I worked on making rows for potatoes Monday morning. Ken had the day off so he came and helped for a while too. I spent about 4 hours there. It feels good to get outside and work. I don't do it enough. Although, I tend to neglect my other responsibilities - that is my house is still quite messy! I'll have to post some pictures of the potato rows. We planted five different varieties of red potatoes (Chieftain, Romanza-Sierra Rose, Norland, La Soda and Pontiac), some yukon gold, and some Russetts. We finished planting what we have on Monday and Tuesday. We went to the farm on Monday night for Family Home Evening. The kids enjoy spending time out playing in the dirt. It was fun to watch them run around. When we were about to go home, they started having races jumping over the rows. I love to see them outside too. Although, Emily has made quite a mess with my car also from the many hours spent there!!!
My Thoughts on HEALTH and NUTRITION
The above slide show depicts the changes over the past 20 years in the percentage of Americans who are obese. During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. The slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states. In 1985 most of the states had a percentage of <10%.>25%. So why the change? What has brought on this increase in our nation? Here are my thoughts.
1. TECHNOLOGY
The 80s and 90s brought computers and game consoles to the world. Outside work and play have been replaced by many hours in front of the computer and electronic games. This has led to a nation that is much less active than before.
2. DIET FADS
The 80s is characterized by the LOW-FAT diet craze. If you ate things that were LOW-FAT you weren't supposed to "get fat." The food guide pyramid was taught. It focused on eating large amounts of grains (6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice & pasta a day). Other diet fads have been the "low calorie diet" and the "Adkins" or low-carb diets. These diet fads have changed the way people think "healthy" eating should be.
3. EASY/PROCESSED FOODS
Our nation now has a "get it quick and get it now" mentality. Fast food restaurants are abundant and very accessible. The less time it takes to make or get our food, the better.
I feel that the three of these areas combined have led to an increase in obesity in our nation. SO NOW WHAT?
My Solution
Coming Soon:)
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