This was a very rel­e­vant ques­tion wor­thy of a post all by itself. It is also very rel­e­vant as I will be post­ing some­thing related about sub­si­dized crops later this week­end.  In short, gov­ern­ment sub­si­dies for corn, soy, and wheat make it pos­si­ble for com­pa­nies to pro­duce foods, with lots of chem­i­cally com­plex ingre­di­ents, that are cheaper to buy than foods that actu­ally are ingre­di­ents. How sad is that? Check back soon for that post.

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“Hey Jeff I think this is great. I don’t know how you put it all together. I’d really like our fam­ily to get a start on this. I know it will be hard. Please keep it up. I do have a ques­tion. What is your gro­cery bill like for a week. I know for us the bet­ter you try to eat the more it costs.“
–Thanks Heather

Heather – I am excited to hear you are ready for some fam­ily wide changes. What a great way to raise the next gen­er­a­tion so they don’t think twice about the choice between a pop tart or a banana when they are adults.

The gro­cery bill ques­tion is one that we get a lot from par­ents and a valid one to ask. con­tinue reading…