Day 14 of no coffee. Day 10 raw food vegan. It is a comfortable 97 degrees outside with humidity up to 19 percent. Been so dry I had to water the patio plants today. Maybe it'll rain on Friday.
I read some interesting information on Dr. Mercola's website: Most vegetarians are female. Most of them laps after an average of 9 years of vegetarianism. This pool of fallen vegetarians outnumbers current practicing vegetarians 3 to one! They may fall off the vegetable wagon and board the meat truck for reasons such as declining health, cravings for meat, social pressure, etc. Bottom line: 75 percent of vegetarians fall off the wagon, i.e., they are former vegetarians.
They have traded wheat grass for grass fed beef. Some are just chowing down on commercial greasy burgers and fries, ribs, filet mignon, rib eye, sirloin, bacon cheese burgers, pork chops, ham, you name it. They crave it. But I digress.
Back to the website article: If you want to ensure that your cattle were grass-fed, look for the "USDA Process Verified" label. That means they were not fed any grain or grain by-products, except for perhaps cow milk, until slaughter. Apparently that USDA certification is pricey, so many small farmers / ranchers cannot afford it. There may be some nice grass fed beef in the butcher shop that simply lacks certification. Tough decision-making for those fallen vegetarians, omnivores, and carnivores -- save a buck or buy USDA certified?
It is not clear whether that USDA grass-fed beef has antibiotics or hormones. But at least the cattle got to eat grass and hopefully enjoy some nice outdoor grazing in a pastoral environment. I suppose if demand increases, they will create the grass-fed feed lot. The concept boggles my mind.
I do not crave meat. I am thinking about whether I have enough greens in the fridge to get me through tomorrow. That head of butter lettuce might not be big enough, but I have a good supply of organic celery to fall back on. I also have cucumbers, carrots, mangoes, nectarines, beets, a green bell pepper, ginger from Hawaii, bananas, blueberries, apples, almonds, one little avocado, and a handful of cherries. What have you got? Got beef?
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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