Eating FoodsByGod Everywhere



Dropped Tom off at college yesterday.  Snapped this photo as I was leaving.  He was eating a quick lunch after church before leaving on a school trip.  We knew he would not have much time, so we had planned a quick meal for Sunday's lunch.  He reheated some of the homemade pizza that we had brought with us from home (he has access to a kitchen in his dorm).  He also has lots of good food for the next couple weeks as he transitions into college life.  He has several containers of chili, and gumbo, and healing chicken soup in the freezer at school.  He also has found and bought in his college town raw milk and cheese, homemade crackers, organics fruits and veggies, whole grain breads and good quality meats.

 

While with Tom for three days, we ate out twice, both times at Whole Foods.  The Whole Foods in town is great with many excellent hot lunch and dinner options.  We had Indian food for one meal and jambalaya for the other.  We also went to Sprouts and the farmer's market and picked up his coop order.  The farmer's market was fabulous, and there was lots of excellent, reasonably-priced organic produce at Sprouts. 

 

Of course, Tom has a cooler (see photo) at school so he can transport his perishable foods from the coop he joined, from the farmer's market, and from the grocery stores.  He used it quite a bit already.  Man-made food, which is dead and thus does not contain the nutrients needed for good health, typically does not spoil quickly.  But God's foods are alive with essential nutrients and do spoil quickly.  So it is important to think about how you transport them.  For example,  always bring a pre-chilled cooler with you when picking up raw milk or meats or prepared foods that don't contain preservatives.

 

With a little planning and research, it is still possible in today's world of fast junk food, to eat good quality foods as God has provided for us.  Is it worth the time and effort?  We obviously think so.  To me, feeling my best and having a good quality of life are so important.  The bit of extra time and effort upfront can save so much time and effort (and misery and money) down the road when you start to feel and deal with the negative consequences of eating man-made processed and altered foods. 

 

I thank God that my efforts to feed my family well have impacted my son and that what he eats is equally as important to him as he ventures out into the world.  I hope seeing a college student taking the time to eat well helps motivate you!

 

There are so many important things to teach our children while they are in our care.  I hope what they eat has become one of the things you are teaching your children as you are learning and transitioning to a better diet for yourself. 

 

"Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it."  Proverbs 22:6