Many people ask me: "and you're a vegetarian? or "you only eat organic?" Well I should clarify that I am neither one nor the other but quite the opposite, and I perdonden please purists. I try not to eat meat, let alone red. But if you think it is healthy to consume from time to time. The issue of animal abuse deserves another post. On eat only organic food , for nothing more from the truth, first because the offer seems pretty limited and very quickly I get bored eating the same thing, and secondly because but would sometimes find myself in situations where I have no other choice to eat what's there.
To all this I owe to Greg that regardless of the time and the situation ALWAYS, ALWAYS, try to choose healthier option and try to instill this to my daughter every day. The thing is to make healthy choices, and intelligent within the range of options that each moment offers. That if we be prepared to eat healthier and do not hold the run-run? Of course it is. Have your pantry and refrigerator stocked with healthy, nutritious snacks and a few things prepared for those times when "no time" is indispensable. But that seems indispensable duty, but to our children. I never, ever bought any of these full grain or colored or because my daughter begged me, let alone these drinks and snacks full of sugar that only result in overweight children and caries, and to my knowledge she is happy and healthy girl, without any trauma by not eating "what other kids who" eat at parties and at school. I wonder (and I put a very exaggerated example for us understand): I would give your child (a) mecurio painted pink and strawberry flavored? I think your immediate response would be NO! Then as we consientizar and tell about what we got to the mouth, and even more to our children.
sorry to disappoint but for now I'm not 100% vegetarian, I am 100% crudista NO, NO I am 100% organic. Just try to integrate more healthy options that allow my environment. Each day included more raw vegetables in our diets, every day trying to exclude red meat, and try to reduce meat consumption in general, without eradicating them from my diet. Every day I try to base my diet on healthy, fresh ingredients that I have at my disposal, but this prevents me pleasant moments when the options are limited. That is very healthy to feed us at home, but I'm not obsessed, when I go out or invite me to eat because it seems more important to enjoy the moment you reject something offered to me by suepuesto people who know me never going to offer me a pitcher of lemonade, or Kool Aid, much less a bag of those snacks you orange paint inside and out.
all about and if we inculcate habits early on in may be sure that our children always to maran the healthier decisions when eating. And then who knows ... maybe one day I eat more meat or maybe I become 100% crudista but according to me, the changes are almost always progressive, but for now this is how I manage my food and I feel great:)
And you ... you eat?
---------------------------------------- -----------------
Often Many people ask if I am vegetarian or if I eat 100% organic or if I only eat raw food.
Well I Must make it clear, Not One or the Other. I do try to eat less and less meats, But I do think it is healthy to eat it every now and then. Issues about animal cruelty deserve a separate post. About consuming ONLY organic products, well n othing further from the truth than that. In first place I think the offer is very limited here and I easily get bored of eating the same thing and second even if I wanted to, sometimes I am in situations where I have to eat what is available.
To all this I must add that no matter what, I ALWAYS, ALWAYS make the healthiest choice... available and I try to teach this to my daughter everyday. The thing is that you have to make the healthiest and smartest decisions among the choices you have at the moment. Of course we can be prepared and fill our pantry and fridge with healthy snacks and ingredients; and of course we can do some prepping in advance in order to have nutritious foods handy whenever we are hungry and/or in a hurry. More than a choice I think this is a must, a responsibility towards our children. I do not think I ever bought my daughter any of those "brightly colored" cereals, or those sugar packed candies that only make our children obese and full of cavities, and as far as I´m concerned she is a healthy , happy kid with no traumas for not eating "what other children eat" at school or at parties. I wonder (and this is a very exaggerated example in order for you to get my point) would you feed your child a strawberry flavored drink made of liquid lead and dyed in pink? I think your immediate answer would be NO! We must then, be conscious and informed about what we feed our families with, and where does our food come from.
So I am sorry to disappoint you but no, I am not 100% vegetarian (yet), I am not 100% organic and I do not always eat raw food. I do try to integrate the healthiest options that my circumstances allow. Everyday I include more raw vegetables and less meats. I choose organic whenever possible. I take the wisest, healthiest choice every time, without letting this interfere with precious moments whenever the options are limited, let´s say a family gathering at a restaurant.
People who know me will never offer me a glass of Coke or a jug of Kool Aid, or those orange colored "snacks" that tint you inside and out.
So there, it is all a matter of habits, and if we teach our children at a very early age to choose wisely their food, we can be sure that they will always make the healthiest choice.
And who knows...maybe some day I´ll stop eating meats, or only eat raw food. But I think that change must be made gradually in order for Those Changes To Be permanent. For now this is how I handle the food and my family put me in Our Bodies.
What about you? What do you eat?
all about and if we inculcate habits early on in may be sure that our children always to maran the healthier decisions when eating. And then who knows ... maybe one day I eat more meat or maybe I become 100% crudista but according to me, the changes are almost always progressive, but for now this is how I manage my food and I feel great:)
And you ... you eat?
---------------------------------------- -----------------
Often Many people ask if I am vegetarian or if I eat 100% organic or if I only eat raw food. Well I Must make it clear, Not One or the Other. I do try to eat less and less meats, But I do think it is healthy to eat it every now and then. Issues about animal cruelty deserve a separate post. About consuming ONLY organic products, well n othing further from the truth than that. In first place I think the offer is very limited here and I easily get bored of eating the same thing and second even if I wanted to, sometimes I am in situations where I have to eat what is available.
To all this I must add that no matter what, I ALWAYS, ALWAYS make the healthiest choice... available and I try to teach this to my daughter everyday. The thing is that you have to make the healthiest and smartest decisions among the choices you have at the moment. Of course we can be prepared and fill our pantry and fridge with healthy snacks and ingredients; and of course we can do some prepping in advance in order to have nutritious foods handy whenever we are hungry and/or in a hurry. More than a choice I think this is a must, a responsibility towards our children. I do not think I ever bought my daughter any of those "brightly colored" cereals, or those sugar packed candies that only make our children obese and full of cavities, and as far as I´m concerned she is a healthy , happy kid with no traumas for not eating "what other children eat" at school or at parties. I wonder (and this is a very exaggerated example in order for you to get my point) would you feed your child a strawberry flavored drink made of liquid lead and dyed in pink? I think your immediate answer would be NO! We must then, be conscious and informed about what we feed our families with, and where does our food come from.
So I am sorry to disappoint you but no, I am not 100% vegetarian (yet), I am not 100% organic and I do not always eat raw food. I do try to integrate the healthiest options that my circumstances allow. Everyday I include more raw vegetables and less meats. I choose organic whenever possible. I take the wisest, healthiest choice every time, without letting this interfere with precious moments whenever the options are limited, let´s say a family gathering at a restaurant.
People who know me will never offer me a glass of Coke or a jug of Kool Aid, or those orange colored "snacks" that tint you inside and out.
So there, it is all a matter of habits, and if we teach our children at a very early age to choose wisely their food, we can be sure that they will always make the healthiest choice.
And who knows...maybe some day I´ll stop eating meats, or only eat raw food. But I think that change must be made gradually in order for Those Changes To Be permanent. For now this is how I handle the food and my family put me in Our Bodies.
What about you? What do you eat?
0 comments:
Post a Comment