Utopia Holistic Health and Holidays July 2017 | Page 5
SURVIVING THE
HOLIDAY BINGE
K
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED HOW
MANY FESTIVITIES YOUR CHILDREN
ATTEND ANNUALLY?
I Food for thought though! For this generation, the
consumption of dairy as an example means consuming a
ids parties require a bit of planning and preparation to product that may not even be whole milk, it may be
ensure all attending are catered for and not left feeling hydrogenated, standardized, homogenised, reconstituted
alienated due to a food intolerance, or worse a child and certainly Pasteurised. Down line produce such as
falling ill due to a food allergy. In previous articles I have cheese and yoghurt etc. will be also affected. Cattle will
covered food and drink options and a little research will be affected by the stress of high numbers of stock per
find any number of good healthy options for a successful hectare which then also makes it necessary to
party. With the number of children having allergies and supplement feeding. Stock feeds are often not fit for
intolerances ever increasing, it s worth having a look at human consumption bi product, or non human grade
the background of party foods. Traditional options are grains etc, also stale bread, lollies, biscuits, chips etc that
now for many no longer an option. It is only two are less than consumer perfect all go into stock feed. The
generations ago that intolerances etc. were few, so what s net result of this is that you may have a reaction to dairy
happened in that time? Many things have changed, more more so from what comes through the milk from what
than just foods, but as this is about parties and foods, food cattle are being fed, than the milk itself. The other food
will be the focus. The basis of many party foods are groups mentioned earlier have gone through a similar
wheat, dairy, eggs and sugar. Two generations ago cows progressive change to the point where it is easy to loose
ate grass and were grazing in minimal numbers per sight of the original natural food source. So back to the
hectare. Two generations ago wheat was wheat. It was party! Where possible, source foods that are additive free,
grown on large, naturally fertilized fields. The wheat was unprocessed, and not scientifically hybridized or GMO.
harvested, milled into flour and went off to the consumer. Unprocessed is the key word here. Keep sugars to a
Two generations ago Sugar was unprocessed, sourced minimum and hydration to the maximum. Throw in some
from cane, again from large natural acreage.Two digestive foods such as paw, papaya and pineapple.
generations ago eggs were from your own chooks that Fermented foods are a great way to help little tummies
were running around feeding on whatever nature cope with party excesses. Dress things up a bit, as an
provided.Two generations ago we did not have food example serve fresh grape juice garnished with mint or
technology that was profit driven to feed the masses sweet lemon in a chilled cocktail glass (perhaps a food
using the least raw productOr, indeed technology created grade plastic glass?) Most importantly keep it light and
foods, i.e. foods that do not occur naturally. Oh dear, fun with activities that suit the age group you re catering
didn’t t that just take the fun out of the party?! for.