Nutrition class reflection

My blog entry, reflecting on how my life and diet have changed during my nutrition course. How those changes have impacted me, and my family, and how it will impact my community as I continue my path.

Let me start with Dr. H’s lectures have been one of the highlights of my week for the last 12 weeks.  I waited anxiously for them to come out and then I would excitedly run off to share the information I had learned.  My family engages in many conversations about what we are eating and why now, my four year even old talks about Dr. H.

My passion for food goes back to my childhood, my Mom had very strong ideas on what was healthy and she was wonderful cook and baker who even as a single parent took the time to make all of our meals from scratch. Mom was also very aware of foods effect on mental health.  So she truly was my foundation.

However my awareness really began 4 years ago after the birth of our youngest child.  I had already begun to search for knowledge on food the best ways to grow it, how to feed the soil the best ways to feed my family.  Every door I opened led to more things I needed to know.  Food was such a powerful thing it all began to make perfect sense to me. I understood the power of herbs and flowers, how could I of missed food?

I had never used chemicals in our lawn or garden but suddenly I was aware that every item I picked up in the grocery store was covered in them.

Taking this class has continued to open new doors of discovery for me I was appalled at the amount of sugar that we had allowed to sneak in.  I had talked a hundred times on the evil of sugar but in this class I was finally able to actually see how many teaspoons of sugar we ate.   It wasn’t pretty I can only imagine what it would of looked like if I still drank pop. 

This class has helped me fill gaps in my families’ diets and has given me a broader knowledge base to draw on when making our meals.    We have added more veggies and fruits.  We have tried new foods I even splurged and bought some Organic coconut oil and now I will never be able to buy anything else again.

More than anything this class affirmed to me that I was doing exactly what I need to be doing.  I can’t wait to learn some more, I know that I have only begun to scratch the surface on the power food can have.  I am excited about adding education to the garden program I long to start.  This class proves to me that I must bring a garden to our community allowing everyone the access fresh organic foods but more than that being able to give them the key to their own well being.  I am excited to share with people how much power they truly have over how they feel both mentally and physically.