Are you all recovered from Thanksgiving or are there still some turkey leftovers in the fridge?
I wanted to post this before Thanksgiving but I had a few other things on my mind, so I’ll post this now. Usually I link to interesting articles on the weekend, but I thought this one deserved extra notice. It’s from Wired.com and it discusses how the traditional thanksgiving meal is not even remotely traditional or similar to what our ancestors ate.
Basically, everything that we consider “traditional” for thanksgiving has been modified so much by science that it’s nothing like what these foods used to be. Turkeys which are three times as big and unable to walk or reproduce by themselves, corn which contains more sugar and potatos which contain more starch. All in the name of “bigger and better” but all also leading to “worse for you and unhealthier”.
There is a better way folks. There are farmer’s markets, CSA’s, local organic farmers and any number of websites dedicated to helping you find healthy food. Many of them can even provide you with healthy turkeys. Check out Eat Wild or Local Harvest if you’re interested in healthy organic meat at very reasonable prices.
No, I am not against science or progress, nor do I advocate that we go back to the stone age and live like our long lost ancestors. However, what the food industry has done to our diets is not progress, nor is it beneficial science. It’s pure profit making at the expense of consumers and their health. Avoid their overly processed crap and eat healthy.
I always try to shop at our local farmer’s market. Especially before holidays. Even though it’s a bit expensive, but it’s a lot more healthy and is absolutely worth it.
interesting site it really learns me a lot.
thanks for the information i will apply that.