How many trees should I be eating?

[Selkie]

I don't want to shovel any more compost, so I'm going to leaf...

 

[bethzaring]

is this why broccoli looks like trees?

 

[Andy M.]

You know, we shouldn't turn our noses up at cellulose in our food. After all, the stuff doesn't grow on trees...

Ooops, neeeeverrr miiiiind.

 

[taxlady]

I remember some high fibre bread, back in the mid '90s that was found to have actual sawdust as the increased fibre.

 

[blissful]

I searched around, and found some articles listing brands of bread using wood pulp from the 1970's and 1980's too.

Here is an article taken from the Emigrant's Handbook of 1848 on how to make bread from wood.
How to Make Bread out of Wood | eHow.com
I don't think I could get that hungry, 'knock on wood'

 

[Alix]

OMG you guys kill me. I laughed so hard I have to sit down, I'm bushed!

 

[blissful]

OAK-ay, that's why OLIVE this forum. TREE-mendous personalities, all of them.

 

[Sprout]

this was the perfect final thread to read before I head off to bed.

I think I'll go saw some logs of my own now. (Don't worry, I'll keep the dust out of your food.)