On Tue, 22 May 2012 16:53:05 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> wrote:

> Some locavores take things to an extreme. For a good laugh, watch the
> episode of Portlandia where the characters go to the farm to meet the
> chicken that's been chosen for their dinner at a yupscale restaurant.
> Sadly, there's more truth to that skit than some would like to admit.
>
> Seriously, I have my own set of rules for taking personal responsibility
> for food:
>
> Lose the soda--artificially- or high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetened.
> Lose the bottled water, especially the vitamin-enriched stuff.
> For certain foods, buy them only in season. Don't expect peaches that
> have been flown in from Chile in January to be 1/10 as good as those you
> buy from the farm stand in August.
> Be picky about where you buy perishable items, particularly ground meat,
> fish, and seafood.
> Grow or forage what you can, even if it's just a pot of basil or some
> wild blackberries. (Unfortunately for me, the city just mowed down the
> himalayan blackberry bushes at the end of our street when they
> reconstructed the stairway. Luckily, those berries grow like kudzu
> hereabouts.)
> The most important rule:
> LEARN TO COOK AND BAKE, AND UTILIZE THESE SKILLS TO MAKE OVER HALF OF
> YOUR LUNCHES AND DINNERS EACH WEEK.
>
> Cindy, preaching to the choir

Amen, sistah!

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.