Welcome to my blog!
I have been reading a lot about the food industry and farming and food laws. You might ask why I would be doing this. Well I watched the film, Food Inc. (again) a couple months ago and this time it really got me thinking. WHERE DOES MY FOOD COME FROM?
My grandfather was a dairy farmer in Ohio. Every since I was young, I thought that was 'cool' and I wanted to take over his run-down farm. That never did happen but that idea has stayed with me till this day. I live in Maryland and have worked at a produce stand for a number of years, so I know where my fruits and vegetables come from but what about everything else I eat?
I have started to look at the food labels of items I thought were simple; breads, crackers, pasta, peanut butter, ketchup, etc. And I was amazed at the list of ingredients that I found! High fructose corn syrup in ketchup!! I thought it was tomatoes with a little tomato paste and maybe some water....guess not.
Well I'm not going to stop dipping my fries in ketchup but I will start looking a what I am putting into my body!
Let's return 'Back to Basics' when it comes to eating. There are so many processed foods out there, with a million ingredients on the list. Let's think about this, agriculture began 10,000 years ago and people have been eating what they grew themselves or what their neighbors grew for generations. Now things are shipped all over creation, sprayed and manufactured to contain some unpronouncable 'foods.' Have we made agriculture any better or more harmful?
Can't wait to read more! Love the idea of this blog. Maybe for one blog post you can make your OWN ketchup!!!! :)
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