{"id":217,"date":"2010-01-24T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T16:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writerlyhaphazardry.net\/?p=217"},"modified":"2010-01-24T09:31:47","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T16:31:47","slug":"breakfast-and-the-art-of-ethical-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.writerlyhaphazardry.net\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast and the Art of Ethical Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yes, this is one of those annoying “eat this, not that” posts. I’m on a quest to reduce the chemicals in my diet, to reduce the amount of fuel used to bring my food to me, and to support the local farmer in my food purchases. Unfortunately, I haven’t quite figured out how to do all three at once yet, but we all have to begin to begin somewhere if we want to improve our lives and lessen our own impact on the world around us.<\/p>\n

Today, I tackle the issue of breakfast. I like granola cereals and yogurt for breakfast. Yet, in reading the Barbara Kingsolver book<\/a> I’ve been going on about<\/a> for days<\/a>, I was forced to think about the fact that not only do those cereals contain added chemicals, they also consist of multiple ingredients all shipped to a factory where they are processed, packaged, and shipped again to come to a grocery store near me.<\/p>\n

Stephen Hopp, Kingsolver’s husband, recommends oatmeal instead. It may not be locally grown. It may have also been processed in a factory and shipped. But it consists of a single ingredient. Only one product had to be shipped to a processing center and shipped out again. Plus, the single ingredient on the nutrition label means no added chemicals. That has to be a good thing.<\/p>\n

The picture above is of my breakfast this morning. Only one part of it came from a local farm. It is sweetened with honey from Smith’s Farm in Petal, Mississippi. Local honey is easy to find in stores here, and it is much healthier than sugar substitutes.<\/p>\n

The strawberries are from Los Angeles. The sign outside the store said “Louisiana strawberries,” which was a big surprise to me in January. The packages said Los Angeles, California, which was not so much of a surprise. I bought them anyway, though they are bruised and battered from their travels. I love oatmeal, but I don’t want to eat it without fruit if I can help it.<\/p>\n

For most of the year, I’ve eaten blueberries picked from my parent’s yard on my oatmeal and cereal. My freezer is now out of berries, but in the planning ahead next time category….More Berries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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