Send us a text🌱 The ONE Thing You Need to KnowShop the OUTSIDE aisles of the grocery store. Real food is on the perimeter - produce, meat, dairy. Middle aisles = processed junk your body doesn't recognize. Small steps > perfection.Guest: Dr. Janel Louise OhletzPhD in Soil Science | Professional Chef | Author of "Between Farm and Fork" | Grew up on organic farm | Survived heart attack | Director of Sustainable Agriculture💣 Mind-Blowing FactsYour "organic" food might be destroying soil health (tillage kills microbes)Modern vegetables have 50% less nutrients than 50 years agoRicotta cheese is now mostly GUM, not dairyYour gut microbiome IS your immune systemEndocrine disruptors in cleaning products make you fatMethane from food waste = 27x worse than CO2🔥 Best Quotes"Organic is just a sticker if the soil isn't healthy""You feed the microbes, the microbes feed the plant - same with your gut""If it doesn't grow out of the ground or wasn't once grazing, don't eat it""Sugar should NOT be the 2nd ingredient in pasta sauce""Your body stores chemicals in fat because it doesn't know what to do with them""The French don't have cup holders - they SIT with their coffee"🛒 Shopping RulesShop the OUTSIDE aisles only (except pasta aisle)Read labels: Can't pronounce it? Don't buy itIngredients should be <5 items you recognizeSugar in pasta sauce = trained palate (you don't need it)Trader Joe's = good food, bad plastic packagingFrozen vegetables > canned (less salt)🇫🇷 European MindsetThey buy food DAILY from local marketsFamily comes before work (bosses send you home at 4:30pm Friday)No to-go coffee culture (sit and enjoy)Slow food movement: local, seasonal, intentionalThey're MORE productive working LESS hours🧠 Health ConnectionsSoil health = Human healthGut microbiome needs microbes from soilDepleted soil = depleted nutrients in foodEndocrine disruptors plug hormone receptors (metabolism chaos)Fast food = convenience trap stealing your healthTV/doom scrolling = time thieves📚 Key ConceptsRegenerative agriculture > organic certificationA2 milk = better for gut than A1 milkTillage = killing soil microbes (bad)Cover crops = feeding soil without chemicalsSilage tarps = natural weed controlVote with your dollars = change the food systemAction StepsShop outside aisles ONLY this weekRead ONE food label before buyingMake yogurt at home (see her Instagram)Ditch ONE convenience foodInvolve kids in cooking (quality time + life skills)Give yourself GRACE - small steps countConnect🌐 Website: OhletzGrow.com (FREE recipes, no ads!) 📱 Instagram: @OhletzGrow 🧵 Threads: @OhletzGrow 💼 LinkedIn: Janel Louise Ohletz 📖 Book: "Between Farm and Fork" (memoir + recipes)Final Message"Don't seek perfection. Every small step toward real food is progress. One Bojangles run doesn't negate everything. Give yourself grace and keep moving forward."