An ongoing step to good health is good eating! If you are anything like me, you just love to eat! You love the taste, the texture, the smell, the planning, the preparing, the executing, and then…the MEAL! YUMMY!!
However, if you don’t step back and really think about all of the ingredients…this could be a step in the wrong direction for your health! Think of your heart first.
Can we really enjoy foods that taste fantastic, satisfy our BUDS, and are good for our heart and other organs? You better know that! We can. In addition, once you get into your kitchen, prepare your healthy delicious meals, you will change your taste buds and will be able to taste every morsel of the delectable food that you prepare.
You see what has happened over time is, we have become accustomed to this fast paced world and thus, created fast past lives. This means we are in the kitchen less, and have adapted to food on the go, on the run, frozen meals that are pre-cooked and so-forth. YIKES!! If you can relate to this… we are eating….stuff that is packaged as food. Extremely processed stuff!
I can relate!! So last week, I was flying by the seat of my pants…rushing through my life and ran out of groceries at my house. I attempted to give my kids money for lunch, and the 16 year old kinda rolled her eyes at me. Not understanding, I went on with my day. Needless to say, I bought groceries that night. The next morning, I got a call from my daughter at 10:30 a.m. she asked me to bring her lunch to school—she forgot it. Annoyed, I told her that I wasn’t interested in running around town, as I was at a little busy. Her school was on one side of town and our home, (with her lunch in it), was on the other. I asked her to please buy lunch. She pleaded with me, “Mom, please don’t make me eat that, it is so gross!” “It’s greasy, disgusting, and I made the best tasting healthy lunch I just forgot it.” (She know’s how to work the conversation)! I asked her what time lunch was, she said in 30 min. I got her the lunch. I was really proud of her healthy choices and know that I am making a difference in my families choices.
The bottom line is: In my house, I know what food we have. As we eat outside of our home, I cannot control 100% of what we eat, so it is best to start with your own healthy kitchen.
GOD created us in his image and has impressed upon me to help encourage as many people as I can to start with the basics he gave us. The fruits and veggies. Somehow, in the last few decades we have gotten off track… My Granddad had the right lifestyle… he had a farm, raised organically fed animals, cage free chickens, & had organically grown fruit and veggie fields.
In order to get our kitchens back…we’ve got to slow down!
Have fun!
Wendy
