Daniel and food

So I was recently reading about Daniel to my 4 year old dd from the scripture reader.  We were reading about Daniel in the king's court when we was a child and how he refused to eat the king's gluttonous food and instead ate "pulse" or really good food.  At the end of the 10 day trial Daniel and his friends were healthier and wiser.  I've been trying to get healthier and I think a big part of that is we are surrounded by food that has been changed, loaded with sugars and fats to get us addicted to them and keep us buying.  And I know for me to some degree it has worked (Like I said, I'm working on being healthier!!:)  and for society it has definitely worked.  And the worst part is we are not only unhealthier with tons of medical conditions, but we are also stupider.

I keep looking at all of our medical conditions and wonder how many of them would be solved if we just ate healthy.  If we began working in our gardens (maybe the prophet's counsel wasn't just for food storage...) and making healthier eating decisions.  So often we try to fix our health problems with a quick pill or a surgery, but if we were as dedicated to eating healthy a lot of our health problems would disappear!!:)

My friend recently shared a perfect thought...we look back on the Israelites and say it was so easy to look at that serpent and live, why did so many of you die?  But maybe they are looking at us thinking it is so easy to eat healthy especially in a world where you can have fruits and vegetables all year long, why are so many of you dying and unhealthy.

I won't always eat perfect, but I know that as I try to eat better, I will feel better, I will live better and I will be wiser!!:)