"Natural" Sham

We are going back to the basics. Simplicity is my new saying. Why? Because I'm sick and tired of lead in my kids' toys. I'm sick and tired of not being able to read half of the ingredients on the label of my "whole wheat" bread. Do you even want to know what is in your toothpaste or shampoo? This year the Little Man is getting nothing but handmade China free toys and books for his Birthday,(he LOVES books BTW). And NO cake in a box! Simple food equals vegetables, grains, fruit and meat. No more boxes with a myriad of unrecognizable ingredients prepackaged for your convenience. I have come to the point of realizing that I have been feeding my family junk, when I thought it was good for them. I had been duped into thinking that by buying 100% Whole Wheat bread that I was doing the healthy thing for my family. One day while in my kitchen pondering what to make for lunch I decided to take a looksie at the label on my bread. Low and behold the 3rd ingredient, high fructose corn syrup, shortly after that came partially hydrogenated soybean oil and not to mention a long list of preservatives. Although there has been no concrete evidence that high fructose corn syrup is any worse than regular sugar, I tend to believe that our bodies were not meant to eat and digest things that come out of a science lab like high fructose corn syrup. Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is so bad it kills you...slowly, and in the meantime it just makes you fat. It lowers your thyroid which in turn makes your energy level go down so you don't feel like exercising. Then comes the diabetes, heart disease and possibly cancer. Partially hydrogenated oil is in about 40 % of the food at the grocery store! See this link for more info on trans fatty acids: hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, proven serious health effects. So although I already enjoyed making bread, I now have a reason to make it. No more store bread for us, my bread machine now has a permanent place on the counter. And needless to say I have become a compulsive label reader. I want to know exactly what is in my food and keep my family healthy. I choose my family's health over pretty prepackaged convenience, not to mention my food tastes better.