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Rachel thanks so much for this info.  I am not ready to teach this to my kids but I am trying to switch to “clean eating” for our family and this looks very informative for me.  Thanks for sharing

Amy

Thanks so much Rachel, this looks great!

This is great! I too don’t go by the gov’t standards. My son will see the Food Pyramid and make comments about it and I tend to say, “That is not the right way to healthy eating.” He gets confused when this chart is from the gov’t and we don’t believe it. LOL, got a lot to teach how we don’t believe everything about the gov’t —but do it in a respectful way!! Don’t want disrespect emerging from my child. Just to make good godly choices!

Thanks!

I found the information on this site interesting and thought provoking.  I must confess that I was a bit overwhelmed.  I am a product of ‘today’s culture’;  both parents spent most of their time and energy on their jobs, I attended public school, I was raised on Capt’n Crunch, hot dogs and margerine (EEK), and being a christian meant you went to church on Sunday, but the rest of the week was yours.  So you can see, there is a whole lot of retraining that needs to happen which is not easy at age 40!  I believe eating real foods is best, but honestly, how does one go about finding things like raw milk, hog lard, etc?  We aren’t even successful at growing vegetables yet, let alone trying to get into animal husbandry (we did get some chickens this year, so hopefully soon we’ll be getting fresh eggs). 

We do grind our own wheat for breads (however, it appeared as if one should sprout them first?–not done this before), we eat a lot of fruits and vegetables (but mostly bought at the grocery; I got the impression this is a no-no too), and we buy free range or organic meat when we can (but, again, it seemed from the website that if you’re buying these in the store those labels don’t mean much at all in reality).  So where would you advise someone to start?  What would be the most important thing to change first? 

Thanks!

Mj…I agree with you totally.  I believe we should eat food that God made, not man-made fake foods.  That said, it’s very hard.  I’ve just decided that I’ll do the best I can do…and that’s the best I can do.  I started milling my own grains years ago.  (And I do NOT sprout or soak my grains first.  I do a triple rise if there is time which accomplishes the same thing.)  We got chickens last spring.  Then in August we got our first milk cow…a sweet Jersey girl.  Then I got this disease called CALPC (cows are like potato chips) and I got another one.  They have both had calves.  So NOW we have four cows, two that we’re milking.  We have raw milk, butter, cheese, etc. and wonderful eggs, produce from our garden, fruit from our orchard and a friend who is raising a pig for us that we’re providing milk for feeding and all because I believe so strongly in real food.  We were not raised this way.  But not everyone has this opportunity.  So seek out the best sources you can, whether it be your own, a local farmer’s market or produce from the grocery store and thank God that He provides food for your table.  My little boys often criticize Grandma because of her food choices but I tell them those are her choices.  And if she serves it to us, we eat it with gratitude for the hands that prepared it and the God who gave it. 

I am so excited about these Rachel & havefaith – can’t wait to check them out. Thanks for sharing them.

MJ, all you can do is the best you can do with what you have available. I’m just back from visiting my mom in O’Neill, NE. There are 2 grocery stores in town and I couldn’t find a cucumber at either one – very limited produce. I asked Mom about a Farmer’s Market and she laughed. I just encouraged her to buy frozen as opposed to canned fruit & veggies and minimize the processed foods . . . You’re actually doing more than I’m able to do with grain, bread, chickens . . . 🙂 Just read & learn as much as you can and then make the best choices you can make from what is available in your community, and trust God with the rest.

Thanks Robin.

This makes me think of a funny story…funny in the sense that it is amazing how different lifestyles can be, and not so funny in that it is sad how some people think eating processed foods is better.

My nieces and nephew were visiting a few months ago with their mom and dad.  The dad is my brother.  Anyway, we are so different in our lifestyles.  They both work, send kids to daycare, school, etc… eat a lot of fast meals.  Well, they came here and we are vegetarian, homeschool, cloth diaper, etc…..  The one niece is just newly 5, and she about drove me nuts while they were here.  I had to remind myself that she is a child.

The green beans were too green, the bread was too brown, the noodles were too brown etc…..My kids, “You do not like mom’s cinnamon rolls?  They’re great!”  Niece, “They’re icky!!!”  “They don’t come out of a can!” 

Live and learn.  I too have to remind my kids to be thankful for the food given, even if it isn’t the most natural.  I praise God that I can give them nutritious food.  I’m not perfect by any means either.  Constantly learning:)