food inc.

05.27.10

I’m sure many of you have seen or heard of the movie Food Inc. Well last night Randy and I finally got the courage to watch it. I think I purposely kept inching down my Netflix queue because I was afraid of what I’d learn. But wow am I so glad we finally watched it! There will be some definite changes in our eating habits! No more fast food restaurants – that’ll be an easy habit to quit. Organic, organic, organic is the way to go. I actually feel quite foolish for not paying attention to the food I put in my body. I dared not think about where it all came from for fear I wouldn’t like what I heard. Pathetic, right? And of course there’s the inconvenience factor. It will undoubtably require much more time and money to shop and eat at places that use organic foods.

I’ll be honest – in the past, the whole vegetarian and organic trends made me skeptical. I thought they were just that: trends. I hadn’t come upon (or taken the time to research) reasons to make the switch. It’s sad that it took a movie to open our eyes! Now I’m armed with very good reasons, and the thought of eating meat from any establishment that uses hormones, antibiotics and corn-feed makes me want to vomit. So long to some of my favorite restaurants, but Amen for Chipotle! I can’t believe Chipotle is the only fast-food chain that uses naturally raised meats. In-n-Out is is in second place, but they don’t claim to be organic – they just don’t use freezers. And it’s not just about meat. Vegetables and fruits can be just as contaminated.

Now I’ve got to figure out what to do with all the frozen meat in our freezer from Costco :( I was really excited about Costco… we’ll still shop there, but the options have suddenly grown quite limited. They don’t have organic milk, for one. But I’m glad that there’s a Whole Foods Market conveniently across the street!

I strongly encourage everyone to research what you put in your face! It’s good for you, it’s good for the world ;) Now back to love, engagements and weddings! The Bride’s Cafe featured Craig & Megan’s engagement session today! Go check it out!

- She

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05.27.10Brianna Phelan - We were also really shaken when we watched this movie. There is a similar documentary out right now too that talks about the difference between organic and healthy (I had always just assumed the two things were synonymous). But I guess there is a big backlash against companies that won't give their animals medication if they're sick (because that would make the animal non-organic) and that it's cruelty to animals to let them suffer without medication if they're sick. It's a crazy investment to watch both doc's. We really changed our eating habits after watching FI, even simple things like not eating out of a box. Ewan lost 30 pounds in a couple of months just with this simple change. We both sleep better. We both have more energy. And our food bills have gone way, way down by eating all fresh produce and meats, etc. It's crazy for us to think about what we were eating before. While we're not fully organic, we're much more thoughtful and aware of what we eat now. Crazy, crazy. I'm shaking my head just thinking about it. So glad to hear someone else's thoughts on the movie and see them so deeply affected just like we were. - Brianna
05.27.10Micah Dahlberg - Sooooo... I guess we are eating at Veggie Grill on Saturday.
05.27.10Christy - Such a good movie...but why does organic food have to be so expensivo?? I'm too poor to be a good eater! :(
05.28.10Kaysha - I had similar feelings when I first read Fast Food Nation a few years ago, which sparked me to stop eating meat. Then a few months ago I watched Food Inc. and left with the same need to change my diet for the better! If you don't already know about it UCI has a fantastic (and rather large) farmers market every Saturday morning and I personally use that to get a large majority of my fruits and vegetables, for a very affordable price tag too! There are plenty of better options for food, especially in OC you just have to dig a little deeper for them. :)
05.28.10Heather - Check your Costco to make sure about the milk. I was there yesterday (mind you I am in Northern VA/DC area) and they had organic milk in lowfat and whole. It was packaged in a cardboard box and was somewhere around $6 something for 2 containers of it. Check it out:)

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