An eco-advocate on twitter, Lisa Borden, posted this a link for everyone to take a look at. It was titled "The Shocking Truth About Orange Juice."
I found that title to be intriguing, despite the fact that we don't drink processed orange juice. I took a look, and I was shocked - but not surprised - by the information provided.
I encourage you to watch the video and forward it to friends and family. The point at the end of the video really hit home for us, too. Some children have allergic reactions to processed juices, but not to the actual fruit - fresh - by itself. That's because they are reacting to the chemicals and additives, not to the fruit. Does that seem okay to you? Not to me.
What people don't seem to understand, or even realize, is that it's not natural for most foods to be processed and packaged in that way. In the past, people used to store certain foods (like potatoes) but you can't store orange juice for long periods of time, unless it has some additive.
It takes just one person to speak up and say, let's do something different. Many parents have made a HUGE difference in their community, schools, churches, etc by simply say "I'm not going to feed that to my kid, do you think you should feed it for yours?" By bringing awareness, they make people start to think... maybe I don't want my kid eating something heavily processed like that.
After all, it's not about convenience. It's about the health and well-being of our children - isn't it?...
I think so!
-Heather