How to Educate Yourself and Your Homeschooler on Sourcing Healthy Foods

Mr. Richards explained that many times, business owners and sellers are more focused on food safety than big corporations because their name is on the product.

For changes to come into our food industry, we must make changes as the customers. He explained that consumers need to be educated on where to source food and that the grocery store shouldn't be their only option. He said consumers have the power and they can vote with their money, so to speak.

How can you teach your homeschooler how to source food and take care of themselves? Mr. Richards provided several tips.

• Source and eat saturated fats.
  We recommend red meat. It fuels the brain and is actually good for the kids. Take your homeschooler along when you source and buy red meat, so they can see the process.
• Learn through hands-on methods.
  Involve your kiddos in the cooking process. Teach them at home or enroll them in cooking classes. Maybe you can take the classes too. Learn together to discover the process of making healthy foods.
• Save and expend food amounts.
  Mr. Richards explained that shopping locally can increase your food value. For instance, you can create more meals with healthy food. You can freeze the meat for later or use the meals as leftovers.
• Care for your body.
  Don't become dependent on the grocery stores. Source your food outside of the corporations, if possible. Find alternative options and show your kids how you source these options. Finally, engage in physical activity. Go on walks, work out, or play a game of tennis. Take care of your whole body. Mr. Richards explained that healthy soil leads to healthy forage, which leads to a healthy animal. The healthy meat of that animal then leads to a healthy human being.
• Ask questions.
  Know what to ask when sourcing your food:

  • Ask if the food is grass-fed and finished. If so, for how long? Sometimes the animals are only grass-fed for short amounts, not a full life cycle. If you want to know with certainty, you can contact Edacious, which is a company that tests meat to discover its nutritional value.
  • Ask if the food contains hormones or antibiotics.
  • Ask if the food is treated with herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, specifically glyphosate.
• Pay attention to flavor.
  Flavor can tell you a lot about how an animal was raised:

  🌿 Tastes Gamey Grass-fed

  🧈 Tastes Buttery Grain-fed
• Go on farm tours to see the process.
  Let your kids see the process of farming and raising animals. Mr. Richards suggests even letting your kids see the process of slaughtering animals for food. He encourages families to see both the killing floor and a harvest. This helps people understand the true sacrifice of the animal and practice gratitude for the food.
• Support self-development and freedom to think for themselves.
  Encourage your children to think for themselves. Mr. Richards explains that free thinking comes from homeschooling. Take your kids along when you source food or exercise. Ask them to help you cook. Show excitement when they want to study a health topic. Allow them to learn on their own and make good health decisions, so they can practice free thinking.
• Take responsibility.
  Finally, you (the parent) need to take responsibility for your family. Healthy habits start in the home, and they come from you. Show your kids the importance of sourcing good, non-chemical foods. Talk to them about the benefits of eating well. Show them that you take care of your body by eating well and exercising.

Mr. Richards also shared insights on his homeschooling journey with his two daughters. Homeschooling supports adaptability, free thinking, and entrepreneurship. It also teaches students how to learn from failure.

Although he supports homeschooling wholeheartedly because he had to heal from public school damage, Mr. Richards empathizes with parents who can't homeschool. Our society doesn't support homeschooling parents because often, both parents have to work. If you can't homeschool, we understand, and these lessons can still be taught to your public schoolers.

For those interested in entrepreneurship, Mr. Richards recommends mentorship and the power of autosuggestion. Encourage your kids to speak kindly to themselves and that they are smart, driven, and capable. Tell them to work on understanding their ego and show that their word bonds them to promises. If they make a promise that becomes hard to keep, tell them to remain steadfast. This shows capability and strength, which are key assets for an entrepreneur.

You must teach your family how to create healthy habits both through food sourcing and mindset. Encourage your children to develop healthy mindsets and positive statements about themselves. Encourage them to learn new things and new methods.

Take them along when you source food and discuss the food sourcing process with them. Through homeschooling and smart food sourcing, you fight for their future and show them positive ways to survive in our world.

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