mercury rising

i read a comment on a story about the mercury in high fructose corn syrup today. a mom wailed,
"now what are we supposed to feed our kids? AIR?"
i wanted to reach through the screen and shake her. no, you dingbat! you are supposed to feel them FOOD! not some frankensteinian, better-living-through-chemistry food substance. ain't nothing like the real thing, baby! instead of a packet of industrialized, over-packaged, chemically "enriched" peanut butter crackers, try (drum roll please) a carrot! an apple! some real peanut butter on a real cracker! there are still some companies out there that don't use ingredients you can't spell. (and yes, i know, peanut butter is a problem at the moment, too. but i checked all three organic brands in my pantry, and they weren't recalled.) and, about the excuse i hear all the time, "they just won't eat it!..." two questions: one, will you? because they will if you will. especially if it's the only food in the house. two, who's the mommy here, anyway? my favorite pediatrician in all the world, dr. paul b. welty, used to say, "when they're hungry they'll eat." my very wise mom paraphrased that to, "when they are hungry, they will eat what you offer."
try it, america. declare yourself liberated from factory foods. you don't have to eat the rubbish they advertise on tv just because your toddler says they "have to have it" or because the american pre-fab crap imitation food council has brainwashed you into thinking that cooking is hard and time consuming. it's not.
so, here's my challenge to you. ALL OF YOU. spend a week not eating out of a cardboard box. all fresh, frozen, or single ingredient in the can or package foods. if you need recipes, email me. i'll be your iron chef for the week. (one caveat: i'm a vegetarian.)
i promise you that it is easier than you think. after your body detoxifies (and it will) you will feel fabulous. and if i am wrong, i will email you a picture of myself at which you can fling poo. i will not, however, come over and clean your keyboard.
go for it!
lovepeace
heather