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Emily’s Whole Foods Rant
Cuban food was mostly healthy and whole foods based. Back in Canada, however, real food seems harder to come by. Please indulge me as I rant.
Do the Math Challenge: Day 4 – Drop-in Meals & Work-for-Foods
Time to get creative! With a shrinking allotment of food left, I’ve started to get a bit more creative around meal time. While I’m not sure if this was within permissible activities for the week, I decided that volunteering in exchange for food was acceptable. Kind of like a drop-in meal program, but a bit more dignified. I total, I’ve attended two community drop-in meal programs and volunteered at two other places that gave me food. Here’s a rundown of how they all went.
Do the Math Challenge: Day 3 – Swapping Diets with a Friend
Since this week I’m decidedly spending less than my usual $50/wk on food, I decided to swap diets with a friend who has been on and off of social assistance for years. Here, he writes about how he will spend the money.
Do the Math Challenge: Eating to Thrive
Today I am thinking about how food helps us thrive, and how my privilege is preventing me from fully putting myself in the shoes of those who depend social assistance. My conclusion? Poverty is like a big pit – it’s easy to fall into but really hard to get out of. So if you’re going to try and climb out of it, you better eat a damn good breakfast!
Sugar High: drinking your donuts
This site lists the 20 most harmful beverages America has to offer using the photo of the offending beverage alongside some other food/drink of equal sugar content. Bet you’ll think twice about that Snapple Antioxidant water next time you’re thirsty!
Carnivegan?
To eat or not to eat? Meat is the question. My longstanding ethical and environmental stance against meat take backseat to my health. Thus begins my search for feel good meat, if there is such a thing.
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