Kathleen
Cupcake
Hi Kathleen.
I often have soft shells in my fridge (flour tortillas) they are there for the lost causes on my life.
I often have stuff I would relegate to the trash bag. But some days, they end up in a soft shell as misfits of my imagination.
I could probably write a book. But no one would read it
I'd read it!
The article was a good read. It effectively demonstrates that there is a problem with our food system, and that's what's important. I still believe that the most effective way to correct these problems is by "voting with our dollars". In a capitalist economy, this is the only sure way to be heard. Unfortunately, without proper health and culinary education, much of our population doesn't recognize that we have significant food supply problems so a lot of people are still voting for junk. I'm not saying my voting record at the grocery store is flawless, it's far from it (according to MY standards anyway...) but I think I'm on the right track. How to educate people so they can make good purchases at the store is a dilemma. I really don't know what the best way to do that would be.
I'm happy to see Michelle Obama's push toward healthier school lunches making some progress. It's a start!
we need to reinstate home ec. classes. many moons ago when i was in high school, we had to pass a home ec. class in order to graduate. we were taught the basics of nutrition. we learned to cook simple meals. we certainly did not learn all their was to know. but we learned enough to build on when we began to prepare meals for a family. we were also taught how to balance a checking account. most kids today, think plastic is a never ending source of goods.
I agree!
I remember all that, too, Andy. My mom dutifully tried all the new-fangled foods, but we rejected them, one at a time! All, that is, except for a fairly wide array of frozen vegetables in the wintertime.
And I remember those old-time tv commercials luring busy moms to TV dinners and hamburger helper. (Man, that is nasty stuff! ) Can we say S-A-L-T-Y?
I used to have a tag-line that read "Hamburger should never be helped."
~Kathleen