A Meatatarian Conclusion

Thursday night I was invited out with some friends and in the name of science I decided to find out if I could keep to the parameters of the Eco experiment. Going to the bar pretty much killed this experiment. I found no local drinks and afterwards when we went to IHOP the waitress gave me a crazy look when I asked her about the origins of certain foods. Needless to say, if one wants to live on local foods then the best bet involves buying some land and growing your own. As for meats, well, hunting licenses and the butcher's shop are probably the best bet, after all, no one seems to know where the food comes from.

The lack of care over where food originated is kind of scary. Of course, this lack of concern seems bred into the population of grocery shoppers, myself included.

On another note, while I firmly believe Wally World is evil, I am satisfied that the next time I run out of tea I can drive over the bridge and make my two AM purchases.

That's it, I'm out!

Meatatarian: Food Recon at Jen's Local Albertson's

Sunday night Jen and I walked from her apartment to the nearby Albertson's and continued in our last minute local food recon. In the hour we were there I think we managed to make it through three isles, all that checking labels is time consuming. After placing a few of our finds into those little plastic baskets which get too heavy too fast, we opted for a shopping cart, and perused the fruits and vegetables area. We noticed a trend of false advertisement in that the signs read "Product of USA," but the stickers on the food read, "Product of Mexico."

Another problem we noticed with many of the labels is they have distribution locations which are not necessarily the same as the area where the food was grown. We decided, while checking label after label, that if the distribution area was the only location given, then we would have to make a judgement call based on the proximity of the distribution center to S/BC.

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of Eco Adventures: Meat Vs. Veggies!!!

Oh, BTW we will be posting a list of food brands and their respective locations in future blogs.

Peace out, YO!

P.S. The damn Meatatarian ate at Pie Works today...but I'll qualify that comment later with pictures and a discussion of why Pie Works food is within the parameters of this experiment!

Meatatarian

I, Monique, representing Meatatarians everywhere, would like to eat healthier, while continuing in my carnivorous ways. What can I say? I like meat, hell, I love meat. As a meatatarian who understands the hazards of feed lots, meat processing plants, and the need for supporting "Mom & Pop," I recognize that continuing to support large chain stores is part of the problem regarding excess, waste, and greed. I also recognize their will be cost differences between grocery shopping in large chain stores and local stores.

In a future post, my partner in crime and arch-nemesis, Jen (the experimental vegan) and I will list the rules. We will also include information on where we acquire our food stuffs and the costs of said acquisitions.