There’s been a lot of talk by the
Government about food security, about the necessity for this twin-island
republic to decrease significantly its importation of food from other
countries. The thrust of this Food Security Initiative is to develop and sell
our own food products regionally and internationally. The citizenry were also encouraged
to grow their own food.
This is a very good idea. So good that I
“kidnapped” it, and built on it . If you
have been logging onto our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/naturallivingcenter/,
you would see that our Tips of The Day have been focusing on the nutritional
values and health benefits of our local fruits. Here’s 6 reasons why you should
eat local fruits.
6 Reasons You Should Eat Local Fruit
1. It’s Available
Fruits are easy to get; you can get from a neighbor,
friend or family member. Some of us even have some sort of fruit tree in our yards. If not , we can go
to the Market or Supermarket and pick up some fruits in bulk. Foreign fruits are not so readily obtainable
in large quantities, for a reasonable price.
2. It’s Fresher
As I've said before, fruit trees and fruit
vendors are all around us. All we have to do is ask; pick for ourselves or buy.
Whereas foreign fruit comes packaged or canned with lots of Excitotoxins.
3. It’s Cheaper
In terms of quantity, you can get local fruit for free or in bulk at a reasonable price, but you get less foreign fruit
for more money.
4. There’s More Variety
Different fruits bear at different
times of the year, and some fruits have many different varieties. For example, there are Starch, Vere, Calabash and Julie mangoes to name a few, and Grameshell and Lacatan
bananas. We only get some kinds of
fruits from other countries and not as much varieties are available.
5. Similar or Nutritional Values to
the Imported Fruits
For more information about the health
benefits and nutritional value of local fruits, visit our Facebook page.
6. Remember “Old Time” Fruits
In this age of the Internet and fast
foods, this generation’s children seem to have lost some of the simple pleasures that adults over 50 years took for granted, like playing moral and reading classics
like A Tale of Two Cities the original. Also many of them are not familiar with eating fruit like penny piece, star
apple, sapodilla, gru-gru bef, gri-gri, and stinking toe. Eating local fruits
will not only encourage us to look for these local “exotic” fruit, but it may also motivate us to plant them in our backyards. What a wonderful legacy for our children ,
grandchildren and maybe even our great-grandchildren, if Jesus tarries.
Natural Living Center’s daily Tips are there to
help our clients in their journey towards optimum health. Next, we are starting a new series of “Tips of the Day” that will give you, our clients,
some ideas on how to stay on your menu plans for Christmas successfully.
