Comments on: Put the frozen burrito down and back away

By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship

Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:26:03 +0000

Hilarious post, and a great round-up of frugal, nourishing bloggers and their posts!
Katie

By: Local Nourishment

Local Nourishment — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:06 +0000

This is a great question: overcoming resistance from family members. I’ll put together a post and ask my readers to submit their best tips for you, Heather! Thanks!

By: Local Nourishment

Local Nourishment — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:57:20 +0000

Absolutely true, Ellen. And there are some amazing programs starting to become available like bringing the farm to the ferry (see my related post.) There are also community urban farms springing up in the downtown areas of Baltimore, Boston, San Francisco, DC and many other cities. It will take the commitment and effort of many to undo the “7-11 as grocery store” habit.

By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:13:24 +0000

Heather – I gain the most ground w/ my husband when things taste good as well as being good for you. It’s taken years, but I’ve weened him off (most) of the junkfood.

By: Heather H.

Heather H. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:23:46 +0000

I totally agree. My problem is the saboteur is in my own house in the form of a husband. Lets just say that he is having trouble considering food from a nourishing healthy point of view, and is still stuck in the habits from his childhood. Currently if i open my cupboard there are frosted flakes in it ARG! He is scared of raw milk. He will eat an entire bag of Doritoes. Meanwhile, i’m fermenting and soaking and growing vegetables in the back yard. Praying the whole time that he’ll become more adventerous, maybe just give it a try….Anyone have suggestions for a resistant husband?

By: ellenp1214

ellenp1214 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02:55 +0000

i totally agree with you. many people who complain that they CAN’T afford good food, usually CAN. but that doesn’t mean that everyone hit hard by the suffering economy can provide for their family as you have. many people hit the HARDEST can’t even get to the grocery store to buy vegetables because they aren’t located near their homes and because they don’t have transportation. as a single mom, they can’t afford to have someone watch their children while they make the hour-long bus ride to a grocery store. they are working 3 jobs and barely have time to find food, much less make that treck, or, they don’t have functioning kitchens or a supply of pots and pans. while i completely sympathize with your point (i know plenty of people just like you describe, and it’s maddening), there are a lot of people that you’re missing. those are the people that literally have to choose between the old banana and the cheetos at the corner 7-11.

By: clarice

clarice — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:29:05 +0000

Great post and I agree. You have to own what you put in your body. You also have to stop and enjoy what you put into your body. Clarice

By: Anna Salvesen

Anna Salvesen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:12:51 +0000

I’m with you on this rant. I know too many people who complain about the high cost of quality food, so they buy a lot of prepared and processed foods that seem cheaper at the cash register, yet they spend lots of money on entertainment and other discretionary lifestyle pursuits.

Lately I’ve been reviewing our expenses in anticipation of income reduction (since the Iraq war, competition is much tighter for the NIH grants which fund my husband’s research lab, and he’s giving himself a nearly 30% pay cut rather than laying off staff). I can see lots of ways I can trim our expenses, some easier than others, but I won’t let our nutrition suffer from the cuts.

By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:32 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed your rant. Please continue whenever you have time.

I am solidly in agreement, with what you said and motherhen68, too. Case in point, both SILs. Between the two families, they’re doing their best to keep the pharmaceutical industry in business. The kids are perpetually on antibiotics – ear infections, swine flu, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections – you name it. When I had the nerve to mention on a public forum (Facebook, in a discussion with other friends) that my kids tend to be healthier than their cousins, SIL A went troll and left some really nasty comments. SIL B says, “Hey, it’s great that she feeds her kids little chocolate donuts for breakfast and why can’t we just get along?” Good grief.

They’re entitled to feed their kids toxic garbage if they want, but I think it’s more than a little over the top to expect me not to ever talk about the results of our less processed diet. Regular diets of little chocolate donuts, highly processed white bread french toast w/ a side of high fructose corn syrup washed down by Crystal Lite makes for regular visits to the doctor. My kids haven’t needed antibiotics in over 10 years, and they don’t get sick very often, either. From the parents I’ve talked to who eat more whole foods, they’ve seen similar results.

Okay, getting off my soapbox…to go and finish making homemade tortillas w/ fresh ground whole wheat flour (dough is soaking) which will then be made into quesadillas w/ some veggies on the side.

Oh, just wondering if you’ve ever tried beet kvass and if so how is it supposed to taste? I made a batch, but it’s really salty and not too pleasant to drink.

BTW, I just recently found your blog and have been enjoying very much and have added you to my One Lovely Blog Award list: http://commonsensehomesteading.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-lovely-blog-award.html

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:37 +0000

I really enjoyed this post. I’m agreeing with you!!! And simple healthful foods can be fixed so many different ways that there need not be any boredom! Old habits die hard.