Does your food have soul?

The USDA national nutritional nutrient database of 8800 food is the resource we use to find out what nutrients are in our food. This Database provides standardized information, it does not indicate Whether the food was grown organically, with Agricultural toxins or if it was grown in healthy or poor soils. Not all food is created equal, some of it lacks the soul. Nutrient dense food have a high ratio of nutrition to calorie. Nutrient dense food are real and unprocessed if grown organically in nutrient rich soil then they have the soul. Nutrients found in healthy whole food include micro nutrients like essential vitamins, trace minerals and electrolytes, plus micronutrients, including carbohydrates , proteins and different types of healthy fats. These are the things that make up the soul of our food.

Out of the thousands of plants that we eat for food, it is surprising that 60% of all of the worldwide calorie intake comes from just four highly subsidized, industrialized crops: corn, rice, soy and wheat. If you want to make sure that you are eating a diet of soul food, make sure you’re eating the most nutrient dense food. (Check out Dr Fuhrman’s rating system on the web.)

Some of the best ways to get soul food is to eat local seasonal produce, grow your own garden and eat more healthy food like leafy greens, berries, non-starchy veggies and make sure to have healthy fats from grass-fed animal products. It’s very important when you eat any kind of dairy or meat to have grass-fed because the essential fatty acid profile will greatly differ if it is not raised on a healthy natural diet. The animals need soul food, too.

A final consideration is the condition of our soil. Many of the food in the USDA database are testing much lower for the nutrients they are supposed to have. Modern farming practices are the cause of topsoil nutrient loss.

Support organic, permaculture and biodynamic farming practices that protect and build topsoil.

The soul of the soil is where it all starts.