On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:41:54 +1200, Miche >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:

>> >> Christine Dabney wrote:

>> >>> I just read Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food, and this type of
>> >>> stuff is exactly what he talks about avoiding, in the search for real
>> >>> food.
>> >>> Makes you think....
>> >> I do think that a diet like that our ancient ancestors ate is
>> >> probably the healthiest. And sometimes, I act on that thought.
>> >
>> > Local food available in season? Yeah.
>> >
>> I think so. Also, think about hunting and gathering--the
>> quantities, what was consumed then. We have strayed pretty far
>> from that plain fare.
>
>Yep. They would've eaten a lot less meat than we do, and a lot more
>fruit and veg. Bugger all grain, too.
>
>Miche

That is the basis of the book I mentioned. On the cover, Michael
Pollan summarizes it concisely as: Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly
Plants.

I decided, from reading this book, to up my intake of vegetables
(plants) and fruits. And to try to decrease my meat intake. I would
love to really learn to have meat mostly as a condiment and not as the
focus of the meal.
And to forgo as much processed stuff as I can. Excluding stuff like
canned tomatoes and things like that. I use those a fair amount. But
the things like the fat-free half and half that Wayne mentioned...I
think I will stick to real cream...or real half and half...

Christine, who has a loaf of the "artisan" peasant bread rising...