Comments on: “Eating Animals”: A review

By: Diana @ frontyardfoodie

Diana @ frontyardfoodie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:56:15 +0000

I’ve had those raw revolution bars and they’re intense!

I’ve never read that book but I’ve read several others most especially by Micheal Pollan and such. I stopped buying meat at the store (I’m actually vegan but my husband isn’t) and started getting it from farmers who actually raise it. This automatically cut down on meat intake because it’s harder to get good meat…also it insures that it’s good, organically raised, local meat.

Thanks for bringing this up.

By: daintyvegan

daintyvegan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:39:53 +0000

That book sounds good and very informative, I need to read it. Since I never delved deep into the truth about where meat comes from, sometimes it’s hard to stay away from it. I’ll be picking up that book soon to give myself a little reminder.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:31:16 +0000

I haven’t read this book, but have read both of Michael Pollan’s books…I am a huge animal lover and the thought of what we do to these poor animals makes me so sad. I eat a mostly vegetarian diet, with the exception of fish…but any time I do eat meat, I make a point to buy organic, grass-fed, free range meat. And if I can buy from a small local farm, even better. Not only is it better for the animals, but the meat, eggs, cheese… that we eat is more nutritious. Thanks for sharing your review of this book!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:23:10 +0000

Thanks for your informative post.

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