The Food Pyramid Unbalance

Wow, so this sheds a lot of light on why we eat how we do... A case of do what I say and not what I do. I feel as if federal subsidies pyramid was reversed it would be a win win for everyone, healthier options and agriculture that is better for the environment. What do you think?

Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

Another reason for Grass versus Grain fed meat

I recently ran across this article and wanted to share and give a little input from my own experience. We have recently started purchasing grass fed meat from our company that brings us local produce every other week and it is by far superior to the grain fed, even organic grain fed meat. I was amazed how much flavor the meat had, it tasted like, yes get this, meat! I know crazy. I would really recommend trying it if you are like me and have tried to give up meat to help the environment but just can't seem to make the switch.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/switching-to-grass-fed-beef/

Green cookbooks

I have read through a couple of the latest green trend in these green cookbooks popping up all over and while most give some good tips and ideas, this latest one seems to delve into lifestyle choices as well. They also have a companion site that compliments the book. It seems like a great comprehensive guide to living eco-friendly with food.

http://biggreencookbook.com/

Earth Hour, March 27th, 2010

Earth Hour is coming up soon on March 27th at 8:30pm, your local time, spread the word and lets show them the real impact!

https://www.myearthhour.org/home

Cutting down on Plastic bags

So in my effort to stop using plastic bags, it occurred to me that using plastic ziploc bags is probably just as bad. So I have been focusing on how to cut this down. First I tried reuse, now some of you may be better at cleaning these than me, but I felt like they where never clean and looked disgusting. Even if I felt they where clean they only seemed to last 2-3 uses. So plan B. I started evaluating what I was using them for. It came down to food to take to work and baked goods to take to parties and such and I'd use them to hold my cheese after I opened a package. So the cheese was the first one and that was pretty easy I got a shallow plastic container and put the cheese in that then put that in the fridge... Easy. Second, was the food I take to work, again cheese, some fruit, etc. This seemed easy once I thought about it as well, just use the reusable plastic or our mason jars for these items. I take my weeks worth of cheese on Monday and have found that a couple of my round containers fit my cut up fruit perfectly. Lastly, was the baked goods, I am still fully working this one out, as I don't really have reusable containers that are big enough to take 4 dozen cookies... Overall, though I just try to stop and think when I reach in the drawer for a plastic bag, that usually stops me because I have found that the bags are really nothing more than a convenience and now that I don't use them I don't really miss them.

Eat Wild

I stumbled across this site while looking for a birthday gift and wanted to pass it along. As we find out more and more about how bad our food industry actually is this type of site will soon become invaluable. Enjoy.

http://www.eatwild.com/index.html

Food, Inc

If you haven't seen this movie you really should. It is a real eye opener! I had an idea of how bad our food industry was, from the mass feed lots to Monsanto, but not to this extent. It was a real eye opener and a must see. A really well done film.