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Farm Fresh Eggs
Do you ever have that fear of..."What are we really eating? What am I feeding my kids and family?"
I DO!
Just like any new year I always try to reflect on what I can do to better our lives. It really isn't mine that I am usually concerned with (although diet and exercise always creep in there somewhere). I am always thinking of how to better the health and quality of my families life. The hormones and preservatives in our foods have been haunting me for quite sometime now. For a while when we were in Missouri I only bought Braums milk because it was supposed to be hormone free. But it was a good 15+ miles away from my home town store so convince usually won out over better health choices. Living in a bigger city now I am a little more blessed with choices of "organic" things to purchase.
BUT--- What is really organic?? And is that really what I am after? The fancy labels and boasting price tags sure don't seem to appeal to me or my family of 5's grocery budget. I really want the knowledge of how to provide a safe and healthy lifestyle to my kiddos with the peace of mind of what I am giving them at the table (or in their sippy cups).
I have recently found that I LOVE to cook. Somehow it is soothing to me and I think in a twisted way it is a tool I use to please others and reap the rewards of someone praising or loving a meal that I have made (be honest you feel it too!!) Or is it that after a long day working behind a computer or with patients that I feel like I really could "rock the house-wife" lifestyle and enjoy proving it to myself? Either way it is something I enjoy doing and really want to pass this passion onto my girls. I also have to admit when I made my friend Misty's famous dinner rolls two group gatherings in a row and there were nothing but crumbs left each time I went to bed feeling very satisfied...maybe it's some sort of an addiction.
Back to the Healthy talk...If I could do it anyway I truly would be living on Green Acres ("Faaarrmmm living is the life for me"). Seriously though we would love to have a lot of land and a barn and our own horses, cows, chickens, pigs, goats; you name it. But we are currently living a little too close to the city for this to be accepted by my neighbors I am sure! My recent research has lead me looking for local farmers markets. I have found (thanks to my friend Leah) a wonderful Mexican open air market where we can stock up on fresh fruits and veggies and across the street is a Hispanic Bakery with wonderful fresh breads and tortillas. I am in search of local farm fresh eggs and my milk research continues. I have been reading from other bloggers about raw milk and how it is a much healthier fat. There are many links about how to drink it and how to store it too. I must say I am very excited to give it a try. It does meet my biggest concern of not having the hormones added. http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/how-to-drink-raw-milk-even-when-unsure-of-your-source/
The research that is keeping me up at night is concerning early puberty in girls and the link related to hormones that are infused into the meat, eggs, and dairy products that we purchase and feed our families.
Well I am off to dream of owning my own cow and chickens...I would love to know others thoughts if you have some in site into my research obsession!
Stephanie
