tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857681935979077897.post167018730080323367..comments2023-10-30T06:01:12.515-07:00Comments on Marrying the Navy: Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, MiracleNavyGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08668029175286758348noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857681935979077897.post-52506209133122384802008-10-13T15:39:00.000-07:002008-10-13T15:39:00.000-07:00This sounds like a great book! Thanks for the sum...This sounds like a great book! Thanks for the summary, I may have to check it out!<BR/><BR/>I have to say that the hippies, or should I say liberals, or should I say health nuts (healthiest city in the US?), here in Boulder actually have forced the demand for local and organic foods enough that when you go to the local pick n' save (here, King Soopers or Safeway), you actually have a choice right in front of you. It doesn't take any extra effort to eat locally or organically (well, except that CO has a semi-arid climate and limited crop growth). It's unfortunate that this isn't the case in places like Wisconsin. I have a hard time eating when I go home (and I'm dreading living there again). As I've learned to eat gluten-free here I've definitely given up most processed foods (they all have wheat!), which eliminates a lot of the bad stuff you speak of. I DO like the new idea of eating seasonal foods. It sounds like a fun challenge!<BR/><BR/>From an environmental point of view, it's scary to start calculating your carbon footprint based on the gasoline it took to get the various ingredients in your pizza to your dining table (not to mention the energy to actually grow the stuff and fertilize/pesticide it). I used to do this calculation with my environment and culture students for my morning cup of Starbucks (soy latte). Scary stuff! It's awful that the U.S. has taken this route with no thoughts of the environment or our own personal health. <BR/><BR/>~YellowBunny GirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com