IntelEfficient

We’ve all heard the adage “You are what you eat.”  As we acknowledge and embrace the truth of this assertion, many of us are starting to take a closer look at what we put into our bodies.  Whether you’re exploring fresh foods, raw foods, organic foods, or simply more natural foods that haven’t had all of the natural nutrition processed out of them, this can become either a casual quest or an ongoing obsession.

Truly fresh food is still alive.  The sooner you eat it from the time that it’s picked, the higher the concentration of enzymes, vitamins and nutrients.  Most of the produce in grocery stores was picked prematurely, before the food is fully ripe, and then treated with preservatives to maximize shelf life.  There are farms where you can actually pick vegetables yourself, but a more convenient way to get fresh food is to go to a farmers’ market. Read the rest of this entry »