Let's face it. Mostly everything that pack our grocery stores are full of processed foods including produce and dairy products pumped with growth hormones and sprayed with pesticides. This is a very unhealthy way to live and it has a negative impact on our children.
It is a fact that organic foods not only taste better and are higher in nutrients, but eating organic foods decrease the chances of developing certain types of cancers and other illnesses. Our children's bodies are developing and it's not worth putting them at risk of getting sick. Buying organic foods is more expensive, but the benefits outweigh the costs, and much of the cost can be saved if people considered growing organic fruits and vegetables in their yards or in containers on porches and patios.
You know it's bad when your child comes up to you each day and asks you "What's for dinner - McDonald's or Taco Bell?" And then we wonder why our 100-pound daughter is wearing a size 36DD bra. Our children are inheriting the growth hormones that are injected into the chickens and cows whose eggs, milk, and meat pack the grocery stores and restaurants.
What can you do about it?
Change your lifestyle! This may be very difficult if you are not accustomed to buying organic foods and eating healthy in general. It must start with the parents. You are what you eat!
Start making changes to your family's diet slowly but surely if you are starting fresh. Here are simple things you can do to give your child a healthy start in life.
If you get your baby off to a "fresh" start, she will grow up with healthy eating habits and traditions.
Tamika, "Tamilyn", Gardner is editor and owner of http://www.myhomemadebabyfood.com which a website that provides information about all the wonderful benefits of preparing baby food at home and great recipes for babies and toddlers.
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