I watched forks over knives a few weeks ago and it definitely opened my eyes! Is your dad vegetarian after all he sees? What would your dad say of grass fed meat as far as being healthier? Thank you !
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Oh my dad is completely entrenched in the military industrial food complex- bigger is better, streamline production, and animals are nothing but inputs/cogs in a wheel. Nutrition/health has nothing to do with his worldview and he would be completely indifferent to grass fed unless some consumers didnāt want it. However, there is no true grass fed/pasture raised beef in major markets. USDA labeling laws actually say that meat can be labeled grass fed if they only eat grass for 3-4 months before they are slaughtered. Processing, additives, and preservatives are a way of life for my dad as a food scientist. He is morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and has serious heart issues. Regardless, I donāt judge anyone for their eating habits. Itās not my place to enforce certain worldviews on people. I donāt believe everything I think. I am also privileged enough to be able to afford to eat a certain diet. So many people just need food.
Have you read anything by Michael Pollan? Especially the Omnivoreās Dilemma. I love food anthropology! The most important food āruleā I try to adhere to is eating as much local food as possible.
Thank you for your response!! Iām fascinated with food and diet and health too, my being overweight is a mental problem, itās not cause I donāt want to understand health so this is just a super interesting subject 
Iāve heard of Pollan and will look in that book (movie?) you mentioned! I pray for your dad ā¦ the powers that be and all the shit they put in our food to keep us sick, addicted and dumbed down makes me soooo mad !! . itās just pure evil !! Thank you Kellie!!
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I have pretty strong views on the food industry as well but we literally vote with our money. If we show demand for other foods/ products the market will adjust to that. However, the whole industry is geared towards processed foods so even the most wholesome foods get bastardized into value added products that no longer resemble their original forms.
That being said, as a chef, Iām always eager to experiment with new things
Michael Pollan is an investigative journalist that primarily writes books about food, itsā origins, history, place in society and how it relates to all the āisms.ā His perspectives on food justice in socio-economic groups and how the way women are treated effects food are beautifully insightful
Thank you Kellie ! A chef! Thatās really awesome. So everything Iāve been reading about as far as vegan is for people like me that gain weight on ābad carbsāā¦ they say either eating high fat vegan or low fat vegan is the answer to keep blood sugars down (that the fat clogs up the cells to let the sugars in which causes insulin resistance)ā¦ any thoughts on that? Iām very interested is going vegan but donāt want to screw up my blood sugars and cause more issues. I donāt have diabetes but definitely insulin resistance (the pre-curser to it)ā¦ thank you !!
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I am not a dr/nutritionist but I have found Dr. Jason Fungās books a reliable source of recent peer reviewed science based almost exclusively on human trails. I take all nutrition methodologies with a pretty heavy grain of salt.
Everyoneās bodies are different and need different things. I think itās all about finding a nutritional plan that is suitable towards your lifestyle, worldviews, faith, and body. āThe universe is the way we think it is, and thatās whyā- Carl Jung
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That was a great response .ty!! From what Iāve read Fung appears to be all about a meat based (carbs are the enemy) Dr. even though I love him ! I will just experiment but be more mindful of how my body is reacting instead of my head making a plan and trying to force it on my body. Thanks for your responses ! Have an amazing day !
āEat food, not too much, mostly plants.ā
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