Congradulations to Everyone who is making anykind of headway in eating and living organically.
For those less entlightened beings, like out bil, mil, and other (like my mom) we have to draw lines where our childern are concerned ang gently teach and share our knowledge of the goodness of organic. (and occasionally be rude, like if someone was smoking my family and I would have to quickly leave)
Today the checkout lady at the grocery store asked me if I noticed a difference in buying the organic products. I answered a resounding yes and explained how deeply what I allow my childern to eat impacts thier behavior.
I have found a real distane for red food dyes and hydrogenated oils in my childern's diets. The red dyes brings hyperactivity and the when combined with the hydrogenated oils brings adn instant rash to any part of thier skin that touches it. The unexplained rashes on my 6month old (4 years ago) was what brought us to natural foods to begain with. The rashes rarley show up in our everyday life today, but when they do we can useualy track them dirrectly to thier source.
A couple months ago a lady at church shared her child's friut loops with ours. And not even 5 minutes later we had to take our childern home and bath them because of thier rash.
anyways, my brain is wandering, so back on the subject. I had to teach my mother that she is not allowed to give pop or less than 100% juice to my childern. I also had to draw the line with margrine and processed cheezes. It took 3 years but she got the message and now stocks her house with fresh fruit and whole grain bread and natural peanute butter when we come. For a while we had to bring our own, adn I often offered to buy food for the gathering and plan menus/ do the cooking.
It takes commitment to the wellbeing of your children, but I know the rewards of healthier kids (and us) are worth it.
However, I have to admit that when my energy is low, or I am sick then convience food seems to make a full fledge comback for a week (even then we try to stick to bean based conveince foods like burritos, or organic burgers) until I am back on my feet.
But I really feel good when my kids have no clue that oreos are ment to be eaten or that white bread even exsists.
(it's nice when you are thier primary influence in the world for the first few years)
For those less entlightened beings, like out bil, mil, and other (like my mom) we have to draw lines where our childern are concerned ang gently teach and share our knowledge of the goodness of organic. (and occasionally be rude, like if someone was smoking my family and I would have to quickly leave)
Today the checkout lady at the grocery store asked me if I noticed a difference in buying the organic products. I answered a resounding yes and explained how deeply what I allow my childern to eat impacts thier behavior.
I have found a real distane for red food dyes and hydrogenated oils in my childern's diets. The red dyes brings hyperactivity and the when combined with the hydrogenated oils brings adn instant rash to any part of thier skin that touches it. The unexplained rashes on my 6month old (4 years ago) was what brought us to natural foods to begain with. The rashes rarley show up in our everyday life today, but when they do we can useualy track them dirrectly to thier source.
A couple months ago a lady at church shared her child's friut loops with ours. And not even 5 minutes later we had to take our childern home and bath them because of thier rash.
anyways, my brain is wandering, so back on the subject. I had to teach my mother that she is not allowed to give pop or less than 100% juice to my childern. I also had to draw the line with margrine and processed cheezes. It took 3 years but she got the message and now stocks her house with fresh fruit and whole grain bread and natural peanute butter when we come. For a while we had to bring our own, adn I often offered to buy food for the gathering and plan menus/ do the cooking.
It takes commitment to the wellbeing of your children, but I know the rewards of healthier kids (and us) are worth it.
However, I have to admit that when my energy is low, or I am sick then convience food seems to make a full fledge comback for a week (even then we try to stick to bean based conveince foods like burritos, or organic burgers) until I am back on my feet.
But I really feel good when my kids have no clue that oreos are ment to be eaten or that white bread even exsists.
(it's nice when you are thier primary influence in the world for the first few years)
maybe not the best word, but good enough for me....I've always been kinda on the "prudish" side moreso now than ever. I've even gotten dh so organic snobish he looses weight if he's not eating at home...ie gone for a week and has to eat non-home cooked foods. He had a breakfast in a cafeteria with his coworkers and he couldn't even eat the food. he tasted the eggs and he said he grimised and had to spit them out...when asked what was wrong, he said, "these are the most disgusting powderchemical eggs I've ever tasted", he didn't even bother with the sausage, just ate toast and coffee. He said he couldn't even bring himself to add hotsauce to those eggs. I've spoiled him for other things :LOL oh the power. As a once smoker for half my life 
I find the smell of smoke actually makes me gag now 
