Reflections on Daily Food Consumption

Looking at my daily food consumption has been both an eye-opener as well as a valuable experience in learning more about where my food comes from  and how much energy and fuel goes into producing it. When I went grocery shopping yesterday, I actually took into consideration many of the insights I gained while researching […]

Finally, as my desert I ate the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I had baked the previous day. I would consider myself a pretty frequent baker and so I keep my shelves stocked with typical ingredients like flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, chocolate chips and the like. I usually figure, if I am going to […]

For dinner, I chose to make a stir fry with a combination of vegetables as well as ground beef and rice. While    it is likely that many of the vegetables I used came from a large distance, thus using alot of transportation energy, the main part of this meal I want to look at […]

(Image Source: http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/corn-ethanol-back-in-the-game-under-new-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rules.html) Ok, maybe corn is not in everything but it is hidden away in many foods, especially processed ones. According to the article, “We are What We Eat“, by Michael Pollan, “If you are what you eat, and especially if you eat industrial food, as 99 percent of Americans do, what you are is […]

My next meal of the day was a salad for lunch. My salad consisted of spinach, red peppers, cucumbers, carrots, beets and chickpeas. Since this meal was mostly produce, it is  good idea to look at where these products are grown and whether they are in season this time of year.These are two major factors […]