Yay moes! You're coming around!!!!! I'm simply amazing how much better you feel, how much better you look, how your energy levels change, mood, how much healthier your skin becomes, etc etc etc, once you FIGURE OUT HOW TO EAT.
the movie is playing down the street from where I work, I think I'll try to go check it out tonight it looks interesting. thanks for the heads up moes
Its like night and day, and I'm just starting Week 2 of Eating healthy / working out daily. I have a lot more energy, I feel great mentally and physically. Also Finding out more and more info about just how ****ty our food industry is. Its just horrific, It sickens me. We (Americans) are being poisoned and being hid from the truth. Hopefully for not much longer.
Just got back from the movie and it was great. Such an important film for every American to see. I urge each and every one of you to go watch this film. You really owe it to yourself.
not saying your being sarcastic or not. beside the point. i find it funny that some americans (i think maybe less these days then say 5 years ago) think everything is pretty much perfect. and that its bad form to question anything. hide your head in the sand people, Everyone has your best interests at heart
We like to ignore uncomfortable realities. Even looking past the health aspect, I think it's a lot easier for people to eat a pork chop when it comes cleaned and prepackaged, making the fact that a pig was killed for us to be able to eat it for dinner is practically hidden. I realize that this is going off on a tangent, but I feel pretty strongly that everyone who eats meat should at some point in their lives go to a farm and witness an animal being killed. I'm definitely not a vegetarian, but I think that if a person can't stomach the reality that a living animal is killed to feed them, they shouldn't be eating meat.
You guys should start a thread (unless there already is one) giving information on what kind of changes/options there are to eat 'healthy'. Obviously research can be done on the Internet, but I know I'd be interested in reading some first hand tips/info from fellow BBSers.
I think it breeds an unwitting callousness, a lack of respect for food and where it comes from. I think we'd be less wasteful with regards to food if we really took some time to think about where (and what) it comes from. I think it makes us okay with the idea of sending back something at a restaurant not because there's anything wrong with it, but because "it just wasn't what I expected..." I mean come on. Something died. They killed something so you could have a meal. Make a truly honest attempt to understand that, and see if you're still okay with eating meat. If you are, great, if not, become a vegetarian. Personally, I don't think that death is the worst thing that can happen to an animal, and that instead we should focus on quality of life. But I still try to acknowledge respect the fact that a living creature died so that I could eat it. It's easy to forget that, and I've been guilty of that before. But I do my best. EDIT: That was unnecessarily long-winded and preachy. To simplify, I think that when you eat meat, you're saying that you're okay with the fact that an animal died so that you could eat it. I think people should see for themselves whether or not they're REALLY okay with it. That's all.
Do you have that same reaction about killing a fly or mosquito? Or a tomato that is also a living thing? I understand a pig can be a pet and show up in our kid's storybook etc, but is there a reason why it's life is worth more? Are fish low enough on the totem pole not to feel guilty about fishing it up and eating it? Edit for your edit: Yeah, I understand what you're saying. I'm not being argumentative either. Really curious about people who are against killing animals and what they think about the above?
This thread is making me hungry. I was thinking how ironic it would be if this played in theaters where they served food, and people sat there eating nachos and drinking coke while watching the movie.
heh. I'm very far from a hippie, most of my life I've had a lot of conservative leanings. The Food Industry being controlled by major multinationals in bed with the US Government is something I feel strongly about however, as they assert at one point in the movie... The Bush and Clinton administrations both had multinational interests in high positions of power in their cabinets. This problem transcends political sides even if it can be considered a "social" issue. and I do agree a little with what dharocks is saying, I think everyone should understand what it takes to get that food on your plate... whether or not you support the ethics behind it...
So is this thing not showing ANYWHERE in Houston currently? Both the Landmark River Oaks and the Angelika aren't showing it yet. Maybe the Texas beef industry went nutty over this like Oprah and had it pulled.
Angelika will be showing it starting Friday Night I'm pretty sure. We saw it last night as NPR was hosting a free screening.
Wow. Considering how McDonalds was bashed repeatedly in Fast Food Nation I'm surprised Chipotle is doing this. Cool though.
Well Chipotle actually serves organically grown food so it makes sense. You can read all about their philosophy on their website.
