CTN Wellness

We are our Children’s Keepers, especially for food, probably lifelong, at least, as far as I’m concerned. Choosing their food is unarguably the single most important legacy we can give them. They are our responsibility regardless of what age or stage of life they’re at. First we teach them, and then we become their resource. They mimic us, learn from us, teach their children consciously and unconsciously what we teach them. We have a generational responsibility, an ancestral obligation, so we better get it right. Our food choices for them will be our progeny’s inheritance in their DNA. It’s an awesome and delightful task of exploring food tastes and quality to give them the irreplaceable tools of good judgment. And that’s what natural/organic food gives us, good judgment from good health. Their food is not just what goes into their bellies. It becomes them, their bones, blood, organs, brain, behavior, social interaction, choices in school, choices in life, partners, jobs…. Their judgment will guide them in decisions for themselves, their families, their communities, the world.

Let’s stop conceptualizing about the preponderance of diseases increasingly afflicting to our children. And let’s start addressing them. Every aspect doesn’t have to be dissected under a microscope. Go to the root, the reason. It’s not complicated and doesn’t require BS’s, MA’s, PhD’s or any other degrees. Just basic common sense: natural/organic is good – chemicals are bad; in-season is best, out-of-season is next best. Now how much simpler can that be?

Simple, basic, uncomplicated. And what’s even simpler and basic, our children follow our example. So parents, you become the hook. You set the example. Realize your children are growing and need a full spectrum of nourishing foods, but please make it all real food, not chemically enhanced alternatives. Laboratory technology does not belong on our dinner tables, in our kids’ lunchboxes, or in their growing bodies and lives. Let them see you making wise choices in whole grain, vegetable & fruit shopping and preparations. From scratch, use all the spices and exotic seasonings necessary for the tastiest treats without resorting to anything prepackaged. Cultivate their awareness of a real taste for life by helping them choose their tastes for food.

Here are a couple of links for more information on whole grains:

http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org

http://www.ific.org/publications/fa…

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