I’ve mentioned the benefits of local eating in previous posts, such as by gardening and by frequenting the Farmer’s Market. Now I want to explain how seasonal eating relates to this idea, and why we should consider the sustainable alternative to the industrial food industry. Eating sustainably includes eating locally because it’s a great way
If you’ve needed an affirmation about eating, here it is. The Eater’s Agreement (from the book, Nourshing Wisdom) goes like this: “I recognize that at its deepest level, eating is an affirmative of life. Each time I eat I agree somewhere to continue life on earth. I acknowledge that this choice to eat is a
I know it is really hard to be a conscious consumer all of the time, but I think it’s important not to put our heads in the sand. My mother sells fair trade chocolate (and other goodies) at her store called the Global Market at the Community United Methodist Church. She sent me this link
This week in my Eat for Life class I asked people to explore the world of food in order to so have more pleasure in their eating experiences. You know how you can get in a rut with food–eating the same thing for breakfast, lunch, dinner day in and day out. This week I implored
I’ve been given a wonderful opportunity to highlight the research we’ve done on mindful and intuitive eating and I need your help! Please vote for the Eat for Life video. To “like” the video, simply click herehttp://youtu.be/PBK05SH2l5g and press the “Like” button (the button with the thumbs up sign) directly below the video. REMEMBER: you have to
Mark your calendars for this coming weekend, March 16-18! The MU Life Sciences department is putting on its annual conference on health and eating. They have gathered experts in nutrition, psychology, taste science, cultural studies, marketing analysis, journalism and chefs to speak about how we can make healthy choices about what we eat for our
All this warm weather has got me counting down the days until the local farmers’ market moves back to their summer location (which is 1/4 mile from my home). Farmers’ markets have so many great benefits: it keeps produce local, supports the farmers, gets us shoppers eating seasonal, fresh, pesticide-free food and challenges us to
Let me just say that I don’t eat at Burger King or any other fast food restaurant to begin with, so I would definitely not order Burger King for home delivery. However, if you live in the Washington, D.C. area you can now call in your order if you live within a 10 minute drive
Yes, that’s right. I would suggest that you make a New Year’s Resolution NOT to diet ever again. Diets don’t work because they don’t help you develop a way of eating that is sustainable and enjoyable. The diet might work to help you lose weight while you’re doing it (although frankly I never was able
So, to add to my last post about needing to stop sitting, please watch the following 10 minute video. My favorite line in the video is “Exercise is a medicine.” In this well-produced segment, exercise is supported as the most important thing you can do for your health and it doesn’t require a lot of
