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Thursday, November 19, 2009
In Defense of Food
Michal Pollan's book, while boring at times, is really an eye opening read. I have known for quite some time that not all the nutrient claims should be heeded, but I never really realizes what they did to food itself. Food has been all but removed from our lives and replaced with nutrients. As I have been reading the book, I have been more an more compelled to start eating as many whole foods as I can. Unfortunately, what with living at college and having very little money, I have no idea how to go about that. Atleast not until I live in a place where I can prepare all of my own meals. Does anyone else feel this way?
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I totally agree. There are times when I find myself eating something just because I know I need it. Then I realize I've eaten so much because I eat both what I want and what I need. It is ridiculous. My sister is seven and before she eats anything she asks my mom, "Is this good for me?" "Does this have a lot of sugar in it?" All of this from a seven year old. The most ironic part is watching her dig into a bowl of ice cream covered in chocolate syrup and whipped cream without asking a thing. Some aspects of life never change.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this may not sound very appealing to you... eating at Woodruff/Brittain is not a bad idea. GT Dining is committed to organic farming and local produce. They even organized a little farmer's market a couple of days back on campus. Of course, you'd still have to be careful in choosing what to eat at the dining halls... not everything is healthy there.
ReplyDeleteMy office-mate orders organic, local, "natural" produce from a farm collective which delivers to Georgia Tech every Wednesday! It's called Moore Farms and Friends: (http://www.moorefarmsandfriends.com)
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to commit to any sort of plan, you just place an order each week if you want to.
I'm thinking of trying them out. They have pastured eggs, which I have to admit, are qualitatively better (richer, orange yolks; more flavourful) than the cheap eggs I usually get at Publix or Kroger.