Comments on: With Respect to the Animals http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2008/12/with-respect-to-the-animals/ A blog for people who crave good home-made food but maybe will never buy a chef’s knife. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mayflower chick http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2008/12/with-respect-to-the-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Mayflower chick Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:33:00 +0000 http://www.familyfriendlyfood.net/?p=113#comment-68 You are on the right track with the idea of buying locally. Believe it or not, most towns still have a local butcher who gets his meat from the local farmers. I buy the majority of my meat from my uncles who own a farm. I know where it comes from and how it is raised. The trick with buying "organic" or "free range" is to find out what that means to the people who put the label on the package. There are varied levels relating to these two terms, just like the packaging that refers to low-fat. <br/>Being an educated consumer is your best choice. The meat will have more flavor and taste better, and you will support the real people of America, not just the big companies. You are on the right track with the idea of buying locally. Believe it or not, most towns still have a local butcher who gets his meat from the local farmers. I buy the majority of my meat from my uncles who own a farm. I know where it comes from and how it is raised. The trick with buying “organic” or “free range” is to find out what that means to the people who put the label on the package. There are varied levels relating to these two terms, just like the packaging that refers to low-fat.
Being an educated consumer is your best choice. The meat will have more flavor and taste better, and you will support the real people of America, not just the big companies.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2008/12/with-respect-to-the-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Maggie Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.familyfriendlyfood.net/?p=113#comment-62 I eat intentionally vegetarian often. I have found that I can lower the amount and make the most of the animal protein I eat by planning my meals around the vegetables I have instead of the more traditional way of planning around the protein. I look at the vegetables I have, choose which go well together and then see if a small amount of animal protein is worth adding to make the meal more complete. Once you get used to it, it works much better than looking at the protein first. My final step is to see if a grain or starch seems necessary to make the meal filling enough but I often skip it in favor of more vegetables. I consume my starch primarily for breakfast and snacks. <br/><br/>Thanks for visiting my sites! The camera I primarily use is an <a HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Digital-Stabilization-14-42mm-40-150mm/dp/B000NVXF30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1225738557&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Olympus E-510</a> digital SLR. I eat intentionally vegetarian often. I have found that I can lower the amount and make the most of the animal protein I eat by planning my meals around the vegetables I have instead of the more traditional way of planning around the protein. I look at the vegetables I have, choose which go well together and then see if a small amount of animal protein is worth adding to make the meal more complete. Once you get used to it, it works much better than looking at the protein first. My final step is to see if a grain or starch seems necessary to make the meal filling enough but I often skip it in favor of more vegetables. I consume my starch primarily for breakfast and snacks.

Thanks for visiting my sites! The camera I primarily use is an Olympus E-510 digital SLR.

]]> By: Dana McCauley http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2008/12/with-respect-to-the-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Dana McCauley Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:16:00 +0000 http://www.familyfriendlyfood.net/?p=113#comment-61 Even if you don't switch to a vegan diet (I never will), you can choose meat that is more ethically raised if you can:<br/><br/>1.find it<br/>2. afford it.<br/><br/>The latest American election saw hope for the end of cruel farming when a bill against factory farming was passed. It's a great start and I'm glad you're bringing attention to the issue as well!<br/><br/>You can see what I recently wrote about the issue here if you have time: http://danamccauley.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/the-veal-taboo/ Even if you don’t switch to a vegan diet (I never will), you can choose meat that is more ethically raised if you can:

1.find it
2. afford it.

The latest American election saw hope for the end of cruel farming when a bill against factory farming was passed. It’s a great start and I’m glad you’re bringing attention to the issue as well!

You can see what I recently wrote about the issue here if you have time: http://danamccauley.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/the-veal-taboo/

]]> By: doggybloggy http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2008/12/with-respect-to-the-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-60 doggybloggy Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.familyfriendlyfood.net/?p=113#comment-60 we eat 'vegetarian' fairly often around here - its a nice change from the meat grind... we eat ‘vegetarian’ fairly often around here – its a nice change from the meat grind…

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