Eating food should be one of the most enjoyable aspects of your life. However, for many choosing what to eat in the 21st Century has become a minefield, fraught with conflicting nutritional information, savvy marketing ploys, dietary fads and falsely upheld images of physical beauty.
Dietary fads which exclude large groups of food are unhealthy and unsustainable. Quality, variety and freshness are the underlying features of a healthy balanced diet.
Making decisions about the type and quality of food you eat is the
first step towards claiming back your food supply from the processed,
packaged and artificial world we now inhabit. You should learn to find joy in choosing your own produce, trying new cooking methods and cuisine styles, and embracing variety.
Enjoying food that you have prepared yourself and are aware of where it comes from is not only healthy but it nurtures your inner self with positive feelings. Eating food you know you should not be eating and which comes from an unhealthy environment is bad for your health but also leaves you feeling flat, guilty and negative.