Danielle's log 6.3.2010

Breakfast:
-2 sunnyside up eggs (cage-free, pasture-raised)
-1 piece of whole-grain flax toast (local and organic)

Lunch:
-vegetable panini with squash, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, and cheese on whole wheat bread
-1/4th pickle

Dinner:
-AMAZING vegan avocado salad: avocados, mango, red onion, orange bell pepper, garlic, cilantro, sweet corn, black beans, jalapeno, cayenne, salt, pepper, splash of olive oil (MAJOR YUM)
-4-5 tortilla chips
-1/3 cup carob coconut milk ice cream

Beverages:
-skim milk green tea latte
-water
-coffee with soy milk

Exercise: Dave and I went for our first run since our 1 1/2 week vacation...butt-kicker!! Then I rode my bike to and from work...12.4 miles.

Notes: Well, I, too, have been lax on the updating of this blog...mostly due to the long vacation that Dave and I took to the west coast. Will write more on that later. In other news, I am having an epiphany of sorts about the factory farming industry (where the majority of our meat, eggs, and dairy come from) and it's caused me a total loss of appetite for meat and a very hesitant attitude towards dairy. I did have dairy today in the form of cheese and my latte's skim milk, but in general I'm finding myself turned off by anything to do with animals where there's even a small doubt that the animals suffered to be in my meal.

The eggs I had for breakfast cost me $5 a carton from my local co-op and I thoroughly researched the farm they came from for humaneness.

I've finished reading "Eating Animals," by Jonathan Safran Foer (PLEASE read if you're even minutely interested in attempting a vegetarian lifestyle--I assure you, you will be vegetarian by Chapter 3). I also read "Animals in Translation" by Temple Grandin (great book for pet owners, but also for people interested livestock emotions and behavior.) Right now I'm reading "The Ethics of What We Eat" by Peter Singer and Jim Mason--profound stuff. And, of course, "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan is sitting on my desk waiting to be read, finally. I also watched the documentary King Corn and plan to watch Food, Inc. soon.

Um. Yep.