Yes! I want soda and junk food out of our nation’s schools.

"Congress is currently considering national legislation to improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages in schools. Please sign the petition below to ask your members of Congress to take junk food out of schools by requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update its nutrition standards for foods and beverages offered from vending machines, a la carte in the cafeteria, and in school stores on the whole campus throughout the school day.


USDA’s current school nutrition standards were developed in the 1970’s and are no longer consistent with nutrition science or current concerns regarding children’s nutrition. For example, USDA does not consider candy bars, snack cakes or French fries to be junk foods in schools."


Please sign the petition to let your members of Congress know:

Yes! I want soda and junk food out of our nation’s schools.


http://takeaction.cspinet.org/campaign/schoolfoodspetition?rk=Nps96-11EsaUW

http://www.schoolfoods.org/

You are What You Eat

The wise old saying you are what you eat, is something that everyone should consider before putting food into their mouth. It also goes hand in hand, with why I believe buying and eating organically it SO imporantant.

Think about it, what makes something organic?

Basically an organic produce is raised without sythetic pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers, or sewage sludge. Animals that are consisdered organic have consumed organic feed and had access to the outdoors. There is no gentetically engineering or treatment with radiation.

Paying attention? If you choose to eat food that is non-organic you and your family will consume pesticiedes, fertilizers, sewege sludge, and radiation. These treatments can lead to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Cancer, etc.

On the contrary, consuming organic produce, meats and dairy will provide you with MORE antioxidents, heart-healthy fatty acids, iron, magnesium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids,CANCER FIGHTING conjugated linoleic acid CLA, and much more.

Are you a new mom? Consider drinking and eating organic products, such as organic milk, which will give you higher CLA in your breast milk. Only helping you and your baby :)

Healthy plants and animals, make for a healthy and happy consumer!

You are what you eat.