Happy 2016!
So, January has arrived, the holidays are over and now it's time to find some energy to ramp up my campaign.
My Christmas holiday was away so I don't have an excess of food to use up for my food waste interest. Number 1 fail for my campaign.
I came home and immediately went straight out to the supermarket for 'all' of my groceries because it was convenient and I needed to get on with the unpacking, washing and cleaning before hurriedly settling down to some work. So I've failed on the shopping locally then! Number 2 fail for my campaign.
...and now I'm wondering why I am not feeling motivated!
On a positive note I did however feel very disappointed at the dry bag of Kale that I bought from the supermarket and immediately went straight out and bought a beautiful fresh head from the local greengrocer. I couldn't bear to throw out good food though so instead I found a great recipe for Kale crisps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi9RFJ-soVc) and experimented with those, which were amazing. What this taught me was that we all need to go to the supermarket at some point in our busy lives for convenience...use it if you have to but admit defeat and pledge to try not to buy everything there and rejoice when you have the same discovery as I did, that buying local is so much more enjoyable, fresher and healthier. Just look at this kale!
The week did improve after all and I managed to get to the farmers market and also made a batch of basil pesto for the freezer....and it is the best pesto EVER.
So, other than shopping locally, eating seasonally and reducing food waste, what am I really interested in this January....what do I feel passionate about..what is bugging me that is constantly in the news in the food world...... 'Sugar' and particularly sugar and children.
I have a 3 year old who is increasingly interested in lollypops and chocolate and anything sweet. I have been fairly restrictive over the past 3 years with the attitude of 'what he doesn't know, he doesn't need' but now he is starting to discover and I know that restriction isn't the answer. Christmas abroad was a disaster on the sugar front. My little boy ate more biscuits and chocolate than he had ever had in his 3 & a half years. Often he was able to self regulate but why is it that people think that it is a good idea to fill little mouths with so much sugar!? As a parent of a boy who loves food and eats his veg as a priority, how can I start to teach him about sugar and how do I manage his intake without being too restrictive and having a counter effect? If we eat very little processed food, am I over reacting to additional sugar intake?
This month I will be looking into sugar and food education for children #TeachEmYoung as well as maintaining my interest in #KeepYaPoundsLocal #EatSeasonal #EatWellNotDiet #WasteNot.
Join me to find out more.
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