Getting Started

A few years ago, I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Which is amazing! It's one of those rare books that can quite literally be life changing. And for me it was, it planted a seed in my brain to try to come off of the modern American food grid. This summer, I've been reading Omnivore's Dilemma. This book has cemented my goal to try to come off of the modern American food system as much as I possible can. Over the next while (not sure how long, may be months, may take years), I plan to eliminate most processed foods from my diet. Those processed foods that I do leave will be completely lacking of corn or soy derived ingredients (unless something that really needs them ie: cornmeal, soy sauce, etc). If at all possible, I will be getting things locally or producing them myself. There will be concessions for things like chocolate, coconut, bananas, pineapples, and the like. These will be bought sparingly. I plan on learning to make my own pasta, cheese, butter. I shall be canning and freezing as much as I possibly can when things are in season. I will also make concessions for hte times that I have dinner with a friend or family. I understand that they will not be eating like I hope to in the coming months. If I want to go out to eat, I will still eat where the people I go out with want to go. Most of them understand that I have a preference for non-chain restaurants anyway. It will be tough getting started, but I think that it will be worth it in the end, with both how I feel health wise and emotionally. We'll see where it goes.