Right now I'm reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. It's amazing! He examines what exactly we eat; what are the ingredients, what's in the ingredients, where it comes from and what it's doing there. Fascinating stuff. And more than a little creepy. Sarah picked it up a couple months ago and read it before me. We're definitely reevaluating some of our grocery shopping. Last fall I started trying to eat a lot less meat and a lot smaller portions. I couldn't believe how much better I felt so I've tried to keep it up. Anyway, check out this trailer for Food Inc, a new movie coming out this summer...June 24, 2009
What's for dinner?
Right now I'm reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. It's amazing! He examines what exactly we eat; what are the ingredients, what's in the ingredients, where it comes from and what it's doing there. Fascinating stuff. And more than a little creepy. Sarah picked it up a couple months ago and read it before me. We're definitely reevaluating some of our grocery shopping. Last fall I started trying to eat a lot less meat and a lot smaller portions. I couldn't believe how much better I felt so I've tried to keep it up. Anyway, check out this trailer for Food Inc, a new movie coming out this summer...
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Excellent book. There are several others you might like as well. Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral" & another one which has slipped my mind. By a Mark something or other... about intentional eating, but that's not the name of it. Oh well, I'll try to remember & get the title to you.
Thanks for a wonderful time at Summer Soiree! You guys are great! If you ever want to see some more birds in North Carolina, we have Bald Eagles, Osprey, Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons & more all around the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) on Lake Jordan. I'd be honored to take you out kayaking & let you get some photos. Our coastal regions have some wonderful opportunities for birding as well. In fact, better yet, I have a friend who is a bonafide, very experienced birder & though she does not dance, she loves the music (used to play in some of the original contradance bands in our area). I'm sure she would gladly take us all out kayaking or hiking for birding opportunities..... just so you know!
The other book that karen is thinking of is Mark Bittman's Food Matters. Mark is an excellent food writer for the the NY Times. I am reading it now.
Michael Pollan is an amazing writer. I read his first book, The Botany of Desire, and recommend it. The pig chapter of Ominivore's Dilemma was published in the NYT Sunday Magazine.
Andrew, if you're really interested in what exactly you're eating, take a basic biology, chemistry, or nutrition course. Basic science education is the key to healthy eating and living.
~ Heather
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