Fed Up

Dear husband and I stayed up way too late watching a documentary that should be seen by EVERYONE.

Seriously. Everyone needs to watch Fed Up. Whether or not you've struggled with weight, it really doesn't matter, this documentary is an eye opener about our global food system. And I intentionally say global even though it's based in the USA. Because, well let's be honest, the American diet has become the global diet. Have you ever had a big Mac with a coke? Exactly.

I don't want to go into great detail on what's discussed in the docie as I wouldn't do it any justice. What I can say is that I am grateful to the producers of Fed Up because now dear husband has finally seen the light regarding what the food industry labels as "healthy" and what is truly healthy. He was so moved that he not only agreed to get rid of the gallon of ice cream in the fridge but he dumped it out without me even asking. Now if you know my husband personally then you understand what a massive deal this is.

So today we took another step forward by doing our grocery shopping at a health food store, not because other stores don't offer fruit and vegetables, but because we're in a process of educating ourselves about real food. And as you might already know, some of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to eating for health, are those who pack shelves at such stores. So our schooling began with one of the employees Natural Grocer's. Dear husband stood with him for a good 10mins as he explained the difference between free range eggs and cage free eggs. We also overheard him explaining to another customer the difference between the honey you buy from normal stores and buying local honey. And with the little foundation from Fed Up, we knew that the difference is sugar. The sugar that either helps your body thrive or the one that we consume without even realizing it! Did you know that they now also put sugar in children vitamins?

So now the challenge for us is to transition the children into loving and craving good food. Luckily a few weeks ago I started experimenting with the idea of making two of our daily meals raw food...fruits and veggies. It did take some convincing moving Urijah from eating cereal for breakfast to enjoying fruit or a fruit and vegetable smoothie. Zuri on the other hand was an easy win. As long as I say YUM she'll eat anything we give her. I'll be documenting our food journey in hopes that we can gather helpful tips along the way. From how to afford healthy eating to tried and tested recipes for the whole family.

And until then, please watch Fed Up and let me know your thoughts.