A farmgirl wannabe tries to escape the fast lane. Will the process be painful or blissful? Will her husband relent or resent? Tune in tomorrow for the next chapter of Gracious Acres . . .
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Not sure what to think...
about this. Please don't be offended by the title of the book . . . read the interview. Some very interesting thoughts set out here. I agree with some, not with all. Your thoughts? Is it nutritionally sound/correct?
I agree with most everything they said in the interview. (Haven't read the book, hadn't heard of it but looks like it might be worth an inter-library loan.) Though I'm finding that totally eliminating processed foods is really, really hard! Something I can't imagine ever accomplishing 100%.
Naturally my only point of contention is about meat, and how they lumped all meats, eggs and dairy products into the "processed foods" category.
Yes factory-farmed meats are bad for you. But obviously I don't think it means giving up meat. Meat & dairy - and fruits and vegetables and grains - are only as good for you as the way they were raised. I don't see any reason not to include natural/organic meat, eggs and dairy in your diet.
Ultimately this comes down to my personal beliefs. I don't think God intended for us to be vegetarians. Obviously we need to steward the land and the animals in a way that is honoring to God. And I don't see how raising 450 head of cattle indoors in any way resembles that remark.
Thanks for the link! I'll add it to my (growing) winter reading list.
Iowa girl goes to the big city, makes big money, marries a carpenter who appreciates the simple things. Girl is now farmer wannabe trying to get out of corporate America and learn the "lost arts" of homesteading on three acres in rural Iowa.
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I agree with most everything they said in the interview. (Haven't read the book, hadn't heard of it but looks like it might be worth an inter-library loan.) Though I'm finding that totally eliminating processed foods is really, really hard! Something I can't imagine ever accomplishing 100%.
Naturally my only point of contention is about meat, and how they lumped all meats, eggs and dairy products into the "processed foods" category.
Yes factory-farmed meats are bad for you. But obviously I don't think it means giving up meat. Meat & dairy - and fruits and vegetables and grains - are only as good for you as the way they were raised. I don't see any reason not to include natural/organic meat, eggs and dairy in your diet.
Ultimately this comes down to my personal beliefs. I don't think God intended for us to be vegetarians. Obviously we need to steward the land and the animals in a way that is honoring to God. And I don't see how raising 450 head of cattle indoors in any way resembles that remark.
Thanks for the link! I'll add it to my (growing) winter reading list.
~K
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