Question Everything

"It's a foolish culture that entrusts its food supply to simpletons." - Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dillema

That is a very powerful quote, yet very explanatory. Todays food supply in America is very questionable at best - marketing and loopholes have left people overweight and unhealthy! People are now opting for the instant dinner that arives on a truck, put into a freezer case, transported home, having the package ripped open and then placed into a contraption that will molecularly alter your "food" which is then put into the your body which attempts to utilize it as fuel... Why is that? Because its cheap! Because its easy! Because I don't have time to cook! Really? Think of all the adverse effects this "food" has on your body and the time you spent getting coffee because you have no energy, going to the doctor and filling prescriptions because you are not healthy, time spent in front of the TV, etc... I agree it is hard to eat "right," it comes down to planning, knowing what you are eating, and cooking with REAL FOOD! And don't fall for the marketing tricks that big corporations use to have the consumer believe that they are consuming something healthy - ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY!!!!

This is just an intro to what we will be going farther into in the near future with a nurtritional seminar, but if you want to get started now start researching with these resources!

Books:
The Omnivore's Dillema
Good Calories, Bad Calories
The Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet for Athletes
Fastfood Nation
The Zone Diet

Movies:
Food Inc
King Corn

And here is a great video you can check out as well!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCFZoqmKf5M

See you all in Class tonight!