Your Plate Doesn’t Need a Revolution
I spent decades growing food for other people’s tables. Watched it go from field to truck to store to kitchen. Somewhere in all that, I started paying closer attention to what actually ended up on the plate — and what it did to the body eating it.
The more I’ve learned, the more the answer keeps coming back to plants. Not exclusively. I’m not here to take your steak. Just more. More color, more variety, more of what grows in the ground.
Most people hear “eat healthier” and picture starting over. New pantry. New habits. New identity. That’s not what I’m talking about. Your plate doesn’t need a revolution. It needs a rebalance.
Add something green where there wasn’t one. Swap one meal a week. Keep the rest. See what happens over a season.
Small moves. Sustained. That’s how a farm works, and it’s how a body works too. If you like this post come back next Monday for the final post in this series.
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These are observations from one retired dirt farmer — not prescriptions.
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