"God, I can push the grass apart and put my finger on Thy heart."
--Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet (1891-1950)
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| Radish microgreens from Zesty Fox Farms |
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| Daikon radish and red potatoes (Aunt Zoraida's farm), honeybells (Schacht Groves) and hydroponic tomatoes (Pure Produce Farm) |
One of my favorite conversations with parents starts like
this, “We can’t afford to eat healthy.”
Recently, I had lunch with a health professional who said she and her husband had adopted a vegetarian way of eating before having their first child. They have since resumed eating meat, chicken, and other foods from animals. Now with two young children, they are saving to buy a home.
In the process of looking at their budget, they have been amazed to learn how
much more money they spend on food now that they are eating animal products compared
to when they were vegetarians. My friend’s comment was, “We had no idea it
was so expensive to eat meat. We are seriously
thinking of going back to being vegetarians.”
There are so many health benefits to a plant-based way of
eating, with its focus on fruits, vegetables, legumes, and
whole grains. Next time you go shopping, compare the price of a pound of lentils vs a pound of beef. As my friend and her
husband learned, it is expensive to eat meat.
Maybe we can't afford not to eat healthy...
Maybe we can't afford not to eat healthy...
With
love and gratitude,
Nancy L.
Heinrich, MPH
Founder,
Growing Healthy Kids, Inc.
