Last September my wife and I had the incredible pleasure of visiting Morocco

Morocco is a beautiful country in northern Africa with a vibrant culture and some of the most incredible architecture you will ever see.

We visited several cities and got to dive deep into their culture thanks to our amazing guide, Mohammed.

One thing I noticed on our trip was the simplicity of their food options (of course the health coach would notice these things).

Yes, they use a variety of spices on their foods. They have unique cooking technique local to their region and culture.

But, the main thing I noticed is the lack of ultra-processed food options.
You can go to a convenience store and find processed foods, but when you're at a restaurant or eating street food, it's all whole foods based.

We eat chicken kabobs off the grill in a sandwich with bread made by the local families.

For dinner, we ate chicken sourced from the local butcher. See below. Simple preparation. Chicken, spices, and local olives.

And for dessert, check this out! A bowl of fruit as fresh as I've ever seen. The green oranges (yes they're oranges) look like they were literally picked from a tree when we ordered them.

So what's my point with all of this?

Most of us live in a time and place where there is an abundance of food options EVERYWHERE.

Most of those options are not of the "whole foods" variety. Most foods come in a bag or a box and have been sitting on a shelf for weeks or months.

Sometimes we get tunnel vision and only live in our small bubble. We forget that there is a whole wide world out there and that eating and food is something that's been evolving for thousands of years.

If we can take a second to zoom out, we can gain some perspective.

We can remember the origin of certain foods. We can appreciate the work involved in raising an animal in the right conditions. We can appreciate the farmers who are cultivating the fruits and vegetables that we can enjoy.

If we zoom out and realign our perspective to what food is intended to be, we will make better decisions about what we eat.

Just because we are exposed to endless options when it comes to processed food, doesn't mean we have to eat it.

With this new perspective on food, think about your next meal and how you can make it more aligned with our original way of enjoying food.

I promise you will make better decisions and be that much closer to your health goals.

That's it for today. Go plan your next healthy (maybe Moroccan) meal!

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