Much of what we call “cooking” consists of opening packages, bottles and cans purchased at the mega low cost food mart, than assembling the ingredients   in a color by number   style and heating up the [...]]]> The kitchen is said to be the heart of the home,

yet many of today’s kitchens function more like the company break room.

There was a day when food was thoughtfully prepared from basic ingredients, most of which came from the local economy if not the backyard itself.

Much of what we call “cooking” consists of opening packages, bottles and cans purchased at the mega low cost food mart, than assembling the ingredients   in a color by number   style and heating up the results.

In this kitchen environment   the conventional range gets very little play time because the   microwave is stealing the show as well as the remaining health in the food being prepared.

Many cooking; shows, books, home party plans and trade shows marketing to middleclass moms, focus not on preparing truly healthy foods but on having family time around the table. That’s cool, but families should eat Well together, not just consume the latest combination of advertised food stuffs that the billion dollar food industry is churning out into the grocery markets.

The major thrust of all this is convenience. Voices, in the market place, are chanting that we don’t have the time, that we need a fast fix for our hunger, a time saver so we can get on with the important things in life like working, shopping and playing.

But seriously, we all still have the same 24 hour day as did  our  grandmothers,

not to mention a battery of labor saving devices at our disposal. So it’s really not about, not having enough time, but rather, what are you doing with YOUR time.

To further make the point that our food industry has gone berserk is all the controversial nutrition disinformation.

Are we really so gullible to believe that food products, created months   ago, in  food stuff factories , hundreds if not thousands of miles from our kitchen, are  really healthy??? So what if it doesn’t contain artificial colors, or artificial preservatives, is low fat,  all natural or even organic. It’s old, processed and there is a reason that it doesn’t spoil on the store shelf and in our pantry cupboard….there is nothing left to decay!  It’s already dead.

It is an empty harvest.. a ruse to make you think that you have when you don’t.. unfortunately you spent your money on their product didn’t you?

The money that you earned being too busy to cook for yourself..

Do you need these types of products??? Is it conceivable to live without cold breakfast cereal or the hot ones in the cute packages that come in all the nifty flavors that you just heat up in the M-wave?  Could you find the time to make your bread from flour you’ve milled yourself?

Are you even a little curious as to how to make it happen for you and your family?

YOU CAN!!!!!!  It isn’t hard. You just need to learn how , understand why and then you are off to creating your own Kitchen Counter Culture.

The mission of this site is to;

Show you the skills necessary in making the transition from grocery shopper to grocery maker,

Equip you with information that is critical for you to make truly informed choices concerning your food purchases.

Empower you to facilitate  health and wellness in yourself and the ones you love through “at home” food preparation.

And to have FUN;  learning ,creating and  cooking with your family, friends and neighbors..

I’m happy you’ve read this far…..  :0)

Now take the next step and

KEEP FOOD REAL!

Email me and we will set a time for you,  your group, or church to learn the why and the how to making delicious, nutritious food at home :0)

Blessings!

Judith Parker,  HN

judith@kitchencounterculture.com

I wish every every family in America would get this garbage, MSG, out of their home pantries and take out food stuffs.

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MSG, or Monosodium Glutamate is a salt of the amino acid – Glutamic Acid (glutamate).  A salt is the chemical name for a molecule held together by opposite charges.   Basically one (mono) sodium atom is “stuck” to the amino acid glutamate.

Body Systems Affected

I have a request ticket posted with Twitter Support and hope to hear something back soon.

Weird it was just after I had  two  of my biggest blog traffic days because of these two posts

Many of the visitors to this blog come from Twitter.

Hopefully [...]]]> I’m not sure what I did to get suspended from Twitter..

I use reacurring tweets… and maybe that was it…

I have a request ticket posted with Twitter Support and hope to hear something back soon.

My Best Days EVER!

Weird it was just after I had  two  of my biggest blog traffic days because of these two posts

Fast Food….the fast way to poor health!

and

Freedom this 4th of July….but for how long?

Many of the visitors to this blog come from Twitter.

Hopefully this will all get sorted out and Ill be back Tweeting again… until then I’ll start working on my face book ;0)

~Blessings~  and Keep Food REAL!

Judith

OR… on a hot summer day to be able to jump in the car or ride our [...]]]> It is a favorite daydream of mine to see organic REAL FOOD  drive ins pop up across  this country.. Places that I can take my kids to.  A brightly colored kid friendly environment that they enjoy. Like Chucky Cheese only with REAL wonderful pizzas topped with organic goodies. To wash down the pizza  an array of stevia sweetened sodas in a myriad of flavors.

OR… on a hot summer day to be able to jump in the car or ride our bikes to the drive in, order a delicious grass fed burger with organic fries, fried in non gmo oil and go to the park down by the Boise River…While at the park I can sip on a fair trade organic iced coffee while the kids enjoy an ice cold, organic, strawberry lemonade..

But until my dream becomes reality I  MUST stay away from the existing dead food giants. These franken stein  fast foods ARE compromising our childrens’  health and robbing them of years of life expectancy.

I know how hard it is to resist the convenience of the drive through…. that low blood sugar,  mindless trance of hunger pulls you  right over into the turn lane and before you know it you are hearing ” I’ll take your order when you’re ready”.

Hopefully the videos that I include at the end of  this post will give you some will power..

In the mean time look for alternatives

• natural  food market’s deli counter

• down town bistros and delis. Many of these offer better food choices.

• Local restaurants (not chains)

• chains that are trying….. Baja Fresh and in a pinch Subway but watch out for GMO s and MSG  !ASK!

When   trying a new place ASK questions about menu items. Don’t be embarrassed. You are feeding yourself and YOUR kids. You check out babysitters and make sure that the movies and video games are age appropriate. For crying out loud!! check the FOOD!

I recently found a restaurant that offers organic beef  burgers and  fries prepared without gmo oil!  Even though the burger bun and potatoes are not organic it is a much better option then the media perpetuated, gut bomb factories, that have some how become an American icon…Grrrr\

Knock it off!  STOP eating  trash!

Teach your children that one way to care for their bodies is to be  picky about what they eat. You teach them about stranger danger…or at least you should..   Teach them about strange food danger. Encourage them to be savvy.. Let them know that they’re  being marketed to.

Nasty ads for NASTY FOOD!

Speaking of marketing…Burger Kings latest disgusting ad campaign http://tinyurl.com/no2burgerking should have parents everywhere telling them to stuff their kids meals aka Club BK in the trash where it belongs… If you are as irate as I am about the ad… remind them that they MARKET TO CHILDREN and INAPPROPRIATE ADS with SEXUAL CONNOTATIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED  BY DECENT PARENTS! Their food stinks and now their image is following suit…….I haven’t eaten at BK in YEARS!

Burger King contact info click here

Tell ‘em to quit being STUPID and GROSS! and PLEASE don’t take your kids there… you vote with EVERY dollar that you spend!

Educate your kids AND yourself .

Provide your kids with information that helps them understand WHY you are loving them enough to just say NO to junk food! Tell them you want them to live long, happy, disease free lives.  Share the fact that  eating fast food is an unhealthy choice, just like smoking or doing drugs.

Please teach YOUR children.

Don’t leave something so vital to over worked public school teachers or children’s television programming. YOU the PARENT are their primary teacher. Other input is great, but it should only reinforce what your kids are learning from YOU!

There are side benefits to children learning self-control  in regards to food..

Kids that have an awareness of their body’s nutritional needs and have  an understanding that poor nutrition is the root of many illnesses are equipped to make better choices. When you’ re not around they can figure out for themselves if this food is indeed a food or a poison in disguise.

This knowledge combined with  peer group/media resistance prepares kids to say NO  to alcohol , drugs or premature sex. They will have had  practice in making healthy choices in something that occurs everyday…. EATING!

ENJOY the VIDEOS     if you find them appropriate share them with your kids …… don’t forget to  leave a comment

~Blessings~

Keep Food REAL!!

My  burger should NOT  age better than ME!

This video was done by some kids…..I think they did a great job!

For the Star Wars fans.. my 11yr old son found this one for me!

No mention of GMO’s or MSG ( I wish there was) but she makes a great point about calories and fat intake….