Living in the Central Valley, there are many things that are locally grown in my area! Anything that I could possibly think of I eat on daily basis, it is grown right here in the Central Valley (those in season of course). I think that if hospitals create more menus containing seasonal foods that are grown locally it would be a great idea. This would benefit them financially and it would benefit the public health wise as well. Hospitals should promote healthy lifestyles, and this is a great way of doing so! At hospitals around my area, they can start including many fruits like apples, grapes, melons, and nectarines that are high in nutrients and also easy to access where I currently live.
For my state, I chose the state of California and not surprising at all that there are many fruits and vegetables during the month of October. Some of the items included were avocados, beets, celery, chili peppers, apples, melons, oranges, peaches, and many many more!
I had personally not heard about obesogens before, and my thoughts are that it is scary to know that there are other altering chemicals that we do not really think about that could lead to obesity. We already need to consider so much when thinking about keeping our bodies safe, it is sad that this is another item to add to our list!!
I love living in such an abundant state! It is so wonderful that we have such great foods available to us. I agree that changing hospital menus can truly promote public health and lifestyle changes for recovering patients!
ReplyDeleteSome hospitals in San Francisco have begun the process of updating their menus to emphasize local and organic meals, but it's much easier to do this sustainably and economically in a state as bountiful as California. Regarding obesogens, I often wonder: how can we draw the line between chemically-related and lifestyle-induced obesity when they are so ubiquitous in our environment? These are metabolically-active compounds that affect our bodies in ways which we are only beginning to understand.
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