A couple of things happened this week that totally put this health journey into a very new perspective for me. 

The first thing is that I just ate this soup I found at my local natural food store.  It was so very delicious, creamy and satisfying; I could have sworn that it was super fatty and not really good for me.  How wrong I was.  Each serving of this soup is 110 calories!  I’m so glad I looked at the package, because it was like a light bulb went off on top of my head like in cartoons.  Good, satisfying, eating does not have to be packed with calories and other unsavory things. I knew this already intellectually, but I didn’t really take it to heart until just now.  I’m so glad I did, this opens up so many options now.

The second thing that has given me some perspective is a movie called Food, Inc.  This movie is about how drastically the food industry has changed in the past half century or so.  For example, the thousands of items in a typical grocery store comes from just three or four companies.  Most of those items contain some derivative of corn, due to the extreme subsidies given to corn growers by the government.  High positions in governmental agencies whose task it is to police the industry are filled with former executives of those few companies that they are supposed to oversee.  It is a very thought provoking documentary.  I encourage everyone to watch it; you will come out of it with a new perspective.  If you don’t, watch it again, and pay attention next time.  For me, I am going to pay much more attention to the food I buy.  I already don’t eat much meat, but now I am going to make sure that the meat and milk I do buy is as local as possible.  I’m going to work up to eating fruits and vegetables in season, and buy as much organic as possible.

This new perspective of mine basically comes down to being much more conscious and deliberate with the things I buy and eat.