The Food Revolution

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The Food Revolution

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Journaling: There’s some irony in the fact that the man who doesn’t really care how food looks, tastes, or smells has led the food revolution in our family. Let me start by saying that my husband weighs about 20 pounds more than he did when we married 40 years ago. One of my legs weighs 20 pounds more than it did 40 years ago. So he definitely doesn’t have the issues with food that I do. A little over a year ago, he read The China Study and gave up most animal-based protein. His daily breakfast of juice combines the most gosh-awful assortment of fruits and vegetables which he claims he can feel coursing through his veins. He advocates as much raw food as possible because cooking destroys nutrients. I admit I’m a little more stubborn. I went back to WW and began losing the pounds -- 30 so far. Then, reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle made me more conscious of the sense in eating locally; and when I watched Food, Inc., I decided I needed to eliminate most meat from my diet. I’m not rigid about it, but it’s been a pleasant surprise that it hasn’t been nearly as hard to give up as I had anticipated. What I’m reading now in The Omnivore’s Dilemma about the industrialization of agriculture just confirms for me the need to make changes in the way we eat. Now Marc and Karen are making the shift to eating organically to avoid GMOs, not an easy task since they are everywhere. Healthy eating aside, there’s still nothing that beats a biscuit slathered with butter and a glass of sweet tea. 06.19.10