1.22.2008

Food Challenge

This past week has been a challenge for me! And I have to admit, I’ve slipped up a few times. After hearing an interview on NPR from our (currently) favorite author, Michael Pollan, I vowed to not eat anything that has more than 5 ingredients or ingredients that I can’t pronounce. My coworker thinks I’m nuts and my mom thinks I’ve gone off the deep end (she obviously doesn’t know any vegans). After we donated our TV in September, and now this, I can only imagine what my parents are saying behind my back. They tried in vain to buy us a new TV for Christmas, so that “my kids can learn something”. Wow, is all I had to say to that comment. I mean, what can you say to that?

Back to food
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Since I’ve started a week & half ago, I’ve slipped up on pizza and chocolate cake at a kid’s birthday party. I mean, who in their right mind can pass up chocolate on chocolate cake with blinking dinosaurs! It’s amazing how hard and yet, easy it can be. I think our refrigerator is finally reflecting items that are simple. So, now its not so hard to go in and find something to munch. My new fav is plain whole yogurt (Stoneyfarm) with raw cashews and honey…yum