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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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 Posted - Nov 01 2012 : 04:13:56 AM
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Nicole sounds like you are raising your daughter in a healthy way. When my kids were little I didnt make them a lot goodies at home. There always seemed to be somewhere else they would get sweets like at church potluck. I didnt deny them that and it was enough to make them happy.
Natalie I guess I am sort of kosher. Thing is I would like to get back to being a vegetarian, but two things hinder me. 1. It takes a little more time and thought to prepare vegetarian food. For some reason I seem to need a lot of protein and can't handle much carbs, and I have such a busy life with all my horses and I really don't like to cook that much. 2. I don't have much of a choice here in the mountains. We are 120 miles from the nearest walmart. There is a town 30 miles away with a little grocery store and although the owner does a pretty good job at trying to provide fresh veggies it still is very limited. Gardening is hard here in this dry climate and the deer are relentless. Gardening is also very time consuming. And our growing season is very short because we are at 8000 ft. But I have a little garden that my hubby has put an eight foot fence around. I havent given up.
We eat a lot of deer and elk. I like deer ok, never have liked elk much though. At least it's organic. We also have a goat that I milk. I think organic, low sugar, and vegetarian is the best diet. Sometimes vegetarian food has a bunch of additives like msg so is no better than or worse than meat. The thing about meat is that it has oxidants that chip away at the cell walls causing aging and vulnerability to disease, veggies have antioxidants that coat the cell walls and guard against aging and disease. I feel much better when I abstain from all meat. I took care of both my mom and my dad from 2006 till 2008 while they were very sick and dying and I was always trying to just find anything they could eat and my eating habits deteriorated and I guess I went through a time where I figured it didnt matter cause we are all going to the same place anyway. But it does matter and I need to relearn how to eat better. You ladies are an inspiration in these posts, thank you.
Laura
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
652 Posts
Natalie
Montana
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2012 : 10:45:26 AM
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Winona- that's what we call "Communion Wine" because that is the brand our churches used for communion when we were growing up :) It's the super sweet red, right?
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luv4rabbitsNroses
Farmgirl at Heart
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Shannon L.
Ephrata
Wa
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2012 : 12:06:21 AM
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Hello fellow Farmgirls! I felt inclined to add to this topic only because I have been wondering for sometime if every farm girl who followed Mary Jane is on board with an all organic lifestyle.? I simply love Mary Jane's country flair and creativity and everything but the organic lifestyle is right up my alley (or country road ;). I grew up on an apple orchard in North Central Washington State and was never very aware of anything organic until my family purchased an organic apple orchard and continued practicing organic methods for pest control, etc. I can never remember any other time in my life when I saw my father so ill from the sprays, etc. that he had to use! Now, like any little girl, I loved my daddy very much and was quite taken aback by his continued illnesses. We promptly tore out that orchard and started over! Now, I am much more aware of organics and a "lifestyle" that can sometimes be associated with it but I agree with these other ladies when they say do what is best for your family! I have five children and we grow our own garden. It is for the most part "natural" but occasionally we have to take care of a problem and will do so wisely using minimal application procedures. I know that growing a garden provides numerous benefits for my family but I am not insistent on a particular method, just results! So, while I admire the passion and dedication so many women have to living a healthy lifestyle, I think it is best said that as Mothers and Wives, we will be Blessed with the wisdom we need to meet the individual needs of all our own families. Blessings, Shan 
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2012 : 07:53:10 AM
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Originally posted by YakLady
Winona- that's what we call "Communion Wine" because that is the brand our churches used for communion when we were growing up :) It's the super sweet red, right?
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Heh, it's a deep purple color, like concord grape juice but with an extra 'kick'. Pretty sweet. I didn't know it was used for communion, the church in which I grew up used plain grape juice. Communion or no, it's really good. Not much of a headache either and that's a good thing. 
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2012 : 5:33:34 PM
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I personally think that it all mostly boils down to the fact that food in general is very personal. You feed your family and nourish your body with it. You give it when someone is sick or going through a hard time. Cooking and baking is one of the most personal things you can do for someone (at least its that way for me,anyhow). We celebrate with it. To go organic or not is a personal decision and its nobody's business whatever your choice is. Personally , I buy organic when prices allow me to, but organics can still be pretty steep in price in my area. So Ive come to rely on my garden and canning more and more each year.
I dunno. Excellent topic!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2012 : 04:46:12 AM
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I think part of it is being unfamiliar to the facts regarding organic foods. The other part is convenience. It's too easy to whip up a box of hamburger helper than make a homemade meal, using healthier foods (in their mind, and in reality it's not time consuming).
I am collecting for my food pantry right now. They told me what they are in need of. I offered to print up a flyer to teach people who to eat on a budget, but healthy, and how to make their own cleaners. I was told that no one would be interested, that came into the pantry. Sad, I know.
They want boxed Mac'n Cheese. If you know what it's made of (http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/us_vs_uk_mac_n_cheese_smackdown/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+checblog+Healthy+Child+Healthy+World+Blog), and you know the facts, you would not donate this stuff. I went in search of Annie's organic boxed Mac'n'cheese, and tried it out on my family before donating some.
I also went in search of organic dry boxed cereal - no artificial anything, no bad oils, and no high fructose corn syrup. I found it fro $1.29/box this week. This is cheaper than the cereals at Aldi's.
We are not deprived at all. In fact, I think we have enriched lives as a result from it - healthier bodies, healthier minds, and longer lives.
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2012 : 09:41:39 AM
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Really, it's true, when you cook/bake your own food, once you have the basic ingredients, it's not that much more expensive, if at all, than prepared food. Even my Weight Watchers cookbook, it has some strange ingredients to make up for flavor but the food is pretty good and fills you right up!
I was wondering, about donating food to food banks. What if people donated WW or Lean Cuisine frozen foods to the food pantry? Of course it'd need a freezer to keep everything frozen but the food would probably be healthier and it's not that expensive. What would be the downside to this?
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2012 : 2:39:34 PM
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I think there is also something to be said for food that is cooked with love. I may sound just sentimental but I think it digests better.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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