Making Your Family’s Nutrition a Priority, Serve Real Food
It is very important to keep serving healthy foods to our children, even if they refuse them or seem to not like them. It can take 10 to 15 food exposures before a child becomes familiar with and likes a certain food, so persistence is important.
Food is a part of crucial lifestyle choices 1st learned at home, so we all need to educate ourselves about proper nutrition and the dangers of junk and processed foods in order to change the food culture of our families.
To give a child the best start in life and help instill healthy habits that will last a lifetime, parents must lead by example.
Start by making healthy food choices for your family.
The Key to good health and disease prevention is to eat real food. This is particularly true for diabetes prevention, as processed and fast food contain several components shown to promote metabolic dysfunction and obesity.
This includes processed fructose and other added sugars, trans fats, antibiotics, and pesticides, along with other artificial ingredients, such as artificial sweeteners and MSG.
A Y 2012 study found that both of these additives cause an increase in fasting blood glucose levels and contribute to the onset of diabetes. When it comes to meat, it is important to make sure it’s antibiotic-free and Organically raised.
That also applies to other animal products like dairy and eggs.
While some grocery chains offer grass-fed meats, your best bet is to connect with a local farmer that raises animals according to Organic standards, allowing them to roam freely on pasture. Other foods are also best sourced from Organic and local sources, to avoid undue pesticide exposure.
Below are a list of organizations in the US that can help you locate raw, Organic and farm-fresh foods in the vicinity of where you live, as follows:
EatWild.com and WestonAPrice.org provide lists of certified Organic farmers known to produce safe, wholesome, and raw dairy products, as well as grass-fed beef and other organic produce. You can contact your local Weston A Price chapter leader directly if you have questions.
Local Harvest: localharvest.org will help you find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area where you can buy Organic produce, grass-fed meats, and many other good foods.
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA): CISA is dedicated to sustaining agriculture and promoting the products of small farms
Eat Well Guide: Wholesome Food from Healthy Animals, eatwellguide.org is a free online directory of sustainably raised meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs from farms, stores, restaurants, inns, and hotels, and online outlets in the United States and Canada
Raw-Milk-Facts.com and RealMilk.com are 2 great websites to peruse if you are looking for raw milk. They can tell you what the status is for legality in your state.
FoodRoutes: The FoodRoutes “Find Good Food” map can help you connect with local farmers to find the freshest, tastiest food possible. On the interactive map, you can find a listing for local farmers, CSAs, and markets near you check it out here: foodroutes.org.
Eat healthy, Be healthy, Live lively.
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Paul Ebeling
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