The 7 day living food challenge!

Oprah had a vegan challenge on her show but I thought that might be extreme for Fresno. In preparation for our Internet tv show that will be starting in March I want to start everyone thinking on a healthier line now so you can share your story on our show. I challenge everyone to take a 7 day living food challenge! What does that include? It includes any whole, real food that is in it's natural, living, unaltered state. That means you can meat if it's been raised humanely, pastured and you know who raised it and how it was raised. Organic meat bought at grocery stores doesn't fall into this category. Milk, juice, beer etc. Are all acceptable if they haven't been altered i.e. Pasteurized or had chemicals added to it (time to start brewing your own). Real fruits and vegetables are ones that are grown sustainably without the use of pesticides. Locally grown are always best because they have the most nutrients. In fruit, sugars turn into starches in a one week journey from picking to destination. You don't have to start the challenge tomorrow but how about Monday February 14 as our start date? That gives us 13 days to post recipes that are made from locally grown real foods. It gives you time to source local suppliers of real food. Time to cleanse your kitchen of all processed food, time to schedule when you plan on making love in the kitchen. The format of the show is going to be that we interview a person or a family about their health concerns. They can talk about any dietary changes they've been required to make. They can tell us about what foods they miss the most and then tell us if they've found a recipe that satisfies their craving or we can take up the challenge and try to create a substitute. During the show we can highlight where the ingredients were purchased, I.e. Local farmers, businesses etc. If you have successfully conquered a health problem with dietary changes, we'd love to hear about it. If you've created a recipe or prepared a recipe that is gluten free or sugar free or dairy free or soy free that you think is noteworthy, please tell us about it so we can feature you and your recipe in the show. Whether you're motivated to start a living food challenge now or have been eating living foods for some time, lets rally together because in unity there is strength. In unity there is community. Healthy communities lead to healthy people and who doesn't want that? Let's revive by eating foods that are alive. Yours in food and health, Tara Hamilton Tarahamilton@me.com, wholefarmsonline.com, 559-497-5085