Food For Thought

Since 1929, Flavor Aid drink mixes have been known for their great flavors, fun and value. Marketing slogan.

My huge apologies for being part of a country where our industries send over something like Sipahh Straws conprised of:  tapioca starch, sugar, artificial flavor, ace-k and sucralose.

Frankly, I’m mortified.  In a previous post, I threatened to come back to this blog as a Canadian, sigh, I’m getting closer & closer to that decision as I type.  You should probably be aware that McDonalds has shipped them to New Zealand and Australia to go in their Happy Meals.  I’m not happy about this situation.  :-(   Where’s Joanne?  Is she back  from seeing Sally Fallon yet??  I feel like running to her and tugging on her shirt and say “Fix it.”  Please.  :-)  But, I can do this: I’m writing a letter to corporate and challenging them on this atrocity. Then, I’m going to cc it to every place I can think of that may make a difference. After that, I’m going to look up ace-k and see what in blazes name that ingredient is comprised of…I’m ready so I must be off shortly.

There’s some good news here somewhere.  I’m traveling to the South next week, where for a week, I’ll be a minority.  It’s good for the soul, eh?!  I’ll get to hear country blues with my favorite band Willie King and the Liberators and be in the fields of small towns attending two blues festivals.  I love the blues music of the South.  I’ll camp and see year old friends and hang out. I’ll stay away from Southern ice tea that I got hooked on last year, too.  *chuckle*  

I asked the woman behind the counter, “What’s the recipe?”  She said that they “start out with good black tea and dissolve sugar in it until no more dissolves.”  hahaha!  I didn’t laugh in the restaurant, I laughed outside..at myself and how much I had enjoyed my first glass.  I now had 2 frozen gallons of it to give away to my yet unmet, new friends. I’ve got to take something different to share this time.  I’m still laughing. 

I wonder sometimes if attempting to eat differently is an elitist past time, while coming out of Whole Foods and dropping $85 bucks a bag. Fortunately for us now, the garden is in full bloom and we relish and appreciate it.  I’m also in the process of shopping within the local Weston Price co-op.  So, quickly the answer comes and it’s a  is a resounding “NO!!”  Taking care of oneself is a good thing.  And, if I can help just one person stay out of the hospital , where all the germs are, well, then, that’s a good thing too. 

For now, it’s important for me to look at the cup as half full instead of half empty.  :-)  Color me happy to be here. Oh, I’m going to go to Waldorf school for a week this summer to see if the training is something I want to research and do in the Fall.  I’m excited.  More about that another time. And, do drop me your opinions.

Dig you all.  As always, its been a pleasure.  Hugs from California.

About the Author...

It has taken me years to unlearn much of what I learned about psychology and health. Suffice it to say, I believe in home schooling, the work of Price, Fallon, Enig and Cowan and one's right to be happy in one's life. My husband and I live in Sunnyvale, CA with seven fabulous cats. They teach us to take a nap when the urge strikes, to eat heartily when hungry and to stretch into the new day. La Vida es Bueno!