I was watching a movie called Food, Inc, last night. It really had me thinking about the state of food production in America. I had always known about some of the problems because I had read “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair some years ago. I suppose that I had thought things were different. I just want to stress that it is very important to read, read, read the labels on all your food. Be wary of preservatives, hormones, and by-products. If you can buy organic and local do so. Some big chain stores have been known for a while to pick their produce when it is very young and immature and gas it with ethylene to give it the appearance of being ripe. This will not affect your health, but you will be eating fruit and vegetables that aren’t ready to eat yet. You will notice a different texture and flavor as well. Buy cage free eggs. Some chickens are kept in cages 100 at a time and have no room to move and are fed artificial diets and lose the ability to stand because their bodies can’t keep up with all the weight they put on in such a short amount of time. The hormones that the animals eat always are in their milk and meat. Be sure and cook food to the correct temperature to kill off an bacteria that may be in the food such as E. Coli. Buy nutritionally dense, unadulterated grains. Some interesting things to think about: Buy from companies that treat workers, animals and the environment with respect. Plant a garden (even a small one). Everyone has a right to healthy food. Ask your school board to provide healthy school lunches. If you say grace, ask for food that will keep us, and the planet, healthy. You can change the world with every bite. You can make your vote heard three times a day. Have a great day everyone!
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