Burgerville - where you go when you know.

One of the things that stands out along my journey of food education is the degree of public desensitization. I pick up on conversations and it hurts my heart to realize some of the perceptions regarding the humanities of today's world. In my head are some of the these ideals that have been trapped over the last couple of years that I must release. It is like a festering trap.

When a child prefers breast milk over a man formulated alternative, the child is not being sneaky or picky or spoiled. On the other hand, they are quite possibly still connected to an instinctual behavior and know better than the parent that which will supply the nutrients he or she needs to survive. Ironic?

A child out of control and a parent who offers up the simple explanation of the seemingly natural state of being on a sugar high. All those close in proximity nod in understanding. What are these insulin spikes doing to their little systems and how does this set up their health for the years to come?

We have no time. Food comes in a box, a can, a bag, in plastic...it's made into this and into that and it's easy and fast and sugar laden, not to mention the added bonus of the chemical preservatives. Convenient. I can't count how many times in the past I had ripped off the cardboard tab of some processed, easy to prepare, all in one meal to feed my family for dinner. I sometimes cringe in the shame of it. What is easy today will most likely come back to haunt in other, more time consuming ways health wise. In retrospect, is it really that convenient after all?

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes increased from 0.9% in 1958 to 6.3% in 2008. In 2008, 18.8 million people had diagnosed diabetes, compared to only 1.6 million in 1958. (CDC.com) Although by 2008 the population had grown by 43%, diabetes had grown by 91% in growth comparison.

I wonder if big business food processors really have our health in mind when they are sealing up that last box of the day. I'm leaning toward not.

Support your local farms, farmers markets, grow your own. Eat whole foods.

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Burgerville, do you know what you get when you go?