I’m going through the fridge looking for something to eat for lunch. Why is there a bag of cranberries in the crisper? It’s March, have they been there since Christmas? I’m also eating a handful of Organic Kettle Corn, which is dumb because it will ruin my appetite, but someone left it out on the counter. At least it’s smarter than the Smartfood I succumbed to on the weekend. I’m not 100% sure but because it’s not organic and they don’t have to label where the corn comes from, chances are it’s GMO corn. I don’t want to eat it, and I mostly don’t unless a guest brings some into the house. I don’t want to post another anti-Monsanto screed so why am I mentioning them, again?
Because I keep finding stuff like this on my Facebook page.
Seriously? I just want to eat food I recognize, even if it doesn’t have a face (that’s for my vegan friends). I want to understand the ingredient list even if I can’t pronounce some of it. Latin may be dead but it’s alive and well in the land of labels.
Ok, fine, no one is forcing me to eat anything I don’t want to eat. I ate the Smartfood willingly. But how hard is it to make the right choices when poor ones are right under my nose? Let’s find out.
Monday’s Manifesto is: Be aware of the things I put in my mouth and call food. I am going to commit to eating whole foods, prepared by my own hand as much as possible. I will avoid non-organic, pre-packed and highly processed foods. I will not skip meals.
*I cannot vouch for the accuracy of either the list or the chart but both are in heavy rotation on Facebook.
**An update on the last MM. Sigh. I was late 50% of the time. Lateness was often in the five minute range but there was one arrival fifteen minutes after the appointed time. I’m not a bad person, I improved by 50%. Someone suggested I aim to be early, not on time, maybe I’ll try that. I am going to keep trying to be better.
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