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!

The Grocery List!!!!

When Jen and I went to her neighborhood Albertsons we made a brand name list of acceptable brands. The list is as follows:

Blue Runner: Louisiana
Ranch Style Beans: Fort Worth, TX
Wolf Chili: Dallas, TX
The Allens: Arkansas
Trappey's: Arkansas
Rotel: Dallas, TX
Tony's: New Orleans, LA.
Zatarains: New Orleans, LA.
Bayou Magic Red Beans: Shreveport, LA.
South Louisiana Cooking: Broussard, LA.
Rex: New Orleans, LA.
Water Maid (rice): Houston, TX.
Mahatma (rice): Houston, TX.
Rice Select Couscous: Alvin, TX.
Monjouni's: Shreveport, LA.
Carvicos: Arkansas
Pace Picante Sauce: Harris, TX.
Jumex: San Antonio, TX.
Tyson (bacon): Arkansas
Richard's Sausage: Broussard, LA.
Down Home Brand Sausage: Stonewall, LA.
Mrs. Baird's (bread): TX
Steakhouse Potatoes: Houston, TX.
Adam's Spices: Gonzales, TX.
Louana: Opelousas, LA.
Pioneer Brand (bisquick): San Antonio, TX.
Luzianne (tea): New Orleans, LA.
Community (coffee): Baton Rouge, LA.

A few brands we were interested in (or will not comprimise on in the future):
Bigelow (tea): Connecticut
Lipton (tea): New Jersey
Classico (Spaghetti Sauce): Pennslyvania
Clausen's Kosher Dill Pickles: Woodstock, IL.
Uncle Ben's: CA.
Rice-A-Roni: IL.
Top Ramen and other noodles: IL or CA (we can't remember).