Hi Reader!

What is common-sense eating? Is it even a thing?

It feels like people are constantly falling into extremes, especially when it comes to food. For years, everything was fat-free. Now I’m seeing people online promoting eating sticks of butter 🤦‍♀️

Somehow, the 2020 sourdough phase convinced people that white bread was a health food. On the other end of the spectrum, carnivore (no carbs at all) has become popular.

Can we just get back to using common sense when it comes to food instead of chasing every new extreme?

One of my favorite ways to think about eating is to go back to how God designed food and how people have eaten for thousands of years.

That quickly rules out highly processed, artificial ingredients and foods grown with lots of pesticides, but it also goes deeper than that.

With this perspective, foods like meat, vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and natural sweeteners such as honey just make sense.

When it comes to food preservation and safety, fermenting fits perfectly but homogenizing milk doesn't so much.

We often hear about the benefits of one specific food, but that doesn’t mean we should build our entire diet around it. Honestly, we’re living in one of the first times in history where that’s even possible.

And if a food makes you feel bad (I'm talking about all the allergies and sensitivities), just don't eat it.

This is how I approach meals in our home, and here is an example of what a day of eating could look like around here:

Breakfast: Oat Dutch Baby (served with fruit and a little maple syrup)

Snack: Homemade yogurt (we love this with blueberries and homemade granola)

Lunch: Chicken and gravy with rice and leftover veggies

Dinner: Stuffed pepper skillet and roasted asparagus​

I'd love to hear from you! How do you approach food in your home?

This week in our home...

With warmer weather coming, I started up our water kefir again, and we’re already enjoying our first blueberry-flavored bottles!

From my kitchen to yours,

Violet