On each Monday over the next few weeks, Real Food in Little Rock will bring you a list of starting points written by individuals who have volunteered their expertise. Last week's Small Beginnings was written by Lisa Lipe, Little Rock's current Chapter Leader of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
This week's article is written by Rita O'Kelley, former Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader in Little Rock.
I thought I knew how to grocery shop until I began my new quest for healthy living and eating in 2000. If you don’t feel you have the time to read books right away, here are a few tips and rules of thumb when shopping:
If a food is in a cute shape, it is processed to the point of removing anything digestable/healthy and replaced with synthetic “nutrients” that our bodies cannot assimilate and will not recognize. Examples are cereals, crackers, sugars, sauces, pre-packaged entrees.
A word about fruits and vegetables:
Best: Fresh
Good: Frozen
Least: Canned
Grains: Fresher if packaged in cellophane or plastic rather than open bins. Bins are subject to constant opening, subjecting them to temperature changes, oxygen, people’s hands and germs.
This week's article is written by Rita O'Kelley, former Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader in Little Rock.
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Grocery ShoppingI thought I knew how to grocery shop until I began my new quest for healthy living and eating in 2000. If you don’t feel you have the time to read books right away, here are a few tips and rules of thumb when shopping:
- Eat fresh real food rather than processed. Organic, biodynamically grown, chemical and pesticide-free are your best options.
- Stay on outer aisles, which is the perimeter of the store.
- Fruits and vegetables
- Dairy (raw, whole, unpasteurized milk, cheese, eggs)
- Meats, poultry, fish (grass-fed, no growth hormones, no chemicals)
- Steer clear of inside aisles for food items.
If a food is in a cute shape, it is processed to the point of removing anything digestable/healthy and replaced with synthetic “nutrients” that our bodies cannot assimilate and will not recognize. Examples are cereals, crackers, sugars, sauces, pre-packaged entrees.
- Read labels
- Buy local
A word about fruits and vegetables:
Best: Fresh
Good: Frozen
Least: Canned
Grains: Fresher if packaged in cellophane or plastic rather than open bins. Bins are subject to constant opening, subjecting them to temperature changes, oxygen, people’s hands and germs.
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