How many times have you been in line at the grocery store and can't help but notice what the person ahead or behind you is purchasing? As the communal conveyor belt moves along, we all take a peek now and then and see what the person beside you will be eating this week! Don't deny it, we've all done it - including myself.
Most of the time I briefly scan and the odd time I may cringe a bit (that's the nutritionist in me thinking - "Oh Goodness, if only I could tell you what amazing, healthy, tasty alternatives there are to your x, y, z") but last week while I was doing my weekly run, I literally thought I was going to have a heart attack.
Behind me was a family - parents and two little girls and with them was a cart full of.... absolute junk. I don't mean to be judgemental - we all deserve a treat (and believe me, during this year with baby - I treat myself at least once a day it seems!) so I am no stranger to less-than-healthy foods, but this was just beyond words. What killed me was that the nutrition of these two little ones was completely being dictated by the poor choices from their parents.
In their cart contained boxes of mac and cheese, crackers, cookies, gatorade, chips, white bread, a few other boxed goods, chocolate milk and oh, yes some produce: bananas. That's it. That was the only whole food in the entire cart. Bananas. Nothing green. Not one vegetable.
I literally almost teared up. All I could think about was what a difference between what my son was getting compared to these girls... and it just broke my heart. You don't have to be educated or rich to make healthy choices. In fact, it is WAY cheaper to buy whole, real food vs. packaged ones. Nor am I saying be a health finatic and be an anal control-freak about food - that's not healthy either, in my opinion. But the absolute lack of vitamins and nourishment for these little girls just blew me away. And the consequences not only on their short-term health but their long-term vitality, performance and health status just shook me. They were going to be at a disadvantage in so many ways because of deliberate choices.
The reason I am blogging about this and am so passionate about it is because I hope through this extreme example, we can think about the choices we all make everyday and tweak them. Though I am sure these aren't the choices by any of my readers (because by virtue of reading a Wellness blog, I assume you have an interest in leading a healthier lifestyle!) I hope we can still use this to think about what we feed our families and ourselves and realize that what we put in our carts, and in our mouths, have consequences that reach far beyond our wallets or waistlines.
Yours in healthy choices for our families,
Dr. Shamira
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