How Do We Get High Quality Foods?

Question: What do you recommend we do to get the high quality foods we need? H. H. — Georgetown, Ontario Answer: When I lived in California, fresh organic foods were available year round and made it life a lot easier for the health conscious.  However, there are things you can do to improve upon the usual supermarket fare. As much as possible, grow your own food.  It’s amazing how much food you can get from a garden that is just 30 square feet.  In the winter, grow sprouts in your kitchen.  Go online and get information on sprouting products and instructions on how to do it.  A few sprouting jars will supply you with fresh, nutritious and inexpensive food all winter long.  When available, buy locally grown foods, especially at farmer’s markets.  Talk to the farmers and ask about pesticide and herbicide use.  Organic farms are popping up all over the place.  Make sure the product you select looks healthy, and never buy or consume anything that is even the slightest bit moldy.  Be careful of purchasing foods containing toxic additives. Even meats and poultry can be injected with toxins, such a hydrolyzed protein extracts, to improve texture and flavor.  With a little knowledge and effort, even people living as far north as you can eat a good diet.  However, you still need to augment this with a high-quality supplement program, being especially conscious of vitamin D.