Real Food Real Good

What have I done instead of blogging and songwriting lately?  I reclaimed my kitchen from it's highly processed, brilliantly marketed, pathetically undernourishing foods, and have begun to fill it with power foods, real and organic, much from scratch.  Time, energy, and creativity are required, leaving little for my standard creative outlets, but that's OK!  One of my words of 2012 is nourish, and I didn't realize when I chose the word that a lifestyle overhaul would be required.

I think of myself now as a kitchen steward.  My kids may grumble as chips, cereal, fruit snacks, sugar, and the like slip from their grasp, but I've never seen them so satisfied with raw veggies dipped in homemade ranch.  To their delight, we're drinking whole mile, eating butter, using real mayo, and indulging in yummy homemade granola bars. 

I turn 40 next month, and I regret that I have not made this a priority earlier.  The information is not new, but until I started listening to Nutritional Weight and Wellness' "Dishin' Up Nutrition" podcasts for weeks, I didn't own it.  Auditory learning at it's best.  I can finally erase from my visual memory the politically correct food pyramid guide, and replace it with something that looks more like a balance scale of protein, healthy fats, and fruit/vegetable carbs.  I now understand how nutrition works at the biochemical level of this intricate, amazing temple of the Lord.

I used to think if I am too busy to have a quiet time with God, then I am too busy.  Now I think if I am too busy to have a quiet time and cook wisely, I am too busy. 

Pinterest has been great for accumulating recipes and seeing which of my friends has joined me on this journey.  Likeminded bloggers abound.  I long for more time to discover the huge cosmos of nutitional eating ideas, but for now... baby steps.  Today...trying something new with cauliflower.