The Jungle Effect (continued)

I normally wouldn’t post about the same subject two days in a row. But, I can’t help blogging about the things most important to me; right now it’s definitely nutrition.

Last night I finished reading The Jungle Effect (the book I wrote about yesterday). I have to admit, I think it’s going to change my life. I’m now fully convinced that I need to shop organic, remove processed food, sugar, and flour from my diet, eat meat as a side dish instead of a main dish, and support our local farms. Gosh, I had no idea how much quality is lost in food when it’s mass produced with pesticides and herbicides.

For dinner last night, I cooked up some Jungle Effect recipes–a spinach and goat cheese omelet made with free range eggs, and a soupy veggie stew, simmered with chicken broth and eight different kinds of vegetables. The dishes were delicious, both hearty and simple. Eating sustainably is very tasty! However, while I was grocery shopping for my dinner items, I had trouble finding quality veggies in the tiny organic section in the store. Many of the veggies were wrinkly and old and the selection was a joke. I can’t believe how hard it is to eat sustainably and healthily! It requires multiple stops at different markets, plus extra money out of the pocketbook. Eating healthy takes massive discipline and label reading, even in the SF bay area, where organic farms are only hours away and farmers’ markets are regularly held. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for people living in remote parts of the country. Sadly, unhealthy processed foods are always cheap and widely available. It’s all upside down and rather disturbing.

Anyway, while I’m on this health kick, does anyone have recommendations for good recipes or cookbooks? I need tons if variety in my food, so I’d love to try some new stuff out. Any tips are much appreciated!

Before I go, I have another simple card to share even though it has absolutely nothing to do with my rambling about healthy eating.

Project Recipe (all supplies SU unless noted): Friends 24-7 stamp set, Polka Dot background stamp, card stock in very vanilla, pink pirouette, close to cocoa, ribbon in pink pirouette, scallop edge punch, lace border punch, cutter kit (to distress edges), sponge daubers (to sponge ink on edges), stampin’ dimensionals