MONDAY 21st JUNE
This morning I inquired as to what you might have had in the way breakfast or a mid morning snack… perhaps a blueberry muffin, some carton orange juice or a coffee? I then proceeded to tell you exactly what each item contained synthetically and the impact on the Earth these products have if they were not grown organically. You know, the main stream stuff. Not wanting to put you off your favorite pleasures, I merely want to inform you so that you, the intelligent listener and reader, can make up your own mind.
Let’s just focus on the blueberry muffin and the synthetic chemicals it contains.
We can assume that it is made from flour ground from grain that has been genetically altered. It is also reasonable to assume it has been sprayed with various chemicals both in the field and in storage to keep the bugs out. The flour was almost certainly mixed with aluminum-based baking powder and chemically processed sugar, then treated with a preservative for longer shelf life. Who’s to know if the blueberries are clean, they’ve usually been sprayed. You’ll never know. The oil that is used would be barely food grade and also extracted from genetically altered seeds and to top it all off it’s probably wrapped in plastic packaging.
This is just an example of 1 single item in a day where EVERY key ingredient has been tampered with.
What is your body supposed to do with all these chemicals? Don’t despair… You have a choice!
I encourage you to buy your own ingredients and try to make your own. It can be as simple or as experimental as you like. There are few things i find more satisfying than eating food I’ve prepared myself or that has been made by someone i know and love. It’s a way of loving yourself from the inside out rather than the other way around. Just think about how much money people spend on making the outside look good!
“Being aware of your choices and of the power those choices have to help you achieve a desired goal is what is called living with intent. If your wish is to live a life that does as little harm to the environment, for example, you must first become aware of all the ways your lifestyle has an impact on the Earth – and make choices and changes based on what you learn. However, intentions, no matter how worthy, are meaningless if they are not backed by appropriate action. Building a system of integrity and honor, where each action matters, reflects living with intent. Taking just any road won’t do”.
This we know,
all things are connected.
Like the blood which unites one family,
All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth,
befalls the sons of the Earth.
Man did not weave the web of life;
he is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web,
he does to himself.
Taken from the book ‘The Angelica Home Kitchen, recipes and rabble rousings’. An award winning organic vegan restaurant in New York that built it’s foundations on supporting it’s local growers and runs a socially conscious business preparing food seasonally and sensationally.
Sister Rasela