The debate goes on about good health and how to keep it. For me, the reality is clear. I believe that eating “real food” is an essential to building the foundation of good health for all members of our families. As a result, I have the utmost concern about the “processing of our food supply” and all the additives, hormones, antibiotics and other means of mass production of food that have made us not only unhealthy, but obese.
We must give credibility to the concept that “we are what we eat”, and return to whole foods, leaving behind the manufactured non-foods that populate the aisles of our supermarkets. We have to train our youngsters to eat right and not give in to the mass marketing and past 50 years of the food industry that have fattened up America and shortsighted our good health. We have to read the labels and choose carefully what is real and what is manipulated. We have to stop buying the hype.
The result of new trends in thinking is that a lot of emphasis is being given these days to promoting healthy ways to eat, cook and obtain the right ingredients to make real health happen. Our local writer, Risa Doherty, has contributed an article to this issue focusing on the many greenmarkets and organic food choices becoming more prevalent in every community. The partnership between local farmers and the consumers of our metropolitan area is ongoing and growing.
Proudly we promote this in our magazines and more will be written about this as the months go by. This is a wonderful time of year when a great assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables are readily and deliciously available. Make sure your family gets to enjoy them. Happy cooking and happy eating!
Thanks for reading and have a Happy Fourth of July!
