Monday, January 16, 2012

BOOK REVIEW: Is Your Hair Made of Donuts? by Joy Feldman

UPDATE 2/18/13:  Joy Feldman is doing a statewide tour in R.I., reading in over 200 schools and libraries. City mayors, local celebrities and the governor are participating and will be doing readings in an act of solidarity for children's health.  More info on Facebook and in the Rhode Island Monthly

Best wishes to you, Joy, and to all those lives you will touch with your goodness!


As published in The HolisticNetworker: http://www.HolisticNetworker.com/5063/childrens-nutrition-is-your-hair-made-of-donuts/

Joy Feldman, author

Whether the subject is religion, education, politics, or even eating -- when you swim against the current, you’d better be strong, confident, and resilient.  Parents who work to feed their children nutritious foods know this well.


The Sea Change

Around the world and throughout time, the choice of what to eat has been made by adults combining the foods harvested in the region, along with an understanding of what food combinations best served the health needs of the people in that area and created pleasant tastes.  Children were not consulted in this matter, as of course, they would not yet know what is best for their bodies.  Rather, they were given to eat what the adults ate—the adults knowing what was best and taking the time to prepare it.