"Americans put almost as much fossil fuel into our refrigerators as our cars. We are consuming about 400 gallons of oil a year per citizen--about 17% of our nation's energy use--for agriculture, a close second to our vehicular use.

Getting the crop from seed to harvest takes only one fifth of the total oil used for our food. The lion's share is consumed during the trip from the farm to your plate. Each food item in a typical U.S. meal has traveled an average of 1,500 miles. In addition to direct transport, other fuel-thirsty steps include processing (drying, milling, cutting, sorting, baking) packaging, warehousing, and refrigeration. Energy calories consumed by production, packaging and shipping far outweigh the energy calories we receive from the food.

A quick way to improve food-related fuel economy would be to buy a quart of motor oil and drink it. More palatable options are available. If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we would reduce our country's oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels or oil every week. That's not gallons, but barrels. Small changes in buying habits can make big differences. Becoming a less energy-dependent nation may just need to start with a good breakfast."

http://www.growingwashington.org/foodbox/index.php

I'm going to start tomorrow.

mudslinger47 wrote on 02/22/10 at 9:25pm:


Don't you know you're supposed to wash the veggies before you eat them? Goes for organic or not. Main difference, your veggies won't have all the chemicals and pesticides sprayed on them.

Think the main point is, if you have the choice between an orange from some foreign place, or somewhere local, choose the local. Not only are you boosting the local economy, but you are saving oil in the long run etc etc. Obviously some places are only going to have so many options when it comes to organic and locally grown foods. But, of course you have to over analyze everything and find the wrong instead of looking at the overall point trying to be shown.

Organic veggies have pesticides on them.......just a different kind. Its all a semi- scam.

One of the best laws enacted, was the one that makes grocery stores state where produce is grown. I've noticed in Az. for instance, green onions are generally grown in the US.......while at Vons here in Santa Maria, they are grown and imported from Mexico......... I refuse to buy foreign produce.

Explain Dairy meat?  If your eatin' the dairy cow, your going to hurt your milk supply.

Duane

mudslinger47 wrote on 02/24/10 at 8:38am:



Thats pretty funny right there..LOL

duane most of the burger you get is just what Chris described.

billy is spot on with his analysis about hormone fed beef in my opinion. there is a HUGE difference.








peace............................mike

Dairy cows have been shot up with so many hormones it's not funny.   That's  possibly why  young girls are starting their menstrual cycles and maturing younger than ever.  For our daughter I think she was 11..or 12.

Interesting article.  But coming out of China I dont trust it.
 The whole Porn angle?  My daughter was never exposed to porn of any kind so I dont buy into that at all
And as far as nutritious diets go,  Kids in America are probably getting less nutrition.  The body will process and use the nutrients as needed for a healthy body. The rest of  will be passed through with out being used or absorbed into the system.

 The hormone angle makes more sense to me,  I write that article off as Government propaganda to hide the fact that our food is shot with chemicals to produce more milk and grow fatter   animals for market.

Chris

18racr wrote on 02/25/10 at 9:24am:


Saying "better for you" while talking about red meat ............hummmmm.  Now there is a topic for discussion.......... LOL

OLD SCHOOL#6 wrote on 02/25/10 at 11:32am:




LMAO,,, yes there is such a thing as better for you,, is red meat good for you? some say no,,, but if the same people that says red meat is bad for you had to choose between dairy cow meat and range fed meat they would choose range meat= better for you,,lol

steph wrote on 02/25/10 at 4:29pm:



Steph,  I know what you are getting at  BUT  I dont see how that would cause children to physically mature faster like the article states.