go with them. That week’s spelling words can have a connection to the farmers’ market. Children with journals can write numerous entries about the sights and sounds of the market.
Buy at the local farmers market or the supermarket? A local Farmers Market means local farmers. An opportunity to meet with, and get to know, the men and women who supply the food you put on your table. It is also an opportunity to purchase product short days after it has been harvested. You will be buying fresh from the farmer to you.
There are studies concluding that vegetable gardeners increase the amounts of fruits and vegetables they eat over people that do not garden. Gardening can be a family activity and studies show children who help in the garden are more likely to eat more fruits and vegetables also. They also are willing to try new things.
Commercial farming and overprocessing depletes the nutritional value of food. The food you buy at the grocery store simply doesn’t have the nutrients it did in your grandmother’s day. It’s better if you eat organic and locally grown food, but still a problem. You need diet supplements to make up for what’s been lost through modern food production.
Before getting seriously into gardening you need to understand the commitment involved, and be willing to do it right. Our grandparents grew gardens, and also often owned animals. They understood the necessity of working every day to feed, water, and care for their animals and plants. Regrettably, we’ve forgotten this requirement, as 99% of us have chosen other ways to make a living, and become dependent on the 1% who are highly competent farmers to feed all of us.
As a conscious consumer, however, the source of your produce is really something to consider. Yes, the organic guavas from Phoenix, Arizona are great, but do you really want to buy something that’s shipped all the way across the continent? Locally grown, organic produce is undeniably fresher, and it’s typically grown on small farms, which use very few chemical interventions. Plus, you’ll be supporting local growers, which is great for your local economy!
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