I was feeling a little bit orthorexic the other day, which is BAD! You can't have an eating disorder here in the States cause it's a total faux pas. Orthorexia is a fixation with healthy eating. Although it's not a "medically recognized term". But still, while there probably is a grain of truth to the existence of "orthorexia", it bothers me that it's come to this extreme where wanting to eat healthy is considered by some an eating disorder. My orthorexic problem is I don't even want to think about where most of the meat and eggs we buy comes from. Not to mention all the GMO produce. Ugh! We do buy some organic, but it is so EXPENSIVE and TIME-CONSUMING to try to eat healthy in the United States. All I have to say is: of course the U.S. is full of people with eating disorders and health problems. OF COURSE IT IS!!! Anorexia, bulimia, obesity, and diabetes to name a few. Not to mention yo-yo diets and a HUGE NATIONAL FIXATION ON BODY IMAGE! If you go to the supermarket, 90% of the food isn't even healthy. Actually that number is probably closer to 99%. Corn-fed beef full of antibiotics, GMO produce laced with pesticides, all of the sugar and the processed GMO crap that makes up most of the aisles. Of course Americans have eating disorders! Honestly. I've never heard anyone mention this connection and it's so obvious it should be common sense.
You want to cure bulimia, anorexia, and other food-related health disorders? That will only happen when our food/agricultural system transforms into something ecologically and ETHICALLY superior. Honestly. The present corn-based system that spews pesticides into the earth and favors GMO crops and large corporations is absolutely insane! Who in their right mind really wants to eat that crap? Or even produce it. Honestly corporate decision makers, get a life! Go enjoy all that money you've accumulated and leave us alone. And federal government that supports these guys, your demise will come. Your biggest challengers may be local governments who are sick of your BS, and lots of people connected through social media.
I believe the start of a solution to this is a large grassroots community gardens project, people having their own gardens, CSAs, co-ops, etc. Stuff like crop mob too.
All I can say to my garden is "grow, baby grow." Together, gardens and gardeners ;), we can put Cargill out of business. And Monsanto too. And end this corporate insanity.
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Did something in particular happen to spark this blog post? You're sounding very angry Heather :)
hahaha, no. I'm just flabbergasted that our food system is as terrible as it is. I read Omnivore's Dilemma and watched Food Inc. about six months ago. And I've been TRYING to eat healthy, but it's hard and time-consuming to find local organic food that's affordable. I'm just venting my accumulated frustration of years of dealing with both the American and Chilean food systems.
And I AM angry with the people responsible for our food system. Although obviously we all are responsible. But some people are lazy about fixing the prob. (like me) whereas others are greedy a-holes who benefit from selling horrible quality food to 99% of the general public.
Anyway, that post was a long time coming.
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