How To Eat Local So You Save Money, Time, and Probably Your Health

Why I Chose To Go Local

Eating local has been a popular topic in the food and nutrition world the past few years, but how hard is it to do and is it worth it?

When we struggle with our diet, we are more often than not struggling with deeper issues associated with digestion and hormone imbalance, which pull us into a vicious cycle of nutrient-deficiency, hunger signals, emotional cravings, and thus overeating. While we may understand that we should be incorporating a balanced diet into our lifestyle, the steps to get there can seem daunting and impossible when our bodies are signaling intense sugar or fat cravings.

Locally grown food is one way we can get in touch with our ancestral way of eating seasonally, and restore our natural balance in our bodies.

While I’m not necessarily advocating a paleo-type diet, the industrialization of food has caused our bodies to fall out of rhythm with the natural way we should be eating — — artificially fattened meats and poultry, vegetables covered in wax and pesticides, and synthesized fats that are literally made in a lab.

Unlike commercially-grown produce, local produce is picked when it’s ripe and peak in nutrient density and flavor, and much more transparent as to how it was…