I have to say that one of the many great things about living here, in Mexico, is the availability of fresh farm to table food.
Is there a way to know the trail of said food? Not that I can see. We used to buy all of our produce from a market about 2 km from us. Now I buy it from Soriana, and have it delivered. Is everything pesticide free, E-coli free, carcinogenic free?
I have no idea. And, I have no idea how to find the answer to that question.
I feel very comfortable buying our fruit, and veg from the Mercado Paseos, the one about 50 ft. from the bank we use. Where they’re grown, I don’t know. I don’t have enough command of the language to ask the people behind the counter.
All I know, for sure, is that they’re not processed foods, and they don’t have petroleum based colorings in them. Check out how many foods you eat that have dyes called Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6. These are in thousands of foods you eat every day.
They are, however, only in processed foods. Try to get away from the foods that come prepackaged in any way, brightly colored cereals, even canned fruits may contain some of the dyes.
As I said, we are fortunate that we have the fresh food available to us 365 days of the year. We can buy from any of the supermarkets, or from a small local market; only the food imported from the US has petroleum based colorings.
Choose the good stuff. Shop at the farmers markets in your area. Get back to eating food the way God intended you to eat it.
Until next time, stay happy, and love the Lord.