I eat "weird" food

It's funny, my students and several of my co-workers find my eating habits to be "weird". They are good sports about it but it's like they are humoring an eccentric Aunt or something. My food habits have always been pretty healthy but as I've aged, they have refined. I eat mostly whole foods and lots of veggies. I like eating this way. I pretty much eat a salad everyday at school, usually with some form of lean protein on it or with it.

Some of my students came back from a service learning project at the Topeka Rescue Mission with a picture to show me. We serve lunch at the mission once a month and during this particular lunch they served a salad that looked so good they had to take a picture to show me! So funny! They love me and want to share virtual salad with me!

I have been reading my "In Defense of Food" book. (By Michael Pollan) I have learned quite a bit from it. One thing I've learned - I'm on the right track. I will share more from the book later but mostly the bottom line is: eat locally grown, fresh food if at all possible. This is what I do most of the time. It's much harder this time of year and I sorta suck at doing this with meat (a primary meat source for me is boneless skinless chicken breasts) but.... I can keep working in it. We just got a farm raised hog from a friend - yay! I purchase milk, chevre cheese and eggs from a local farm weekly. Today is fresh milk, egg and cheese day. Yum!



This is the guard turkey that greets me at Reid Ranch. I think he would taste delicious! He kind if makes me nervous, crowding me and guarding his flock. Anyway! I also grow a lot of fresh veggies in season and shop at local farmers markets. I don't think it's weird to eat a red pepper with my lunch, they are delicious!

I get excited about sharing my "weird" food with the students. They might not end up liking it but they have a new, broader life view for having sampled something new! I am happy to share my healthy eating habits with others. I don't like to share my less healthy habits, because I want to keep all the ice cream for myself!





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