Comments on: Eating Lightly Isn’t Easy

By: AV Enthusiast

AV Enthusiast — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:39:10 +0000

It is hard eating right in middle America. We get crappy produce (except for sweet corn) and seafood. However you can’t buy a steak anywhere on either coast that compares to what we get here. The beef and pork are great. So we eat BBQ and grill out and I need to lose 30lbs.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:26:07 +0000

Greetings from a fellow Nebraskan.

You’re absolutely right about the lack of fresh vegetables in the local markets. It seems like the only way you’re going to get a selection of what you like is if you grow it yourself.

People who grow are more interested in the subsidies than they are in feeding people with any variety.

Our growing season just cuts down the amount of time you have. Back home in California, we were able to grow things year-round.

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:29:12 +0000

I agree, it is more expensive to eat healthy, but worth it. I live in the Raleigh, NC area and local produce is pretty good at the farmers market. You do have to pay for what you get though. There is usually a good variety depending on the time of year. Hope you get more of a variety where you are or at least at a better price.

By: shaz

shaz — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:26:55 +0000

i can never eat light i just end up eating again if i eat light have to make sure im atleast at the brink of being full before i stop

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:56:52 +0000

Greets MM…

Actually, it’s a little early for sweet corn around here — I just can’t stand the stuff, yet when it’s harvest time, it’ll be available everywhere!

I just find it a little depressing how much of a monoculture (ok, bi-culture: corn & soybeans) the vast majority of agriculture is here in the US Midwest. And the really sad part is, most of that isn’t going to feeding us directly, but instead used to feed pork/beef. Or worse yet, turned into vast quantities of that oh-so-awful-for-you high fructose corn syrup.

Anyway, enough ranting… thanks for stopping by!

By: Manila Mom

Manila Mom — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:16:46 +0000

I see you’re uptoyour neck in sweet corn And just as I was reading your post, I was eating my second bowl of fresh corn chowder - vegetarian, sauteed in garlic and onions and with lots of Philippine malunggay leaves thrown in. That’s a green vegie with leaves as small as your thumbnail. Yum! And cheap, too, around here.

If you live in the Philippines, it’s quite cheap to eat healthy with a lot of fresh local vegies available year-round.

I guess your family’s best bet is to do some gardening. You’ll have to raise quite a variety, though. Best of luck!