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"But we don't have the luxury of philosophizing about food. With the exhaustion of the soil, the impact of global warming and the inevitably rising price of oil — which will affect everything from fertilizer to supermarket electricity bills — our industrial style of food production will end sooner or later. As the developing world grows richer, hundreds of millions of people will want to shift to the same calorie-heavy, protein-rich diet that has made Americans so unhealthy — demand for meat and poultry worldwide is set to rise 25% by 2015 — but the earth can no longer deliver. Unless Americans radically rethink the way they grow and consume food, they face a future of eroded farmland, hollowed-out countryside, scarier germs, higher health costs — and bland taste. Sustainable food has an élitist reputation, but each of us depends on the soil, animals and plants — and as every farmer knows, if you don't take care of your land, it can't take care of you."
(See pictures of what the world eats.)
i know when i eat fresh fruits & veg i feel great. lately processed foods have made me feel so sick, mentally & physically.
ReplyDeleteIt's sickening to see the food on the tables of the Americans and Brits in the slideshow... it's 90% processed, with a couple token veggies like potatoes and broccoli. And the amount of soda is disturbing. I'm grateful that I eat more like some of the third world nations - at least I know I'm healthy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletei know. when i have a salad or fruit at work people ask me if i'm on a diet. i tell them no, i like to eat this. they think make it seem a like a punishment to eat healthy.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about freeganism before finding this blog 6 months ago. I just wanted you to know that I plan on going on my first dive this month. Thank you! Also, I'll be reading the book What the World Eats. Fascinating.
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