Did you know that today was the first (hopefully annual) Food Day? According to the organizers,
"Food Day's goal is nothing less than to transform the American diet—to inspire a broad movement involving people from every corner of our land who want healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. In other words, we want America to eat real. We want to get Americans cooking real food for their families again. We want fewer people at drive-throughs and bigger crowds at farmers markets. We want to celebrate fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy whole grains—and to support the local farms and farmers that produce them. We want all Americans—regardless of their age or income or geographic location—to be able to select healthy diets and avoid obesity, heart disease, and other diet-related conditions." {via}
The goals of Food Day are to:
1. Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
2. Support sustainable farms & limit subsidies to big agribusiness
3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
4. Protect the environment & animals by reforming factory farms
5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
6. Support fair conditions for food and farm workers
Now that's some food talk (and goals) I can definitely get behind, and in a nutshell, that's what this blog is all about. This week, I'm going to step away from posting about what I'm eating (and let's face it, many of my creations are uh, questionable in the very least. I mean, did I really post about eating taco leftovers in an English muffin? Yikes!) and focus more on the food itself—including topics such as what exactly is processed food, where does your food come from, and why should you care.
Coming up tomorrow, I will take a look at some of the food claims and commercials that drive me crazy. And now, off to celebrate Food Day with a few "real" ingredients of my own. Looking for a Food Day event in your community? Click here to find out what's going on in your neck of the woods.
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