The Omnivore's Dilemma

Hello blog people. Last night I ended up downloading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. I have read a couple of his other books previously, but I shied away from this book because I thought it might be too technical for me. I was wrong. I not only found the book to be very down-to-earth and easy to understand, but I learned so much from it. Too much in some ways because I am not sure I can ever look at eggs the same again. The atrocities that Michael uncovers in the book are heartbreaking. I had no idea that chickens were treated so poorly. I guess I had my head in the metaphorical sand before, but now my eyes are open wide. If you haven't read the book yet, I highly recommend it, but be aware that you may never look at your food the same again. I bawled my eyes out after I finished it. And now my mind is reeling as to how to change the way our family eats and where can I find a place to get our meats that the animals are treated with some respect and humanely. It's a big task on top of already trying to change the way we eat, but I can't let these things I've read be unread, or ignored.

The first step is getting eggs elsewhere. This is the one thing that I know I can change immediately because where we live their is a store that sells local, organic, free range happy chicken eggs. I have never before felt the need to buy these eggs, until now. It may be a little out of my way, and a little more expensive, but it is worth the effort and the price. So this week it's on my to-do list.

Let me fill you in on the other stuff. My ice cream maker arrived, and it is the last of my birthday appliances. Now I just need to get on the ball and make some homemade bread, homemade ice cream, and some homemade Lara Balls. My week is pretty empty, finally, so I should be able to get one or two of those things accomplished.

This morning I made whole wheat waffles for the family and I served it with butter and real maple syrup. I froze the extras so we'll have easy breakfasts for the upcoming week. I am slowly but surely changing our pantry from a junk filled one, to a real food one. Bye-bye bisquick, hello whole wheat flour. I also need to get some coconut oil, for baking, and cooking.

Well it's the weekend and I have things to do. Enjoy your night and have a fresh and fruity day tomorrow!