In honor of March being National Nutrition Month, Share Six has decided to have the theme be food. I was quite excited about this theme for two reasons. Number one being that I’ve wanted to have a go at food photography. Number two being that nutrition is something we have delved into very heavily for the last few years.
A few years ago we found out our son had Lyme disease, as well as had some genetic issues that were inhibiting him from processing certain foods. His doctor advised that he only eat lean meats, fruits and vegetables. We needed to eliminate dairy, soy, rice, corn, msg, dyes, refined sugar, among several other things. We are in this together as a family, so we all participated in the overhaul of our diet.
Fast forward two and half years and he’s still receiving treatment as his body just won’t fight it off. He has a ton of inflammation, so the doctor advises getting a food sensitivity test done. Low and behold he has a lot of food sensitivities. When we had eliminated dairy, we replaced it with almond milk. It turns out, he is highly sensitive to almonds. So all of this time, we thought we were helping him, but instead we were still contributing to the problem. So we have now had to eliminate some nuts, as well as some fruits and vegetables. It’s fairly easy to eat such a strict diet when we are home, which we are very fortunate to be home most of the time. It’s a different story when we go to events and get togethers.
Through all of this, I have learned so much about gut health, nutrition, inflammation, brain inflammation, food sensitivities, and the list goes on. It’s been a long road, and I still don’t necessarily see an end in sight, but that’s ok. We are currently seeing improvement, so that is good.
Here are my food photos. This first one isn’t your typical food photography shot, but I had to include it. We vacationed in the Northwoods last summer. We stayed in a little cabin on a lake. We packed up our blender (for smoothies) as well as all of our healthy food. I did make an exception though. We had to have s’mores at the fire pit down by the lake. So this one is of the s’more my son ate.
The rest are typical food photography shots I took in my make shift studio (i.e. the dining room table). I had a blast with my daughter. She is the one who did all of the fruit carving. She is incredibly talented! I think she is hooked on making cool food displays now. I won’t complain. It’ll give me more food to photograph, and we’ll have fun together in the process.
Look at the incredible apple swan (or duck) she carved!! I am so impressed!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you enjoyed my images. Be sure to continue your way around the blog circle. You won’t want to miss our other contributors’ interpretations. Up next is Elizabeth Wilson. Head over to her blog to see her amazing images!!