Avoid the Following:

Michael Pollan has a wonderful rule of thumb to follow when it comes to purchasing and eating food:
"If your grandmother or great-grandmother wouldn't recognize it as food, don't eat it."
Think about all of the "kiddie" foods we buy; pop-tarts, fruit snacks, cereal with marshmallows in it, etc.
Are these really food or some laboratory-engineered concoction?
I think your great-grandmother would agree with the latter definition!

High Fructose Corn Syrup

BPA and Phthalates in plastic

Meat, Eggs, or Dairy from CAFO's

Growth Hormones

Genetically Modified Foods

Food from animals treated with Antibiotics

Artificial Sweeteners

Under Construction

Being a smart shopper means reading labels, knowing where your food comes from, and not letting slick marketing make unhealthy decisions for you and your family. There are additives and dangerous ingredients put into our food supply cleverly marketed to us and our kids. Sadly, some of these products are best sellers. Why? Because these companies are betting that we are not smart enough to read labels, don't have the time, or simply don't care.

If we don't buy these products that are making us unhealthy, the companies will be forced to change what they manufacture. More people are paying attention to what they consume, but there is still a long way to go.

Please join us as we help each other along the way to greater health and well-being!

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