junk food clutters too

Hello world,

In the days of genetically modified, hormonal injected, and processed foods, how does one know what to eat?? For every book or documentary out there claiming that one way is the best and that the other way is wrong, there is another book or documentary out there disproving everything the first said. I want to eat better. I do know that junk food is not good anyway you look at it. And right now my life is cluttered with junk food. I really like fried foods and chips and frozen foods that are easy to cook!

Who do we blame for this?? The age of the TV dinner I suppose and the invention of refrigerated trucks! Or maybe ourselves.. we have all of the information out there in front of us and with the internet we have no excuse not to educate ourselves. We wouldn't put bad gasoline in our cars but we put bad food in our bodies. I would hope that we are more important than a car! But then that goes back to - what do you believe?? Short of going out to the farms and becoming part of the process, there really is no way to know what is truth.  And then still, do you know 100% of the truth??

I'm becoming highly skeptical in my "old age" and I just don't know who to believe anymore. Everyone is out to make a buck, no matter who they hurt to get it. Politicians, doctors, and educators unfortunately are all people I grew up thinking were wonderful people and believed everything they said. But now - I don't. I find it hard to believe anything they say. And whats worse is I don't know how to find out the truth for myself. And for the record, I know that there are still good people out there that want to do the right thing - its just the bad people that create these dark shadows and ruin it for the good people. I mean I'm an educator, and I can assure you that I in no way shape or form am in it for the money. That thought is laughable - ha.

But besides all of that - I do have to start somewhere with eating better. Lets start with what I think I know. I know that processed foods aren't good for you and the homemade version is better. It usually tastes better, too. Fresh vegetables are better than canned. Frozen is better than canned but not as good as fresh. I assume sugary cereals aren't really that good for you, and really things that are high in sugar and salt aren't that good for you. My friend told me to shop on the outsides of the store, and that's what I plan on doing when we move - no point to do it right now because all of my stuff is packed up. But seeing as how we are moving in less than a week, then I think things are going to be good.

In short, I don't know what type of foods is better for me. Organic vs. not - I'm just going to start buying foods I feel are better for me, health wise and economically. And if I feel better than I do now, then I'm going to keep doing it. If not - then something has to change. I feel food should make you feel better and more energetic; not like taking a nap afterwards. Not only does life need to be decluttered from things, stuff, and more stuff - life needs to be decluttered of things that make you feel bad like bad food. I just hope I can maintain! Anyone want to come over for dinner??

Life's too short to have too much stuff,

Sandy