Welcome to issue 39 of our newsletter!

Did you catch last month’s client testimonial?  It was a great letter about the futility of seeking Real Food at a local diner (vs. the Fake version served up in most restaurants).  And it stirred many of you to write in.  I really appreciate folks sharing their own restaurant “Wake-Up Call” stories.

Clearly we are faced more and more often with the need to make deliberate choices to eat On Purpose.  Sometimes the truth hits us like a Cool-Whip pie in the face:  the default food for Americans has increasingly become highly-processed, chemical-laden, “edible, food-like substances”.  But the good news is that our options are expanding!  I am excited every time I encounter a thriving new farmer’s market, CSA, organic local farm, or clean, whole-food based product.  There is a rapidly growing and receptive market out there.

And I can’t wait to tell you what I found during my fabulous trip to Blackberry Ridge in August!  This month I continue the Real Food theme and share some thoughts on eating meats and other animal foods – on purpose.  Can animal foods really be a sustainable part of our diet?  I believe the answer is yes!

Be well,

Tracy