Viva La Revolution!
Ok. Those of you who follow me on Twitter or are friends with me on FaceBook have heard me talk about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on abc. We found out about the show because my fabulously talented husband actually built the video player on abc‘s website that advertises the show.
After watching the promo, I got excited.
This is an issue, topic, whatever.. that is close to our hearts. As parents, we want our kids to be healthy. We want ourselves to be healthy! In my family, we have a history of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and obesity. Those are not things I want for myself or my children! I myself had gestational diabetes during my 3rd pregnancy. That was a bit of a wake-up call for us. We made some changes after that experience and I managed to avoid it in my 4th and 5th pregnancies. STILL, it puts me at higher risk for developing diabetes later in life and also puts my son, Torrin at risk.
As most of you know (if you’ve been reading, you know) that we also have mental health issues in our family. I have had problems with depression since my early teens and my husband was diagnosed bipolar 2 years ago. These conditions can also be aggravated or improved depending on our diet and exercise habits.
Being healthy is about so much more than going to the gym or cutting out sweets.
We live in the age of convenience. In this world, today, the more convenient things are, the better. I hate that. This desire and pursuit of convenience has really fueled the changes in the things we eat and the lack of activity in our country. When people don’t need to do things for themselves, then many don’t. When getting off our butts, getting exercise, or making a meal from scratch is only something we do for fun, it becomes something that is done FAR less often.
I know many many people who do make their own ‘real food’ (as my kids call it), many who grow their own food and pay attention to what ingredients are in what they eat. But I also know many who don’t. They are content to buy ‘dinner in a box’ or fill their cart with items that are processed and frozen. ‘Fake food’ as my kids have started calling it.
Do I buy these things? Sure! But they are not the norm in our home anymore. They were once. I’m glad they are not anymore! Through the changes in our lifestyle and choices in food, my husband and I have also discovered a love for cooking. We both enjoy making our own recipes and experimenting with different flavors and foods. It’s fun! Even our kids enjoy it. And our friends on Twitter have enjoyed seeing and hearing about what’s being eaten in our home! We have just one rule in our house – try it. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it. But you can’t turn your nose up at something you haven’t tried.
I encourage you all to do the same!
And tune in Friday nights to abc and watch Jamie Oliver‘s Food Revolution. You might just learn something you didn’t know about the food that you’re putting into your body and your children’s bodies!
