i don't normally feel compelled by any books i read. i'm typically a fiction kinda girl.
'the unhealthy truth: how our food is making us sick- and what we can do about it' by robyn o'brein has changed me. forgive me if i get really overexcited and fired up when i talk about it, its hard not to.
you need to read this book if.....
a) you have any allergies, food sensitivities or food allergies
b) you have kids
c) you've thought about going organic but are unsure
d) you are interested in how our government controls our food
i read this book thinking i knew a lot to begin with. i watched food inc, big ideas for a small planet, i eat organic and i know why, i've read up on these issues. however this book went to a whole other scarier, deeper level. there is too much information to give you all the horrible details, but try try try to read it!
ok, off the soap box.
thanks for listening.
are you done? can I borrow it??
ReplyDeletei'm not quite done, but i got it at the library!
ReplyDeleteit scares me b/c eating like this is so time consuming. plus you have to cook
ReplyDeleteand you know i only do trader joes
the book is not about cooking time consuming healthy meals. its all about what type of food you are buying, conventional vs. organic.
ReplyDeleteshe talks in detail about how conventional food is made, processed and how our government has its hands in the whole thing.
for example in most conventional milk the cows have been injected with hormones to make them produce more milk. however it makes these cows sicker and while milking many times PUS while come out into the milk from their infected utters. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.