Eat real food.

We live in a strange world. Other animals look around and sniff, exploring to see what’s good to eat. Humans read. We read packages, recipes, magazine articles, and books to tell us what to eat. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could eat more like the other creatures, by listening to our bodies and following our instincts?

But we are too smart for that. Our instincts tell us to seek out sugar, which, in the wild, would result in our finding delicious, fleshy fruit that nourishes us. But we have figured out how to isolate sugars, and so when our bodies go seeking them, they find things like twinkies, breakfast cereals, and all kinds of things, from bread to spaghetti sauce, that are helped along with a bit of sugar, to make them more appealing.

The same can be said for the fats that we crave. In nature, such a craving results in our eating what our bodies need. In civilization, though, it results in eating all sorts of things that just simply aren’t food, and make us sick. Now we even have fat substitutes, like Olestra, that cause all sorts of other problems.

Even the production and delivery of food have become harmful. We are hearing more and more about the costs of transporting foods over great distances. Fueling the delivery trucks and planes adds dangerous carbon to our atmosphere, and veggies and fruits are bred for the ability to withstand travel rather than for taste and nutrition. Chemicals like BPA have been found in the containers we use to distribute food, and have been implicated in a wide range of diseases.

Life Love Food is about learning to unlearn all we know about food, and creating a healthy, connected way of life. We’ll do this by exploring everything about food, from permaculture and sustainable farming to cooking and preserving. It’s time to take back food. Because food is life, and life is beautiful.