Food

So what food is the best to eat? Is eating organic the best? Why can't I afford to eat healthy? I recently read in the Ensign this quote from President Kimball: "grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees—plant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yard. Even those residing in apartments or condominiums can generally grow a little food in pots and planters. Study the best methods of providing your own foods. Make your garden … neat and attractive as well as productive.” Then it dawned on me, God knew what would we would need and 45 years ago he told a prophet to counsel us to grow our own food, because that would be healthiest. There is so much processed food and food that is just no good for our bodies. If we all heeded this prophet's counsel and grew our own gardens we would be able to eat more healthy for a lot less. I'm still not sure what "healthy foods" look like. I have pretty much eliminated hydrogenated oils from our diets (but I don't enforce it when we go eat at someone else's house and I do occasionally splurge and don't read the ingredients list). And I am trying to eat healthier, but it seems like everywhere I look there is a different idea of what healthy means. I believe that part of this is because we are all made different and so our bodies need different things. I've seen diets that are tied to blood type, and that intrigues me, but I still am just not sure what to do for my family. A while ago I seriously considered trying to go all organic, but that just didn't seem right for my family, so I decided to just try to do what I thought was best for my family. I am really excited to be able to grow a garden, and part of that vision includes as many fruit trees as I can fit in my garden area. I've decided that it is only worth it to can fruit if you grow the fruit yourself, otherwise it is much more expensive. So I want an apple tree, a cherry tree, an apricot tree, a plum tree, a peach tree (maybe two, because I really love fresh peaches), and a pear tree...I'm excited to be able to grow fresh vegetables and use them, and freeze them. I'm excited to learn how to garden, because I really enjoy it!!! I'm also toying with the idea of creating a greenhouse, but we'll see how that goes. Most of all, I am excited to be able to eat as healthy as possible!!!:)