So, posting hasn’t been quite as frequent as I’d like it to be lately.\u00a0 Seems like I haven’t been able to make much free time since break from school in April.<\/p>\n
Summer is fast approaching in mid-coast Maine.\u00a0 Around here, it seems like there are just 2 seasons: summer and winter.\u00a0 Winter was too long, too cold, and too boring, but things finally changing.\u00a0 Summer means the opening of all the seasonal businesses.\u00a0 This is good, because I’ve been waiting for farmer’s markets and fresh, local produce for months.\u00a0 Maybe next weekend I’ll have the chance to finally go check one out.<\/p>\n
It also means that restaurants, including the drive in, the ice cream shops and the local hot dog stand, are open again.\u00a0 Some of these places don’t even have vegetarian offerings on their menus!\u00a0 It’s things like that which I forgot over the winter while I was making vegan soups.\u00a0 It was a lot easier to eat healthy food then, when delicious, greasy, meaty, fat-ridden food wasn’t easily available to me.\u00a0 As I get busier and spend more time out of the house with members of my family\u00a0 its easier for everyone involved to grab a quick hamburger instead of seeking out somewhere that serves healthy food just to make me happy.\u00a0 I’ve had some good grease in the past couple weeks.\u00a0 But I’m trying not to enjoy it too often and keep moderation (and flexitarianism) in mind.<\/p>\n
Lunches got boring for a while, and this week I’m making vegetable sandwiches on whole wheat pita bread with hummus.\u00a0 They’re good, fresh, and easy to change a little from day to day.\u00a0 I do intend to get back into the kitchen soon and it looks like my schedule is going to allow me to.<\/p>\n
I’ve almost finished reading Food Matters<\/em><\/a>, and along with other sources, such as the excellent blog No Meat Athlete<\/a>, have realized that the best (and often easiest) way to eat well is to eat natural food.\u00a0 I know this idea isn’t unique, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who didn’t realize it.\u00a0 Clearly, food that is closer to its original source, which hasn’t been altered and processed and treated, is better for us than the alternative.\u00a0 My current plan involves trying to eat whole wheat products, fresh fruit and vegetables, and packaged food with as few ingredients as possible (Michael Pollan recommends less than 5…at least that’s what I’ve heard, I still haven’t read In Defense of Food<\/em><\/a>).\u00a0 Sometimes doing all this is still difficult, but its a lot easier than remembering all sorts of other rules.\u00a0 It’s nice to know it can be that simple, since I still feel like I just stumbled into this “eating healthy” thing with no idea what I’m doing.\u00a0 The Wall Street Journal just ran a piece about how “health food isn’t always healthy<\/a>.”\u00a0 Check it out, it’s pretty interesting.<\/p>\n Stay tuned, I promise more, better posts in the future.<\/p>\n