Comments on: Vegetarians are Buttfaces http://blog.4d2.org/2007/11/30/vegetarians-are-buttfaces/ Because everyone else already has one Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://blog.4d2.org/2007/11/30/vegetarians-are-buttfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Michael Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:01:19 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/archives/135#comment-77 Seriously though, I would love to try the 100 mile diet. I don't know how easy it would be, especially this time of year. I'd be really surprised to find any wheat products at all that are produced within 100 miles of suburban DC. There's a year-round farmer's market in Takoma Park that lists the following as currently-available produce: Cabbage, garlic, herbs, leafy greens, lettuce and lettuce mixes, onions, peas, parsley, peppers, potatoes, winter squashes, yams, apples, pears, mushrooms, meats and cheeses. Certainly enough to provide a very healthy diet, but not necessarily an interesting or comfortable one. You'd have to eat potatoes, yams, and squash as staple foods. In K's and my present diet that role is filled almost exclusively by wheat products. I dunno. If I could find locally-grown beans I'd be willing to do it. Soy would be a plus as well, especially if dairy was to be avoided. Seriously though, I would love to try the 100 mile diet. I don’t know how easy it would be, especially this time of year. I’d be really surprised to find any wheat products at all that are produced within 100 miles of suburban DC. There’s a year-round farmer’s market in Takoma Park that lists the following as currently-available produce: Cabbage, garlic, herbs, leafy greens, lettuce and lettuce mixes, onions, peas, parsley, peppers, potatoes, winter squashes, yams, apples, pears, mushrooms, meats and cheeses. Certainly enough to provide a very healthy diet, but not necessarily an interesting or comfortable one.

You’d have to eat potatoes, yams, and squash as staple foods. In K’s and my present diet that role is filled almost exclusively by wheat products.

I dunno. If I could find locally-grown beans I’d be willing to do it. Soy would be a plus as well, especially if dairy was to be avoided.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.4d2.org/2007/11/30/vegetarians-are-buttfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Michael Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:39:47 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/archives/135#comment-76 I'm just glad I'm within 100 miles of Hanover, PA. Mmm, potato chips. I’m just glad I’m within 100 miles of Hanover, PA.

Mmm, potato chips.

]]> By: jess http://blog.4d2.org/2007/11/30/vegetarians-are-buttfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-75 jess Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:33:57 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/archives/135#comment-75 I'm with you. have you seen much of the "eat local" and "100 mile diet" challenges? They focus on eating food that was produced locally -- everything from meats and fish to flour to produce. That makes a lot more sense to me. There are a couple of sites that list out the local farmer's markets and other places to get local food/drink. My friend Andy works for the FDA and he was working out of Annapolis (or thereabouts) -- they would organize deer overpopulation hunting trips and the venison meat would go to the local "soup kitchens." I felt pretty healthy when I was a vegetarian but I've grown to enjoy eating meat on occasion. I’m with you.

have you seen much of the “eat local” and “100 mile diet” challenges? They focus on eating food that was produced locally — everything from meats and fish to flour to produce. That makes a lot more sense to me. There are a couple of sites that list out the local farmer’s markets and other places to get local food/drink.

My friend Andy works for the FDA and he was working out of Annapolis (or thereabouts) — they would organize deer overpopulation hunting trips and the venison meat would go to the local “soup kitchens.”

I felt pretty healthy when I was a vegetarian but I’ve grown to enjoy eating meat on occasion.

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