Psychotic Food

So, as most if not all of you know, I am fairly psychotic when it comes to food. I know it. One of my favorite things to do is to ask people, "Do you know what's IN that??" Yes, I know it's annoying. I always love that look that I get: "Yes. And I don't care!"

I don't necessarily mean to be incredibly annoying, but I suppose it's a hope that they'll maybe start thinking about what is really in their food. I remember way back when; when food wasn't food unless it was swimming in cheese, sour cream or some other member of the dairy family. I remember when EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY Devin and I would go out to eat--highly processed foods here we come! I remember when I had to give up so many foods when I was nursing Joshua, and I thought I was going to die, but it just got worse! With Claire I not only gave up everything I had done with Josh, but all Dairy, too! Andrew and Peter as well. But it has slowly gotten easier as I've found recipes and other things to take their place.

Giving those things up gave me an awareness that I was addicted to foods that really weren't good for me. Then, I began to study up on health and nutrition. Boy, wasn't I ever surprised!

I began a personal enterprise to change the diet of my family before my kids were too big to realize that they shouldn't like it. :) Devin's always been very active, and he is completely supportive of my diet vendetta. We've done away with dairy completely, and make our own soymilk! (Which makes it so I can make such things as strawberry or pina colada soy smoothies, soy pudding, and a yummy soy peach drink...the kids love it!!) I began grinding my own wheat to make our bread and other baked goods (along with the flax meal that I grind myself and bean flour which I add to everything to make it a complete protein...), we eat beans and fresh fruit and veggies...

Yes, it's annoying. I know it. It's hard when we go visit people, as they don't know what to feed us since we eat such 'weird' food. I know it's annoying when I tell everyone how healthy the stuff is that I've made...I'm just so excited to have food that tastes really good AND is good for you that I just have to share! (an example of that is my cinnamon rolls...yummy!!)

I'm currently reading a book that, I'm sorry to say, is going to make me even more annoying!!! It's called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I HIGHLY recommend this book. Everyone should read it. It has reinforced my weird, annoying and psychotic resolve to eat healthy food from scratch. This lady is even more psychotic about it than I am. It's refreshing to 'meet' someone who is as passionate about food as I am.

(While you're at it, read Poisonwood Bible by the same author. Super good and lots of African culture in it!)