I've always said that all change is local. Food Day, a national organization, is based on hundreds of local communities with the same philosophy. Their goal is to transform the American diet. October 24 is Food Day, and dozens of events are planned in communities from Alaska to Maine.
Check out their web site, www.foodday.com to see what they have planned. You will find activites in your community, recipes, and general information on why Food Day is so important.
Real food tastes great. Too many Americans are eating diets that are composed of over salted, over processed and sugary foods. No wonder we're so fat. Fresh fruits and vegetables are delicious and satisfying, but are not what most Americans are eating.
The goals of Food Day include reducing diet related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods, supporting sustainable farms and limiting subsidies to big agribusiness, expand access to food and alleviate hunger, protect the environment and animals by reforming factory farms, promote health by curbing funk-food marketing to kids, and support fair conditions for food and farm workers.
Check the web site to find events in your area. Many of the events will help improve lunch programs at local schools. This is one of the most important areas of the program to focus on, in my opinion. We have to change the pallat of children if we are to have any chance of decreasing diabetes and heart disease. Many schools in our area now have gardens, where children get an opportunity to see where REAl food comes from, and learn how to prepare it. This is a good start, but we've got a long way to go. I support Food Day. I hope you will too.
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