All we need is given to us, we just need to find it...

I was reading an online article today and someone had made this comment below: All we need is given to us, we just need to find it. And I stopped and read it over and although it's a very simple statement, it really says alot.

I believe that we, as humans, have always been able to nourish our bodies with food from the land, be it fruits, vegetables, or animal sources. In the last century though, the types of foods that we put into our bodies has changed. As we changed our ways of living, our food changed too, and so did our health concerns. I am currently reading What To Eat by Marion Nestle, which is a book that I highly recommend. Nestle teaches nutrition at New York University and she basically goes through all of the foods that are available to us in modern society and tells you more information about each (such as the true differences between butter and margarine or the big difference between natural and organic). She really gives you all the information you need to know about what food is good and what's not so good. It's a little slow reading, mostly because there is so much information, but it's definately been an eye-opener!

I'm about half way through the book and it kind of makes me want to move to the country, live on a farm, and grow my own fruit and veggies...and maybe raise some chickens and cows :) I find myself at this moment, trying to simplify my life...I am trying to simplify my stuff, my activities, and my food. I keep getting pulled back to the basics and what really makes me feel the best that I can.

I know not everyone has had to deal with stomach issues in their life, but maybe you can still relate on some level. The way you feel after you ate a greasy meal....queasy, sluggish, and feeling like maybe it was not really worth it... Last fall a friend made me some butternut squash soup and I loved it...so I decided to make my own after my MIL told me that she had a crop of them. It was a simple recipe, the only time consuming part was cutting the squash, it had a few ingredients, herbs, broth, and squash...but the best part of the whole meal was how I felt afterwards, I felt great....and that really hadn't happened all that often with food and me.

I grew up with a love/hate relationship with food-loved the way it tasted, hated the way it made me feel. But as I ate that soup I realized I could have both, have food that I loved the taste and the way I felt after eating it. Since then I've been on a search for more foods and recipes that make me feel that way. I find myself being drawn more and more to simple food, whole foods, and raw foods. I find myself feeling better, having more energy, and just feeling better about my life when I eat foods that my body needs (and not just thinks it wants).

All we need is given to us, we just need to find it...I believe we may have already had it all and many of us just let it go, without really knowing it....but I know what I need now and so I will find it and I hope you will join me.