So I have discovered that if you want to eat meat, DON'T do research about meat.
After reading many books and articles on the way meat is processed and how the animals are treated I have not been able to look at meat the same way. For the past month I have eaten little to no meat at all. Now granted I have yet to be able to become a vegan, due to my absolute love of eggs and cheese, plus being a vegan in my opinion is virtually impossible if your not rich.
I have been buying vegetarian burgers, bacon, and chicken nuggets and have found these to be extremely tasty. I do not miss meat all, with all these healthy wonderful ways to substitute it. I believe that we are what we eat, and this goes for anything we put into our body, so the next time you shovel something into your month, take a moment to contemplate WHAT you are putting into your precious body.
I believe everything in moderation is a very valid statement, but i believe it was invented before slaughter houses became only obsessed with the dollar bill and not the growing and selling of healthy animals.
I have to admit, I have felt so much better this month of living a meat free diet, my body seems to be thankful for this change, so I will continue to please it.
I want you to feel better too, so maybe if you have time this week pick up a few books with research on slaughter houses, a few example's are "Skinny Bitch" and "A Kind Diet".
And see for yourself if what you read doesn't make you think twice about devouring that hamburger. Because we ARE what we EAT, so we should be educated on what is going into our beautiful, glorious, God given gift of a body. Trust me, no one else is looking out for you, not the FDA, or any other company that claims they are regulating your food. NOPE. ONLY YOU!!!
Alexandra :)
a LOT of meat is very poorly processed and it's horrible. I think the key is to eat good meat. Kosher beef is processed well. And there's an interesting article from Time about how grass fed beef and reduce global warming.
ReplyDeleteOverall, we've turned something simple like eating meat into a complicated subject.
i agree Annie
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, since going Veggie in late December of 2009 my fiance and I have felt really good both physically and environmentally. For me it was a long time coming. I'd toyed with the idea for years but never thought I'd actually have the will power to do it. Then came a little film called Food, Inc. I was so appalled by the barbaric treatment of animals that I literally made the decision that night. I had already read a lot about the huge carbon footprint that industrialized food created, and as a result I was eating mostly locally grown organic veggies. But that film tipped the scale and I was finally done with meat entirely! Initially I thought, "if I can go a month that'll be great!" Now it's been almost 7months and I'm feeling the best ever. My fiance and I have both said we're making a lifestyle change. If that's forever, great. But we travel internationally, off the grid, multiple times a year and sometimes having a restrictive diet is not always realistic. But we can at least feel good about the time when we're in the U.S. and the major lifestyle choices we make. Even that little difference helps.
Spare an animal. Save carbon. Do what you can.
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