Sean, the funny thing is, she talks in her book about how much heavier she was then and how bad her skin was - even had to reshoot scenes from her movies because of bad acne! Her switch to full vegan (and macrobiotic, no less!) was after those movies, and I think she just glows these days!
I just want to keep the record straight. I grew up in the Philippines and neither my friends, family nor I have ever experienced or even heard of dog meat prepared as human food. Many years ago, this may have been the case with certain remote tribal peoples but never in mainstream society. In any case, this practice is outlawed in the Philippines under the Animal Welfare Act.
I should probably find a way to bring all of this glorious non-toxicity into the rest of my world as well. What we consume certainly plays a big role in how we bring toxins into our bodies, but the air we breathe and what touches our skin matters too. With this in mind, I started looking around my house for sources and solutions
Stephanie, to me, the principles ARE as cut and dried as the Internet. I appreciate your point--I simply, absolutely disagree with it.
If I am reading you right, you think that raising and killing animals for food is necessarily cruel and immoral because the animals have just as much right to life and freedom as human beings.
I don't think that. I think the relationship between me and my bacon is very similar to the one between me and my broccoli. If I expect to live, I must cause other beings to be killed so I can eat them. You draw the "not OK to kill and eat" line at animals (leaving in plants) because you identify with them and feel they share enough characteristics with humans to make their killing unconscionable. I don't draw the line there.
And no, I reject wholesale the notion that I have to be able to kill something to be allowed to eat it. The relationship between predator and prey, in its purest sense, is not a moral one where everyone has rights and responsibilities. Eating is not a dare or a right to be won. It is a matter of pure necessity and ability. I accept that I am not in a consensual relationship with chickens. I accept that I am exploiting them by eating them. This is the true difference between a vegan and a carnivore: you find this arrangement repugnant and I find it natural.
I am glad to see that "The
I am glad to see that "The Cook the thief his wife & her lover lover" (1989) did not make the list...though it surely was about food. Ugh!
Sean, the funny thing is, she
Sean, the funny thing is, she talks in her book about how much heavier she was then and how bad her skin was - even had to reshoot scenes from her movies because of bad acne! Her switch to full vegan (and macrobiotic, no less!) was after those movies, and I think she just glows these days!
I just want to keep the
I just want to keep the record straight. I grew up in the Philippines and neither my friends, family nor I have ever experienced or even heard of dog meat prepared as human food. Many years ago, this may have been the case with certain remote tribal peoples but never in mainstream society. In any case, this practice is outlawed in the Philippines under the Animal Welfare Act.
I should probably find a way
I should probably find a way to bring all of this glorious non-toxicity into the rest of my world as well. What we consume certainly plays a big role in how we bring toxins into our bodies, but the air we breathe and what touches our skin matters too. With this in mind, I started looking around my house for sources and solutions
Alicia Silverstone's diet
Alicia Silverstone's diet must be working for her though, she still looks as good as she did when she did Clueless and Batman and Robin
Stephanie, could you send
Stephanie, could you send your e-mail address to me?
Shari@simplegoodandtasty.com
Amy, I already have yours.
I'm thinking of an idea for a blog post that features the two of you continuing your discussion, a la this:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/how-safe-is-safe-enough/...
I'll be in touch once I get Stephanie's address.
Yes, the nutritional yeast
Yes, the nutritional yeast was a great find for me, as well. I just love the yummy flavor!
I should also mention, if you don't find it right in your co-op's bulk section, look for a refrigerated section.
Stephanie, to me, the
Stephanie, to me, the principles ARE as cut and dried as the Internet. I appreciate your point--I simply, absolutely disagree with it.
If I am reading you right, you think that raising and killing animals for food is necessarily cruel and immoral because the animals have just as much right to life and freedom as human beings.
I don't think that. I think the relationship between me and my bacon is very similar to the one between me and my broccoli. If I expect to live, I must cause other beings to be killed so I can eat them. You draw the "not OK to kill and eat" line at animals (leaving in plants) because you identify with them and feel they share enough characteristics with humans to make their killing unconscionable. I don't draw the line there.
And no, I reject wholesale the notion that I have to be able to kill something to be allowed to eat it. The relationship between predator and prey, in its purest sense, is not a moral one where everyone has rights and responsibilities. Eating is not a dare or a right to be won. It is a matter of pure necessity and ability. I accept that I am not in a consensual relationship with chickens. I accept that I am exploiting them by eating them. This is the true difference between a vegan and a carnivore: you find this arrangement repugnant and I find it natural.
If you are interested in
If you are interested in purchasing grass fed beef my client La Cense Beef has tasty burgers available online.
I love, love, love
I love, love, love nutritional yeast. I mound it on mac and cheese and popcorn on a regular basis.
While my bookshelf is full of vegan and vegetarian cookbooks, I haven't tried either of the ones you reviewed. I'll have to check them out.