Has anyone read this book, Skinny Bitch? I first heard about it from my cousin, Caroline and decided a month ago to read it. For those of you who are not familiar with the book it is written by two vegan women, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin.
It is basically about being educated about the food you eat. What crap to avoid and why. Why meat and dairy is not meant for human consumption. How not to trust the government to make sure the food being sold to us is safe. The book is very to the point, does not sugar coat anything and is rather humorous.
I have always been, what I consider, a healthy eater. I cook healthy at home. We rarely eat out. I would say 85% of the groceries I buy are organic. We even buy our meat from a local co-op to ensure what we are eating is free-range and without added hormones or antibiotics. Even after all this I still felt motivated by the book to eat even healthier.
I have always joked about becoming a vegetarian but was never serious about it. I have never been a huge meat eater and I have always thought there is something wrong and weird about humans drinking cow's milk. What motivated me the most in the book was a chapter about how the animals are treated and intentionally abused. It really was sickening to read. So a month later, after reading Skinny Bitch, I have only eaten meat 3 times and have drastically cut back on dairy products.
Do I consider myself a vegetarian now? No not really, at least not yet. I don't want to tell myself I cannot have something at all, ever. Sometimes a Chili's Swiss and Mushroom burger is a must! I do not plan to give up fish or eggs (but I only buy organic free-range). Not sure about dairy yet. I do not have a problem not drinking milk but I love cheese! I don't know if it is psychological or what but I sure have felt healthier this past month.
I encourage you to read this book. Not to persuade you to make such drastic changes has becoming a vegetarian but to educate yourself about the food you are putting into your body, what is in those foods and where those foods come from. If you get nothing from the book, you will at least laugh. I'm telling you Skinny Bitch is not only informative but funny as well.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Skinny B*tch
Posted by Melissa at 12:20 PM
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I think I've read this book. Though it's been a challenge to find food that doesn't contain dairy (you'd be surprised how they sneak that crazy stuff in almost everything), I'm feeling so much better that I did before I got pregnant- and it's all thanks to my son! I wouldn't have stopped eating dairy if it hadn't been for his allergy.
I have more energy and less days of feeling depressed. I had a dairy allergy as a baby, too, and maybe I just didn't outgrow it? Or maybe we all have an intolerance?
"Or maybe we all have an intolerance?"
This would be my quess. It makes sense that most people would suffer ailments from something we probably are not suppose to be consuming anyway.
You sound a lot like me Melissa, so I'll have to check out Skinny Bitch (love that name). I would also consider going vegetarian, but haven't done so yet. Between the government and the funding by big business (cattle farmers of America!) and advertising, there is no doubt we never get the full story. Makes you wonder what God really intended. And of course my Dad raises cattle, so I've got that to contend with as well. Great post!
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