I've been mostly silently for awhile. Going through some private things that I don't care to discuss here. I would like to talk about the book I'm reading though. Anyone who has eaten a meal or two with me should know that I was once a vegetarian and feel pretty strongly about how animals in this country destined to be food are treated. I am perfectly happy eating a meat-free meal/diet except when I was pregnant. I think it was the iron I needed because, quite frankly, I could not eat enough spinach or hamburger. Mostly, it was spinach I craved though. I ate it at all three meals and woke up craving more and craved hamburgers which I have never had an urge to eat before. But only my hamburgers (Recipe upon request).
So about this book. I am just starting it, but I love the tone. The author is honest about eating meat and his decisions and struggles. It's much more reader-friendly than Diet For A New America which was my bible when I was not eating meat. And there is information about fishing practices that are going to affect my meal choices. I did eat shellfish occasionally when I wasn't eating meat. But now, I just don't think I can. I love shrimp, but the cost of one pound of shrimp simply isn't worth it to me.
I also admire the author's decision to raise his son as a vegetarian. I didn't give my son meat until he had the full range of veggies and had tried tuna. He still isn't a fan of meat and chicken. He does love fish and that's something I'm going to have to figure out for the both of us.
I've explained my son's diet to a few people only to be met with blank looks. I know I live in a part of the country where red meat is king and organic is not mainstream so I expect those blank looks. But even telling others about it is at least planting a seed. I try to give my son organic as much as possible. It's hard to find here and very expensive. But he's happy and healthy not eating meat on a regular basis. I also don't give him milk or juice and sugar in very limited amounts. He drinks water and about every 3 months since one year old, he's had diluted juice. I've given him milk twice. The first time, he spit it out. The second, he drank some. But the cost of organic milk is too high to make this an option. He does eat organic yogurt for breakfast every morning and eats beans. And to say that he loves his cottage cheese would be an understatement. If only I could find organic cottage cheese!
I'm curious about what the rest of this book will bring and the changes it will make it my life and those around me.
