Eat Better Quality Foods

With all the food contamination news we keep hearing, now not only we have to be sure to eat healthy, but now we must pay attention that the healthy food we eat is of good quality.

Here are some tips on how to enhance the quality of food without worries.

1. Find out where your food comes from - it is still best if we grow our own food and raise our animals in our very own backyard. This is one of the best ways to know that your source of food is safe. But in reality, amidst our hectic schedules and location, it may be impossible for all of us to do so. The next best thing is to visit your local farmers market. Avoid purchasing foods that came from factories. Local veggies are less treated with herbicides or pesticides.

For meat, it is advisable to just buy from a nearby farm or get to know your butcher better. You can also ask the grocery store where the meat comes from.

2. Find out which vegetables have high and low amount of pesticides - Industrial farms uses a large amount of pesticides for their crops to avoid bugs infesting their products. However this may cause hard to our bodies. However there are some crops that don't need much protection and pesticides. You can also use produce washes or soak that are effective in eliminating excess pesticides from vegetables and fruits.

3. Choose fish low on the food chain - contaminants such as mercury and PCB's do enter our lakes and oceans which therefore causes contamination to our fishes. It is best to choose fish that is low on the food chain. Good seafood choices includes: farmed rainbow trout, anchovies, US pacific sardines, Atlantic mackerel, catfish, mussels, farmed oysters, wild Alaskan salmon. Avoid: Chilean sea bass, grouper, farmed Atlantic salmon, monk fish, orange roughy, and imported Swordfish.

4. Relax and Enjoy Your Meals - when eating, it is important that we relax and savor our meals and avoid rushing it. This will help lower your stress levels and allow your immune system to better serve and protect your body.


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