I am sad and worried about something. It is harming the overwhelming majority of people in our country. Harming isn't really a strong enough word. It is contributing to our early deaths. It is making us depressed, and it is causing us pain of all kinds. We continue to make light of it as if it isn't doing these things, as if our joking about it and dismissal of it will somehow insulate us from it's poison. As if we will somehow outsmart it. As if the satisfaction we get from it is worth all the hell we will suffer because of it. It saps our energy. As much as we justify it, it will never be worth what it costs us.
It is what we choose to fuel our bodies... what we eat and drink. I believe it is as sacred a part of our lives as anything else. It is not the occasional dessert, or biscuit or burger or order out pizza I am talking about. It is the daily overconsumption of high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, junk. It is poisoning our own bodies and killing the youngest and most vulnerable of our generation.
Maybe it started in the 80's, I'm not sure, but something has happened that has caused us to go from fairly average to averaging thirty to fifty pounds overweight. I believe, for many, it has a whole lot to do with money. Eating poorly is cheap and convenient. But it is not worth it!
We believe that eating healthy tastes bad. That is not true. I believe it is partly because we do not know how to cook. It is partly because we have chosen other priorities.
I usually have some comic relief in my notes, but I cannot think of one funny thing to say about this subject. It is the socially acceptable addiction. It is so many Christians' acceptable drug of choice, but how making a total hog of yourself became preferable to drinking alcohol in moderation is completely beyond my understanding. But that is the undeniable truth. (And another soap box altogether.)
Please join Amanda and I in our attempt to eat foods that come from nature, the way God made them. If it is in a box, wrapped in plastic, has a long list of ingredients you can't pronounce, the first ingredient is high fructose corn syrup, or you have the choice to get the Biggie version, don't eat it! Or at least just have it every now and then. This is my bull horn statement, and I won't have them very often. I think we all should be screaming at the top of our lungs! Our generation is going to be the first in centuries to live shorter lives than the one before us. Wake up and smell the locally grown organic steamed asparagus with garlic and e-v-o-o! It is delicious.
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"... acceptable drug of choice." That nails it. This is not so much a "downer' as it is a wake up call. I am no Slim Jim! I could stand to lose 10 - 15 lbs. But when I see kids, entire families that are so obese they can barely get in and out of their cars, it makes me sad. I look in their carts at the grocery store and see boxes of processed foods and multiple 12 packs of soft drinks with no fresh veggies or fruit. I don't know if it is ignorance, convenience or they just don't care. There are several good books out there that explain the amazing facts about high fructose corn syrup and how the national obesity problem corresponds with the widespread introduction of it. Good old sugar, it turns out, is much healthier (sugar - healthier...who'd of thunk it?). I would also recommend the documentary "Corn". It is an eye-opener. Of course, we can't blame hfcs alone, but it is one significant "piece of the pie" so to speak.
i saw a family of 4 walking out of the movies on Sat. with a large popcorn & 3 large drinks to go with that. Read that again..I said OUT of the movies. See, the theaters here offer free popcorn & drink refills...but only if you buy the "jumbo" size. So, you buy a 120 oz. popcorn & 64 oz. drink, and go watch the movie. Then, you snag a refil before you hit the road.
That was more a observation than a point...but it seemed appropriate.
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