#109

I just read an article that 'Food, Inc.' shared on Facebook. (If you are not a fan of this site, you should be!) And it was a really interesting article.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/some-animals-are-more-equal-than-others/

Go read it. I will wait...

Interesting, huh! Ok, if you didn't listen to me and read it, the article compares the 'rights' of pets to those of animals that are raised for food. A chick in NY was arrested for killing a hamster. But the animals we eat are treated horribly on a regular basis. One of the things that really struck me was comparing our food industry to a concentration camp. How true is that?

I have no plans, or desires, to become a vegan/vegetarian. I just love me some steak, and chicken, and pork... Mmm! But I do want to buy healthy, fresh, naturally raised meat. I know I am not doing that now. Hopefully in the near future I will start that.

During Lent, we do not eat meat on Fridays. And that is not a huge deal. Really, one day without meat is not life altering. So I am thinking... I want to cut back on our meat consumption. I have started cutting back our portion sizes already. But I am thinking I will continue to not eat meat one day a week. I might change it from Fridays, to Mondays or Tuesdays though. But it's a good idea, right?