Eating from the farm, really means striving for a whole foods diet- one that is minimally processed. It’s important to know that most foods you’re eating are processed to some degree. Cooked, canned, frozen, packaged, or nutritionally altered foods are all considered “processed”. Nutritionally altered foods include those that are fortified or preserved. That said, any time a food is prepared or cooked, it’s processed to some degree. You can easily identify these foods because they come prepackaged and have a long list of ingredients you’ve never heard of that are often difficult to pronounce. Food from the farm typically is simply packaged to help with transport to a store and includes items such as fruits, vegetables, poultry, seafood, eggs, nuts and seeds, and legumes. Whole foods retain their nutrients, phytochemicals, and fiber, which are often removed in processed foods. Those nutrients, are medicine to your body and mind