None of these movements are particularly new. My mum was soaking seeds & grains in the seventies.
What I want to know is, when will the Convenient But Still Ridiculously Healthy Food Movement begin?
I have a pantry and shelves full of jars of organic seeds, grains & beans. Each small gem is a power-house of nutrition just waiting to be unlocked though soaking, fermenting & cooking.
But I don't want it tomorrow. I want it now.
We don't have bread in our house due to wheat allergies. Toast is off the menu. Give me half an hour and I can cook for you a nutrient-packed gluten-free Banana Cake, or a warm bowl of roast vegies with quinoa & steamed asparagas and broccolini. You want a roast? No problem, the free-range chook will be ready in two hours, surrounded by organic vegies and stuffed with brown rice. Give me a day's notice and you can pick the flavour of the ice-cream I will churn up for you using farm-fresh raw milk.
Oh, you're hungry NOW?
Of course, there's always fresh fruit & carrot sticks.
And the truth is, if I am baking, preparing and cooking everyday, then there is always something on hand to feed the hungry hoards.
But what if I am tired? Too tired to cook. Too tired from sleepless nights spent with a baby and drained from days spent breast-feeding him? How many meals can my family stand of avocado & Vegemite on corn-thins, and warmed up left-overs for dinner? If I am not cooking then the frozen left-overs will eventually run out...
So we mix and match food movements around here. I am grateful that there are passionate foodies all over the world. At any time I can hunt the web for inspiration and recipes to match where we're at in our lives but we'll never stick ourselves to one food-philosophy. And it's not that I haven't tried.
I think Jesus summed it up pretty well when He said, "For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing."
Thank you for reading my rambling thoughts. I hope you eat something yummy today that helps your body to grow and heal.
