We often talk about plant-based food. “Plant based” is a title often abused by big food brands giving out false information about what that means. Often times plant based foods might have pea protein powder or processed plant powders of conventional plants and the rest combined mostly with food additives and preservatives. It’s a healthy sounding title to draw consumers in. It sounds healthy doesn’t it? Did you ever ask yourself what your eating and where it comes from? Food and water are the essentials of life yet we treat them like an inconvenience when they should be treated as necessities with no compromises. Consider avoiding any food with a brand name or label. It’s usually not food and will not provide the health benefits our bodies need.
Eating whole organic farm and soil grown food can provide the absolute best nutritional value that supplements and packaged health food could never offer. Our soil is everything to human and animal life on earth, this is why we shouldn’t support industrial and conventional farming. Below are the nutrients that plants need and get from soil.

Plants need nutrients in order to thrive and, in turn, the nutrients these plants absorb make them beneficial for us to eat. The six key nutrients are:

Nitrogen (in the form of nitrate): helps foliage grow strong and gives plants their green color by helping with chlorophyll production.
Phosphorus: helps with root and flower growth, while helping plants withstand environmental stressors.
Potassium: strengthens plants, especially during early growth, and helps them retain water.
Magnesium: plays a key role in giving plants their green color.
Sulfur: helps plants resist disease and to grow seeds. It also helps the plant create amino acids, enzymes, and vitamins.
Calcium: aids in the growth and development of cell walls, which is key for the plant’s ability to prevent disease. It is also essential for the plant to absorb nitrate.

My point is that we need to be aware of what certain buzz words mean and be proactive in questioning where, what, how and why of our food sources and consumption. Love yourself always. To put a price tag on your food is to drive a nail in your coffin. Morbid as that sounds…

If you want to learn how to make your own powders at home, watch this video of a passionate man who knows how to do it. I would only suggest trying this if you know that your fruits and veggies will go bad, otherwise I always recommend eating the whole food.

Questions and comments always welcome