What are your principles in eating?

[Lizzz]

I think, no matter what kind of diet you're doing, also keep in mind what's going on in the world. I love rice and wholegrain stuff, but have just recently read about the exploitation of the people working on the rice fields - I mean in a way we always know about it but it slips out of focus in everyday life, I think it's really a good thing if you buy fair trade products event though it might be more expensive. I found many information about food production here.

[Reesha]

What's weird though is that we are such an abnormally healthy group. I don't think we're representative of Western food culture at all, which is too bad.

I can't believe some of the things people I know eat, but I hold my tongue. To each their own.

[skhill]

I'm so glad I don't weigh what I did in high school (or jr high). I was around 175 at graduation; now it's 125. Same as 6th grade, but I was a lot shorter back then.

These days, I try to eat seasonally and locally. And I cook from scratch. In the past 4+ years, I've purchased bread twice; I eat plenty of bread, but it's my homemade sourdough. I don't eat much meat, but plenty of dairy and eggs.

It's interesting seeing folk's different strategies-- thanks! But no doubt, we're a not very typical group.

[Lizzz]

yes, I agree we don't represent western food culture and we shouldn't take all the blame but still everyone's responsible somehow, and one shouldn't close the eyes in general.

[bmccasland]

I'm a closet junk food junkie

I just don't indulge myself very often.