Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Pay It Forward with Food Forward

I'm at the point in my life where I want to immerse myself in the health and wellness industry as much as possible to eventually transition into that world full time. So, what better way to do it than to volunteer?! Yesterday I participated in my first ever Fruit Pick! For those of you that don't know, a fruit pick is when you meet at a fruit donor's property and harvest the excess fruits that otherwise are wasted, donating 100% to local food pantries across southern California. The wonderful organization that puts these fruit picks together is called Food Forward. "Food Forward is a volunteer powered grassroots group of Angelenos who care about reconnecting to our food system and making change around urban hunger." The sense of community I felt was overwhelming. We are so fortunate to live in an area where we have an abundance of fresh, locally grown fruit at our fingertips, and it was amazing to see it being put towards a great cause. If you're interested in volunteering, check out their website here: http://foodforward.org/

                             Five boxes of the freshest grapefruits ready to be delivered!

xoxo,

Jill

Monday, June 4, 2012

Great Article

I LOVE this article from nutrition expert, Mark Hyman, MD. He shares his thoughts on the food industry, and how we can get back to the local, organic foods we ate 100 years ago by avoiding foods that have a nutrition label:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/food-industry_b_1559920.html?ref=healthy-living


Xoxo,


Jill
Hmmm...Interesting. Banning the sale of supersized drinks is pretty ridiculous. Will Mayor Bloomberg also ban refills? Or how about ordering multiple small drinks? What needs to be banned is High Fructose Corn Syrup, which is genetically modified, highly addictive and a dangerous substance when ingested into the body.


Check out the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share


Xoxo,

Jill