Eat More Food.

Raw Foodie. This is a name that I have not been called. However...I would not mind being called it. This whole "Raw Food Movement" is very intriguing to me. I stumbled across a book review online the other night. I'm sure everyone has seen this book on shelves in their local Borders bookstore. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I have not read the book...yet. The whole premise of the book is that Americans eat too much crap and not enough food, meaning the overprocessed "food" we eat is not really food at all.

Along the same lines as Michael Pollan's book is Alice Waters, so-called Mother of the Slow Food Movement. I watches a piece about her on 60 minutes several months back that sparked my interest on this topic. To learn more about the slow food movement and what it's all about visit their website at www.slowfood.com, or watch this video.

Basically, I am interested in this topic because I am interested in my health. Yes, I have a weight/body image/self esteem issue. Who doesn't? I may always have this issue. This sort of thing moves past that. It just seems so...DUH! Get rid of the diets. Get rid of the stupid shakes and drinks and bars and pills. Get rid of the processed "food" that we are sold at supermarkets all across the country. Go back to the way people ate 30 years ago. Fresh produce. Grass fed meats and poultry. Un-screwed around with dairy. I looked at my yogurt container this morning to find ingredients that I could not pronounce and lots of them. Its kind of disturbing to me to not know what is in the food I am eating. Who knows what kind of chemicals and other crap they throw in this stuff to make it last longer on shelves, to make it taste better, to make it look prettier. I'm not buying it. Literally.

Step 1: Purchase and read Michael Pollan's book.

Step 2: Stop eating CRAP.

Step 3: Be healthy!

Now, I am a realistic person. Do I think that I can completely stop eating food of convenience? No. A: it is much cheaper than the alternative. B: It is...CONVENIENT. However, I think by just making a conscious effort to eat less processed and packaged stuff I will feel better. If it comes in a bag, box, or shrinkwrapped...I don't want it in my body. I will keep you informed on this new endeavor. It will not happen overnight. Promise.