The Burden become light when shared by many.....so they say. And hence this blog.....Get Real Paleo. I am not a purist...in fact, I care more about sustainability and knowing where food comes from than I do about pure, hard core Paleo.
My journey stated seven years ago when I bought a little slice of Heaven to raise sheep for my dogs. Yep that's right...for my dogs.
Then my friends started asking about lamb, and I started to educate myself about sustainability and how to produce quality farm raised lamb that was affordable and fabulous; and hormone free and antibiotic free and well you understand. The next step happened the day the chickens crossed the road.....and farm fresh eggs decked my home table; bright orange egg yolks and a taste of the real deal.
Shortly there after, my athlete of a son met a trainer extraordinaire, and was followed by my husband into the world of "over the top" workouts...and Sir Trainer said, "eat Paleo"....meats, fruit and veggies...so my son said. And me, being me, I argued....I'm sure the paleolithic people ate grains...for goodness sakes, the first early folks here on this continent had griding stones (okay they were not paleolithic but did live off the land long before cultivation came with a plow)! Shortly after this introduction to Paleo, a good friend sent me the movie
"Fat Sick and Nearly Dead" and Sir Trainer started sending me articles about GMOs and what they are doing to our society......and here I am: looking at Paleo and telling Sir Trainer that people just don't know and it is HIS job to educate. Then I read an article like this and realise that Paleo or not Paleo...it is my job to help people see all the value of buying local, farm fresh..and its my responsibility to make sure people know they have choices!
CHICAGO (Reuters) -
U.S. pork and beef exports to
Russia could come to a halt on Saturday following Moscow's
requirement that the meat be tested and certified free of the feed additive
ractopamine, a move analysts said smacked of political retaliation
Ractopamine is used as a feed additive to make meat leaner, but countries such as China have banned its use despite scientific evidence that it is safe. The United Nations has agreed on acceptable levels of the drug...read the whole story
here
What the HECK!???!!! Russia is refusing beef from US because of "acceptable levels of ractopamine" Acceptable to whom? And what is in my beef...the beef that is sold here in the good ole USA out of a grocery store.... that Russia won't allow imported into their country?
So this blog is not gong to be a lot of original ideas...but I am going to gather facts, recipes and the likes to share with those who want to know more...want to dig deeper....want to buy from farms and ranches that believe in sustainability and care about what goes into the making of the products they sell. Then Paleo makes more sense.
Because eating Paleo and not caring what all was put into that there meat, or put on those veggies. nor caring how genetically modifying food sources will impact health and quality of life......really is a fine definition for insanity!
Get Real......
