The Importance Of Fresh Food
It goes without saying that fresh food is best for us. After all, chemicals and ingredients we cannot pronounce aren’t in themselves appetizing, so why feed ourselves with them? One viewing of the documentary Food Inc will bring much of this to light. These chemicals and additives are also known to deaden our taste buds among other negative effects. Dr. Russell Blaylock has extensive research on this subject. View this video to learn more about excitotoxins.
Reawaken Your Taste Buds
All is not lost. Reawakening your taste buds is possible. You can awaken them in as little as two weeks by eliminating processed foods and eating fresh flavorful food simply seasoned. Nutrition and food politics aside, their good flavor alone should be enough to make fresh food the obvious choice! Especially at this time of year, when spring bursts forth its bounty, there is a lovely sense of renewal and good spirit. Fresh food connects us to each other when we share and serve it to each other. It connects us to the community when we buy fresh food from local markets and farmers. It connects us to the earth and reminds us of our connection to the animal planet and brings harmony to our lives. Preparing fresh food is best done simply and with the least amount of manipulation and over handling as possible. Use simple ingredients like sea salt, vinegar, garlic and fresh herbs, to enhance the natural flavors. Believe me, it won’t get boring! You’ll marvel at the flavor and stimulate your taste buds!
Food Writer Dishes on Fresh Food
Food journalist Warren Bobrow was asked why fresh food is important to him. He says: “Flavor and love. I love to taste food fresh from the garden and the flavor of soil has mostly been lost in “clean” operations- factory farms.” When asked how he thinks people can get access to more fresh food: “It’s as easy as a terracotta pot with some real soil. earthworm casings and love. Seeds from Johnny’s in Maine are my choice. Then time! I grow things that I like to eat; cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, lettuces. I grow mint for mohito’s and mint juleps! People should reconnect with their agrarian roots like Rudoph Steiner suggests in biodynamics.” Great fresh food for thought!
04-2010
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Dear Angela!
Greetings from Shizuoka, Japan!
My friend Warren Bobrow introduced me to your posting!
May I introduce it onto my blog?
It is definitely worth a lot of attention!
Best regards,
Robert-Gilles
Well hello Robert from Japan! (I love love love Japanese food by the way!) Thanks Warren for the introduction…I’m glad you liked the piece and certainly, thanks and I appreciate your asking, you may introduce it on your Blog. Let me know when it’s up!
Best regards,
Angela
Dear Robert-Gilles
Nice to meet you, thanks for reading and connecting. I sent you an email. Perhaps it got lost in cyber-space. Yes, you may definitely share the post with your readers. Glad you enjoyed the article on the Importance of Fresh food – freshness is one of the reasons I love sushi!
Eat. Love. Savor.
~Angela
Quite a few years ago, a cousin and wife from England arrived in Greenwich Conn and were keen to experience the American lifestyle.
I will never forget one of the first conversations we had after they had been here a few months. The wife was amazed that at the grocery store, in that vast space, there was only a small aisle of fresh vegetables which was their main food purchase for cooking.All the rest was simply extras and not what they considered food!
Well things have changed a bit since then (circa 1982).But the situation of many Americans has simply gotten worse in terms of understanding what to eat because many have no idea of how to cook a meal. God help people who eat out at restaurants all the time or who rely on the pre-made frozen meals at the markets.I was lucky in my generation to have cooking grandmothers and aunts and even an uncle who was a chef.
We were taught cooking at Girl Scouts and at school we were required to take Home Ec.At least we learned the basics. It is not hard and gives children a feeling of accomplishment. I very much support teaching these skills to children so that they know and question their food sources and that they gain the knowledge of planting even a container of herbs.To learn the pleasure of growing,cooking, and eating great food is part of bringing them up properly.It is fun-and easy– to grow mint for a start…
Thanks for taking the time to share your story and for reading the piece. Good and real food is of such a paramount importance everywhere, particularly in part of the world where the culture has negatively effected the foods produced and consumed. I love what Jamie Oliver is doing to aid this supremely important fundamental need; to eat and know and understand how to prepare good food. Keep your eyes out for a piece on his noble work in the near future! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
Best regards,
Angela
Thanks for your lovely story. It is sad that food has been so negatively effected for so long. Here’s hoping that it all turns around now that there is more attention and interest in better food!
Eat. Love. Savor.
~Angela
I agree with Warren, there’s nothing like garden fresh food.
So true! There is nothing like it! And its good for the body, mind and soul.
Thanks for taking the time to read the piece and to share your comemnts.
Best regards,
Angela
Did I hear Mint Julep?
http://www.wildriverreview.com/ESSAY/wild-table/Bily%20Reid/Warren-Bobrow/Jan-10
I couldn’t agree more. I am eating fresh food as I read this. Though now I’m really craving a mint julep.
Thanks for taking the time to read the article and to comment. Mint juleps sound like a great idea…and I just got some fresh organic mint…hmmm!
Best regards,
Angela