After watching a couple eye opening documentaries about processed foods and permaculture there is no turning a blind eye on processed food anymore.
It also helps that my husband is much more conscious about nutrition so I don’t have to explain anymore why, for instance, the eggs I buy are more expensive and why I only buy biological meat. Initially his interest was only our own health but after learning more about the bio industry I believe animal welfare is also on his mind.
Keeping in mind, health, nutrition, environment and animal welfare makes shopping and cooking a more challenging experience. Since all processes and food chains are so globally linked you are not always aware of the impact something seemingly innocent on this side of the globe has somewhere else. This awareness initially froze me to the point that I didn’t know anymore what to cook or buy, why and where. It almost made me give up but I’m happy to say that I found my head again and it’s full of energy, will power and ideas about cooking.
I’m aware that food is going to be a bigger expense for us this year but getting cancer, damaging the environment and sponsoring the bio industry has a much higher cost. So how about that for a new year’s resolution, we’re joining the health, food and love revolution full heartedly.
The inspiration:
http://www.foodmatters.tv/ ( a bit sensational but has some good points)
The movie HOME on youtube (beautiful filming)
The books: Fit door gezonde voeding, auteur: Klaus Oberbeil
Het Omega 3 kookboek, auteur: Michael van Straten
The website: http://www.permacultuurnederland.org/ (plenty of English versions as well)
The book: Woman’s Wisdom, Woman’s body by Christiane Northrup
These are some of the books and films I watched but it’s only the ones I remember of the top of my head. It’s a good start and it automatically leads you to more and more and more…
