Comments on: Food, Inc. http://andreastaats.com/2009/06/food-inc/ The musings of an Alaskan 20-something lapsed Mormon woman; life, culture, movies, music, fashion and the pursuit of the perfect latte. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://krobar.net/ By: Diana http://andreastaats.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Diana Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:32:29 +0000 http://andreastaats.com/?p=950#comment-726 have you read "in defense of food''? it's a shocker compared to fast food nation. <abbr><em>Diana’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuncturedBicycle/~3/dNdDxBHKoSs/exclusive-giveaway-from-swaydehead.html" rel="nofollow">Exclusive Giveaway from Swaydehead!</a></em></abbr> have you read “in defense of food”? it’s a shocker compared to fast food nation.

Diana’s last blog post..Exclusive Giveaway from Swaydehead!

]]> By: The Clothes Horse http://andreastaats.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-714 The Clothes Horse Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:51:18 +0000 http://andreastaats.com/?p=950#comment-714 Really makes me want to garden all my own food...except I'm lazy. So it's off to the farmer's markets! <abbr><em>The Clothes Horse’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/EYHy/~3/GBmcatfVJhQ/black-and-blue.html" rel="nofollow">Black And Blue</a></em></abbr> Really makes me want to garden all my own food…except I’m lazy. So it’s off to the farmer’s markets!

The Clothes Horse’s last blog post..Black And Blue

]]> By: Julianne http://andreastaats.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Julianne Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:10:48 +0000 http://andreastaats.com/?p=950#comment-711 Very interesting. I've been reading Jillian Michael's book "Master Your Metabolism", as well as a few vegetarian books. I was talking to Ryan last night, and honestly, I'm really nervous to keep reading -- because, it means a major change on my part. Major changES. Mostly giving up convenience and also giving up money. I told him I don't know if I can stomach paying $3.50 for a half-gallon of organic milk, or $7/lb. for chicken, just to take a stance (and also eat better). At the same time, I don't know if I can stomach NOT doing it. It's like my friend, who is majorly on the path of organic and healthy eating, said: "Once you know, you can't go back." It's daunting to read about the so-called "food" that is produced -- that is really just hormones and antibiotics and cheap proteins in plastic wrap -- and know that it is probably slowly killing me and my husband and kid, not to mention the rest of my family and every other person who is eating it. If nothing else, it's doing it's best to make it nearly impossible to lose weight or be very healthy. And then the sad part is -- you get the knowledge...but putting it into play (i.e. throwing out canned convenience foods, or getting a special water filter, or eating vegetable after vegetable instead of whatever sweet crappola is available) is muy muy difficult. Very interesting. I’ve been reading Jillian Michael’s book “Master Your Metabolism”, as well as a few vegetarian books. I was talking to Ryan last night, and honestly, I’m really nervous to keep reading — because, it means a major change on my part. Major changES. Mostly giving up convenience and also giving up money. I told him I don’t know if I can stomach paying $3.50 for a half-gallon of organic milk, or $7/lb. for chicken, just to take a stance (and also eat better).

At the same time, I don’t know if I can stomach NOT doing it. It’s like my friend, who is majorly on the path of organic and healthy eating, said: “Once you know, you can’t go back.” It’s daunting to read about the so-called “food” that is produced — that is really just hormones and antibiotics and cheap proteins in plastic wrap — and know that it is probably slowly killing me and my husband and kid, not to mention the rest of my family and every other person who is eating it. If nothing else, it’s doing it’s best to make it nearly impossible to lose weight or be very healthy.

And then the sad part is — you get the knowledge…but putting it into play (i.e. throwing out canned convenience foods, or getting a special water filter, or eating vegetable after vegetable instead of whatever sweet crappola is available) is muy muy difficult.

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