Time to get back to farming. I have been a bit lazy lately, but some recent research has rekindled my passion. Last week I decided to completely cut refined sugar from my diet. I still had 1/2 a piece of birthday cake over the weekend. Hey, I'm human too.
A conversation with my mom today led me to do some research on the top foods that cause cancer. I was blown away. Every site said the same thing.
#1Sugar and refined starches/flour.
#2trans fats (duh)
#3Sodium Nitrate, a preservative found in almost every processed meat including bacon (GASP!), lunch meat, hot dogs (duh), and also found in pickles and cheese.
So basically #3 reinforces the sad truth that anything that is prepackaged is laced with poison. Why? Because if they didn't put poison in it, microbes would grow on it. Meat is not supposed to last for months and months. Once something dies, it is supposed to decay unless it is frozen or dry. There are some microbes that can even grow on dried food which is why pre-packaged beef jerky is LOADED with sodium nitrate.
The lesson here: ANY food that has been pre-processed probably has poison in it. If it doesn't, it probably has a short shelf life.
I am not looking forward to making everything from scratch.....it's so time consuming. I'll keep you posted. I am going to give it the old "college try." I am going to transition slowly, so as not to cause mutiny in my home.
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