Monday - Homemade Pizza
Tuesday - Sweet Potato Chili recipe from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker
Wednesday - Pasta with Broccoli and Pine Nuts
Thursday - Honey Mustard Chicken, Roasted New Potatoes and Salad
Friday - Grilled Cheese
Saturday - C's 5th Birthday Party
Sunday - Leftovers
Monday - Lasagna with Breadsticks
Tuesday - Leftover Lasagna
Wednesday - Bean Burritos
Thursday - Stir-Fry
Friday - Out
Saturday - Homemade Pizza
Sunday - Burgers on the Grill
Omnivore's Dilemma
I finally got around to reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. It was a really great read! I don't think there was a ton of new information in it for me, but the way he laid it out was definitely powerful. I wish I had marked the few quotes that I thought were particularly thought-provoking...but I didn't.
A couple of things stood out for me. One was the brutality and high-cost of industrial farming to the earth and our personal health in order to save money at the supermarket. I really don't consider myself a "local-vore" or whatever the label is, but I do see value in knowing where my food is coming from. I'm kind of getting sick of the "don't tell me, I don't want to know" mentality. And believe me, I was one of those not so long ago. I think my point of view started to change when I had kids. Then it wasn't just what I put into my body but what I was putting into my babies' bodies.
Another thing that stood out for me was the fact that organic industrial isn't all that much better than conventional industrial especially for animals. Yeah, there are no chemicals in the ground. That is a benefit, but is it enough? Not sure yet how I feel on that one. Is it inevitable in our country that we can't get away from the industrial mindset?
The last thing that struck me was that you don't want to read this book if you're trying to move to a vegetarian lifestyle. lol He gives really good arguments as to why it's ok to still eat meat, especially if the animal is raised humanely. And honestly, a lot of his questions (in the very short section on vegetarianism) are the same questions I have about becoming a vegetarian. I don't think it changed my mind at all and I still don't feel much need to eat meat. But, I also don't consider myself a vegetarian even though I have rarely eaten meat in the last month. In fact, the longer I choose this way of eating, the less I miss meat at all. I do think it helped me reconcile where my husband is coming from and what I need to do to feel better about the meat we do eat. Hmmm, I'll be interested to look back on this and see if I still agree in a year or so.
A couple of things stood out for me. One was the brutality and high-cost of industrial farming to the earth and our personal health in order to save money at the supermarket. I really don't consider myself a "local-vore" or whatever the label is, but I do see value in knowing where my food is coming from. I'm kind of getting sick of the "don't tell me, I don't want to know" mentality. And believe me, I was one of those not so long ago. I think my point of view started to change when I had kids. Then it wasn't just what I put into my body but what I was putting into my babies' bodies.
Another thing that stood out for me was the fact that organic industrial isn't all that much better than conventional industrial especially for animals. Yeah, there are no chemicals in the ground. That is a benefit, but is it enough? Not sure yet how I feel on that one. Is it inevitable in our country that we can't get away from the industrial mindset?
The last thing that struck me was that you don't want to read this book if you're trying to move to a vegetarian lifestyle. lol He gives really good arguments as to why it's ok to still eat meat, especially if the animal is raised humanely. And honestly, a lot of his questions (in the very short section on vegetarianism) are the same questions I have about becoming a vegetarian. I don't think it changed my mind at all and I still don't feel much need to eat meat. But, I also don't consider myself a vegetarian even though I have rarely eaten meat in the last month. In fact, the longer I choose this way of eating, the less I miss meat at all. I do think it helped me reconcile where my husband is coming from and what I need to do to feel better about the meat we do eat. Hmmm, I'll be interested to look back on this and see if I still agree in a year or so.
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