As an aside for anyone thinking about their health, the movie Dark Waters is the true story about what Dupont did with Teflon… We watched it on Netflix.
And today all of my old Teflon went into the garbage. Most we hadn’t been using lately anyway because I had heard rumors and read headlines. Seeing the whole story is what pushed it over the edge to totally ditching what we had left.
Some companies can be thoroughly disgusting - all to get rich. Who cares about the minions out there anyway. (sigh)
Watched “What the Health” and haven’t been that hungry since! H and I have lost any desire to eat any animal products now, especially beef and chicken and milk.
We were big meat eaters prior to this, btw.
If folks want to keep milk, eggs, and meat in their diet without supporting factory farmed items, look for Certified Humane labels. With eggs, it’s NOT the same as Cage Free or vegetarian fed. Cage Free (alone) can be worse for chickens because they cram as many as they can into barns. Chickens aren’t vegetarian and get malnourished when fed a vegetarian diet - causing them to eat each other.
I feel fortunate that our budget is fine upping it a bit to give animals a decent life compared to the alternative.
For our own health we always now buy Organic greens (salad, spinach, etc) too. There was a study in France causing this decision. It’s a single study, but who has time to wait for more?
ETA a link to a commentary about the study if others are interested:
The best tomatoes and cucumbers I’ve ever had were the ones from my childhood, grown by our neighbor… the trick was to pile as much composted cow manure as possible to create the garden beds. Lol. If someone wants organic but is averse to the thought of their produce touching manure in any form, they need to pick aeroponically or hydronically grown veggies.
Not necessarily. If you look the issue up, there are many articles that found no difference between conventional and hydroponic produce. And then there are some finding a slightly lower content of some nutrients like carotenoids.
If you find one let us know - I just made vegan creamy broccoli potato chowder and it was out of this world. The “creamy” comes from blending the potatoes and broccoli - I made crispy lemon pepper tofu to put on top - I could live on soup! Next to “brunch” & “appetizers” “soup” is my favorite meal!
I’ll let others google it if they want to. As far as our garden is concerned, we have no problem using both chicken and horse manure produced on our farm.
We had a fall festival at our farm for church members once. Afterward one mother wanted to throw away potatoes the younger kids had been “racing” on the ground because they were “dirty.” It floored me. I reminded her that potatoes grew in the ground, so they just needed washing - same as if they’d only been dug up. Others agreed with me and we shared them - I don’t recall if she took any home or not.
My D is vegetarian and so am I (hub loves meat). But I eat the same things all the time and D is all about the carbs (pasta, etc. - few if any vegs!) - which is not really healthy.
Purple Carrot was mentioned - is this the best meal plan for vegetarian? And did I understand it’s $75 a week?
I realistically think that expanding into all these cool receipes mentioned is going to happen if I get box telling me what to do and giving me the ingredients! LOL (not a cook). But have to keep it in budget.
This television special “What The Health” sounds pretty disgusting. I won’t watch it, personal choice. But I’m curious who produced it or what the initiative was to produce it?
If you want to see a debunking commentary from Vox, here it is. To me, I like seeing what both sides have to say in order to make my decisions, because bias from people with an agenda is certainly out there. Watching one movie and making decisions solely from it is rather akin to getting advice from a single FB source (with their “experts,” etc). It’s why I looked up Dark Matters after watching it TBH.
This is also why I really like Nutrition Action - all health, no bias. They look at actual studies critically. I’ve yet to see anything telling me vegan or vegetarian is the way to go for our best health. Eating more veggies and less meat, however, is a different story. Then caring about the critters we eat or get our food from is another aspect.
The Blue Zones is another source I use for health/longevity. That one examines places where people live the longest with healthy lives and tries to find similarities. Vegan/vegetarian haven’t been it - though less meat is. Diet isn’t everything either. A lifestyle is.
Hooray for soup season - the most wonderful season of all! LOL. I’m off to find a soup thread. It’s one my favorite, easy, healthful and economic meals. I’ve got lots to post.
Yes, Purple Carrot is $75 for 3 meals (that feed 2-3 each) - I subscribe for delivery every other week. This provides a good variety and a recipe book that also expands my food horizons. It isn’t “cheap” by any stretch, but I do appreciate the guidance, and not having to do the shop for specific spices, etc. I personally substitute every white rice for brown, and I swap their “this is what you’re getting this week” quite a bit - there are often 8-10 meals to choose from. I have learned a lot about thinking outside the box with their service as well.
By giving up fish and chicken, you might be depriving your body of some key nutrients. Diets that include these foods have been linked to better mental sharpness at older age. Pure veganism - the jury is still out.
It did the exact thing to me. It really hasn’t been that hard giving it up, yet. I don’t “crave” it, the way I do chocolate. Yes, I know there is milk in chocolate, but I’m not giving THAT up.
We decided that there will be times we will eat meat, but those will be exceptions with no guilt.
Thank you, JustaMom! I told my daughter we might go w/Purple Carrot when she comes home from college - she is insisting she’s a vegetarian that doesn’t eat vegatables So I can use some professional help w/this!
So I can use some professional help w/this! 