Dunkin’ Donuts, who now offers soy milk at many of their locations, is hosting a “Create Dunkin’s Next Donut” contest! All you have to do is go to Dunkin’ Donuts website, browse through their gallery, then create your own donut. Once you’ve picked out the shape of your donut, the dough, filling, frosting, etc., you are taken to a form where you can name your donut and provide a brief description of your inspiration for the donut. In the description, be sure to mention that your creation is intended to be vegan. I really don’t know why they don’t offer any vegan donuts when you consider the number of people who are allergic to dairy and eggs and those who choose not to eat them. Offering a few vegan options would really expand their customer base. Here’s my donut creation:

Round donut with maple filling and rainbow sprinkles.  Maple donuts are my absolute favorite!  I really hope they start offering vegan ones soon so that I can have one.  It’s been so long!!  If you need more incentive to enter the contest, the winner will get $12,000.  I know my donut won’t be chosen as the winner and I don’t really care about that.  The important thing here is that enough people submit vegan entries so that they can see that vegan donuts would sell.  The contest ends March 8, 2010 so get to it!

Update:  Here is a great post all about GMOs.  I love Meghan!

This post is all about Genetically Modified products.  While not really related to veganism, it is important to avoid these foods for good health.  It’s important that everyone know at least a little bit about these things, so that you can make informed decisions at the grocery store.  I’m not a scientist, doctor, nutritionist or anything like that… the information contained within this post is stuff that I’ve learned through reading and researching interjected with my opinion (it is my blog after all).  And since I live in the United States, I’m focused mostly on products /foods sold here and our laws regarding GMOs.  If you’re lucky enough to live in a country that actually cares about your health, the following may not apply to you.

From Wiki:

A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. These techniques, generally known as recombinant DNA technology, use DNA molecules from different sources, which are combined into one molecule to create a new set of genes. This DNA is then transferred into an organism, giving it modified or novel genes. Transgenic organisms, a subset of GMOs, are organisms which have inserted DNA that originated in a different species. Some GMOs contain no DNA from other species and are therefore not transgenic but cisgenic.

So what’s the big deal?

The big deal is that these foods are not good for any living creature:

• Rats fed GM potatoes had smaller, partially atrophied livers.[22]

• The livers of rats fed GM canola were 12-16% heavier.[23]

• GM soy altered mouse liver cells in ways that suggest a toxic insult.[24] The changes reversed after their diet switched to non-GM soy.[25]

• GM soy, reproductive problems, and infant mortality

• More than half the offspring of mother rats fed GM soy died within three weeks.[26] Male rats[27] and mice[28] fed GM soy showed changes in their testicles; the mice had altered young sperm cells.

• The DNA of mouse embryos whose parents ate GM soy functioned differently than those whose parents ate non-GM soy.[29]

• Many offspring of female rats fed GM soy were considerably smaller,and more than half died within three weeks (compared to 10% of the non-GM soy controls). [30]

• Bt crops linked to sterility, disease, and death. (Bt = Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium commonly used as a pesticide.  Bt crops refer to crops that have been genetically modified with genes from this bacterium.)
  

• When sheep grazed on Bt cotton plants after harvest, within a week 1 in 4 died. Shepherds estimate 10,000 sheep deaths in one region of India.[31] Farmers in Europe and Asia say that cows, water buffaloes, chickens, and horses died from eating Bt corn varieties.[32]  (Ladies, this bit about Bt cotton is pretty important to you since it may be used to make the brand of tampons you use.  Read this.)

• About two dozen US farmers report that Bt corn varieties caused widespread sterility in pigs or cows.[33]

• Filipinos in at least five villages fell sick when a nearby Bt corn variety was pollinating.[34]

• The stomach lining of rats fed GM potatoes showed excessive cell growth, a condition that may be a precursor to cancer. Rats also had damaged organs and immune systems.[35]

(The above all taken from this source.)

• GM foods are particularly dangerous for pregnant moms and children. After GM soy was fed to female rats, most of their babies died—compared to a 10% deaths among controls fed natural soy.² GM-fed babies were smaller, and possibly infertile.³

• Testicles of rats fed GM soy changed from the normal pink to dark blue.⁴ Mice fed GM soy had altered young sperm.⁵ Embryos of GM soy-fed parent mice had changed DNA.⁶ And mice fed GM corn had fewer, and smaller, babies.⁷

• In Haryana, India, most buffalo that ate GM cottonseed had reproductive complications such as premature deliveries, abortions, and infertility; Many calves died. About two dozen US farmers said thousands of pigs became sterile from certain GM corn varieties. Some had false pregnancies; others gave birth to bags of water. Cows and bulls also became infertile.⁸

• In the US, incidence of low birth weight babies, infertility, and infant mortality are all escalating.

• Soon after GM soy was introduced to the UK, soy allergies skyrocketed by 50%. Ohio allergist Dr. John Boyles says “I used to test for soy allergies all the time, but now that soy is genetically engineered, it is so dangerous that I tell people never to eat it.”

• GM soy and corn contain new proteins with allergenic properties.¹⁶ and GM soy has up to seven times more of a known soy allergen.¹⁷ Perhaps the US epidemic of food allergies and asthma is a casualty of genetic manipulation.

• In India, animals graze on cotton plants after harvest. But when shepherds let sheep graze on Bt cotton plants, thousands died. Investigators said preliminary evidence “strongly suggests that the sheep mortality was due to a toxin. . . . most probably Bt-toxin.”¹⁸ In one small study, all sheep fed Bt cotton plants died; those fed natural plants remained healthy.

• In an Andhra Pradesh village, buffalo grazed on cotton plants for eight years without incident. On January 3rd, 2008, 13 buffalo grazed on Bt cotton plants for the first time. All died within three days.¹⁹ Bt corn is also implicated in the deaths of cows in Germany, and horses, water buffaloes, and chickens in The Philippines.²⁰

• In lab studies, twice the number of chickens fed Liberty Link corn died; 7 of 40 rats fed a GM tomato died within two weeks.²¹

(The above are from this source.)

When we eat genetically modified foods, the functioning GM genes remain inside you.

• Unlike safety evaluations for drugs, there are no human clinical trials of GM foods. The only published human feeding experiment verified that genetic material inserted into GM soy transfers into the DNA of intestinal bacteria and continues to function.[36] This means that long after we stop eating GM foods, we may still have their GM proteins produced continuously inside us.

• If the antibiotic gene inserted into most GM crops were to transfer, it could create super diseases, resistant to antibiotics.

• If the gene that creates Bt -toxin in GM corn were to transfer, it might turn our intestinal flora into living pesticide factories.

• Animal studies show that DNA in food can travel into organs throughout the body, even into the fetus.[37]

Wow!  With information like this, is it any wonder people get cancer like crazy, are on medication for everything under the sun, and that we are a country of fat, unhealthy people?  If you care about what fuels your body, I hope you decide to avoid these foods like the plague.  Here are some great tips and resources for ensuring that the foods you buy do not contain any GMOs.

1. Buy organic whenever possible.  Certified organic products are not allowed to contain any GMOs.
2. Download this Non-GMO shopping guide or install the free iPhone App.  I’ve done both and think the App is quite handy, especially when you’re at the store.  After scanning the list of products with possible GMO ingredients, I noticed that if it’s cheap and a convenience food, it’s probably got some GMO ingredients in it.  This goes for fast food too… remember, corn is one of the most GM foods out there.  Here’s an interesting Time article about this that I meant to blog about a while ago and never got around to it.  I encourage you all to read it– it’s a very interesting look at why fast food is just so darn cheap.  If you’re reading this blog post and find it to be of value to you, then that article is a must read.
3. In the U.S., labeling products as being from GMO sources is optional.  Companies who manufacture products that do not contain any GMOs are gonna be pretty happy to point that out on their label.  Don’t count on a company that uses GM ingredients to tell you, but you may be able to figure it out yourself by looking at the PLU codes at the grocery store (at least when it comes to fruits and veggies):

• If it is a 4-digit number, the food is conventionally produced.
• If it is a 5-digit number beginning with an 8, it is GM. (Remember that PLU labeling is optional.  Those that are GM may not be labeled as such.)
• If it is a 5-digit number beginning with a 9, it is organic.

1. Boycott Monsanto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, there ya have it!  It’s scary to think about just how tainted our food supply is (hello!  down to the genetic level!), but it should shed some light on why we are so sick, why so many couples experience infertility, etc.  For me and my family, GM foods is just not an option.  I would rather pay more money for organic, wholesome, non-disease causing food because I can’t think of anything more important to spend our money on.

Here is a great video presentation by Professor T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health.

The China Study has been on my list of books to read for quite some time, but I just haven’t gotten around to it.  I’ve read and heard many great reviews on it and would really encourage you all to read it yourselves. In the meantime, watch this video:

I came across this article on Yahoo.  It’s pretty interesting and informative:

How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question—“What foods do you avoid?”—we got some pretty interesting answers. Although these foods don’t necessarily make up a “banned” list, as you head into the holidays—and all the grocery shopping that comes with it—their answers are, well, food for thought:

1. Canned Tomatoes

The expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A

The problem: The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Unfortunately, acidity (a prominent characteristic of tomatoes) causes BPA to leach into your food. Studies show that the BPA in most people’s body exceeds the amount that suppresses sperm production or causes chromosomal damage to the eggs of animals. “You can get 50 mcg of BPA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young,” says vom Saal. “I won’t go near canned tomatoes.”

The solution: Choose tomatoes in glass bottles (which do not need resin linings), such as the brands Bionaturae and Coluccio. You can also get several types in Tetra Pak boxes, like Trader Joe’s and Pomi.

2. Corn-Fed Beef

The expert: Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on sustainable farming

The problem: Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. But farmers today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for slaughter. More money for cattle farmers (and lower prices at the grocery store) means a lot less nutrition for us. A recent comprehensive study conducted by the USDA and researchers from Clemson University found that compared with corn-fed beef, grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease. “We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure,” says Salatin.

The solution: Buy grass-fed beef, which can be found at specialty grocers, farmers’ markets, and nationally at Whole Foods. It’s usually labeled because it demands a premium, but if you don’t see it, ask your butcher.

3. Microwave Popcorn

The expert: Olga Naidenko, PhD, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group,

The problem: Chemicals, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), in the lining of the bag, are part of a class of compounds that may be linked to infertility in humans, according to a recent study from UCLA. In animal testing, the chemicals cause liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancer. Studies show that microwaving causes the chemicals to vaporize—and migrate into your popcorn. “They stay in your body for years and accumulate there,” says Naidenko, which is why researchers worry that levels in humans could approach the amounts causing cancers in laboratory animals. DuPont and other manufacturers have promised to phase out PFOA by 2015 under a voluntary EPA plan, but millions of bags of popcorn will be sold between now and then.

The solution: Pop natural kernels the old-fashioned way: in a skillet. For flavorings, you can add real butter or dried seasonings, such as dillweed, vegetable flakes, or soup mix.

4. Nonorganic Potatoes

The expert: Jeffrey Moyer, chair of the National Organic Standards Board

The problem: Root vegetables absorb herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides that wind up in soil. In the case of potatoes—the nation’s most popular vegetable—they’re treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they’re dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting. “Try this experiment: Buy a conventional potato in a store, and try to get it to sprout. It won’t,” says Moyer, who is also farm director of the Rodale Institute (also owned by Rodale Inc., the publisher of Prevention). “I’ve talked with potato growers who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals.”

The solution: Buy organic potatoes. Washing isn’t good enough if you’re trying to remove chemicals that have been absorbed into the flesh.

5. Farmed Salmon

The expert: David Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany and publisher of a major study in the journal Science on contamination in fish.

The problem: Nature didn’t intend for salmon to be crammed into pens and fed soy, poultry litter, and hydrolyzed chicken feathers. As a result, farmed salmon is lower in vitamin D and higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT. According to Carpenter, the most contaminated fish come from Northern Europe, which can be found on American menus. “You can only safely eat one of these salmon dinners every 5 months without increasing your risk of cancer,” says Carpenter, whose 2004 fish contamination study got broad media attention. “It’s that bad.” Preliminary science has also linked DDT to diabetes and obesity, but some nutritionists believe the benefits of omega-3s outweigh the risks. There is also concern about the high level of antibiotics and pesticides used to treat these fish. When you eat farmed salmon, you get dosed with the same drugs and chemicals.

The solution: Switch to wild-caught Alaska salmon. If the package says fresh Atlantic, it’s farmed. There are no commercial fisheries left for wild Atlantic salmon.

6. Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones

The expert: Rick North, project director of the Campaign for Safe Food at the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and former CEO of the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society

The problem: Milk producers treat their dairy cattle with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST, as it is also known) to boost milk production. But rBGH also increases udder infections and even pus in the milk. It also leads to higher levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor in milk. In people, high levels of IGF-1 may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers. “When the government approved rBGH, it was thought that IGF-1 from milk would be broken down in the human digestive tract,” says North. As it turns out, the casein in milk protects most of it, according to several independent studies. “There’s not 100% proof that this is increasing cancer in humans,” admits North. “However, it’s banned in most industrialized countries.”

The solution: Check labels for rBGH-free, rBST-free, produced without artificial hormones, or organic milk. These phrases indicate rBGH-free products.

7. Conventional Apples

The expert: Mark Kastel, former executive for agribusiness and codirector of the Cornucopia Institute, a farm-policy research group that supports organic foods

The problem: If fall fruits held a “most doused in pesticides contest,” apples would win. Why? They are individually grafted (descended from a single tree) so that each variety maintains its distinctive flavor. As such, apples don’t develop resistance to pests and are sprayed frequently. The industry maintains that these residues are not harmful. But Kastel counters that it’s just common sense to minimize exposure by avoiding the most doused produce, like apples. “Farm workers have higher rates of many cancers,” he says. And increasing numbers of studies are starting to link a higher body burden of pesticides (from all sources) with Parkinson’s disease.

The solution: Buy organic apples. If you can’t afford organic, be sure to wash and peel them first.

UPDATE: Behold Part 2.

I’ve been waiting for this post for a long time…  Meghan over at Making Love in the Kitchen runs an awesome, informative blog.  If you haven’t checked it out, do it now!  Then add it to your blog reader so that you never miss a post again.  She’s knows her stuff and reading her blog has made me realize that I would like to take a more natural approach to my family’s health– as in I don’t want to vaccinate and medicate for everything known to man when a balanced, healthy diet and lifestyle is the way to go.  To clarify, I’m not anti-vaccine, but I will be more selective from now on about what I will and won’t allow me and my family to be vaccinated for.  Can you believe that my doctor actually recommended that I get the Gardasil vaccine?!  I’m really, really glad I said NO!  Seriously, I think they get commission.

Anyway, Meghan has finally posted about the evils of artificial sweeteners.  Anything with the word “artificial” in front of it should be a red flag– you can bet it’s not good for the bod.  To learn why, read this post.  Then go back tomorrow for Part 2.

Highlights:

1. Artificial sweeteners will probably most likely will give you cancer at some point.
2. You think making the low- or no- calorie choice will keep you from gaining weight when, in reality, it will probably make you fatter.

Yikes!!!!!!!!  Try drinking a sparkling water instead.  Squeeze a little lemon in there and voila!

The group Mercy For Animals (MFA) has released an undercover video from the nations largest pig farm showing the workers allegedly abusing the pigs there.  The real shocker here is that Fox News (click link to watch video and read the full story) is breaking the story.

The video starts by showing CVFF employees picking up baby pigs by their ears and hind legs and throwing them between employees.

Another disturbing section of the video shows baby pigs being euthanized in carbon dioxide gas chambers. Although this euthanasia practice is standard throughout the pork industry, MFA claims the gassing procedure at this particular farm did not work properly and caused baby pigs to suffer unnecessarily.

MFA also claims adult female pigs were kept in gestation crates that are too small, and sick pigs were left untreated for weeks and did not receive proper medical care.

Damage control:  deflect attention from the video and bash MFA for recording and releasing the footage (and don’t forget to call them “extremists”):

The president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Dr. Butch Baker, who also watched the MFA video, says it is upsetting to see animal rights organizations try to destroy America’s farmers.

“They (MFA) would like to put all those people (farmers) out of business and out of work,” Baker told Fox News. “I have no patience for anyone who abuses animals or no tolerance and I don’t think anyone should, but these films … really are an attack on the rural lifestyle of America.

“People in rural communities depend on farms and farming for their livelihood. If you let an extremist group run the industry that’s just as bad as letting the people who didn’t care about the animals at all run the industry,” he said.

Factory farming and small family farms are not one in the same.  In fact, factory farming has destroyed small farm life.  And btw, that’s who we have to thank for swine flu.

“If you are not vegan, go vegan. It is incredibly easy to be vegan. It is better for your health and for the planet. But, most importantly, it is the morally right thing to do.” –Gary L. Francione

This video is so amazing!  Dr. Oz challenged Rocco, a meat-loving cowboy to go vegan for 28 days.  The reason: his diet of meat and no vegetables was messing him up big time!  He was diabetic (and didn’t know it), his arteries were all clogged up and he was headed to an early grave. At 53, he had the heart of an 85 year old. 28 days on a vegan diet changed his life. This is truly inspiring for those who claim veganism is too “hardcore” (*cough*Dad*cough*). 

My vitamins arrived yesterday afternoon!  I was so super excited for them to get here.  I order all of my vitamins from Vegan Essentials because I love their selection, their pricing is pretty reasonable, and delivery is always fast (they shipped out the same day that I placed my order!).  Normally, I order a multi-vitamin for Emma, a prenatal multi for me (no, I’m not pregnant, but I’ve been taking these since I was pregnant with Emma and I just like them), and an extra calcium for me.  Calcium takes up a lot of space in a vitamin and, if you look at your multi-vitamin, you may be surprised to see that it’s actually very low in calcium.  I take an extra just as a precaution, even though I’m fairly certain that I get enough from my diet.  I also ordered an extra calcium for Emma, but she didn’t like it.  I tasted some of it and I agree that the taste and texture are a little weird.  I’m going to keep giving them to her in the hope that she’ll take to it.  If she doesn’t, don’t be surprised if they end up as part of a giveaway one day. 

This delivery was a special one because I’ve decided to start taking a DHA & EPA supplement and I wanted to get a liquid one to sneak into Emma’s juice.  Flax seeds and flax oil (which we eat a lot of) are high in ALA, but not in DHA or EPA (all of which are Omega-3s):

“DHA plus EPA are absent from plant food sources rich in ALA (such as flax, canola oil, and walnuts). Since the metabolic conversion of ALA to DHA/EPA (combined) by metabolism is very limited in humans, the most direct way of providing DHA plus EPA for the body is via their direct consumption.”  source.

I bet you’re thinking to yourself that this means I have to start taking fish oil, but you’re wrong!  Fish don’t produce Omega-3s, they obtain it from their diet of algae.  So, it makes the most sense (particularly if you are concerned about mercury and, well, the environment) to take a supplement made from the algae instead of one made from the fish.  I opted for the Optimized Omega-3 DHA / EPA Supplement by Pure One for myself, which is ex-pen-sive but packs a whopping 600mg of DHA and 20mg of EPA per dose (2 capsules).  For Emma, I went with the O-Mega-Zen3 Liquid Vegan DHA Supplement by NuTru.  It was also expensive, but will last quite a while.

When I order my vitamins, I like to order them so that I run out of each at roughly the same time.  For example, if one bottle will last me 30 days, but another will last 90, I’ll order 3 of the 30-day.  This does get expensive (as in I spent over $100 just on my DHA supplement), but it saves me time and money in the long run.  And I always, always order some vegan white chocolate from Vegan Essentials with every order I place.  I have never seen it in any store, which makes me sad.  For the record, I do not like the taste of white chocolate at all, but I do find it handy for cake stuff sometimes.

Tip:  Sign up for the Vegan Essentials mailing list to receive coupon codes!  With this order, I saved over $30 just by ordering when they were offering 15% off an order of $175 or more (and 10% off an order of $70 or more, or 5% off any order).

In honor of World Vegan Day (Nov. 1), consider trying to go vegan all day.  You may be surprised at just how easy it is.  To get you started, here are links to some of my favorite vegan recipes.

• My lentil loaf.  Or check out the Magical Loaf Studio to come up with your own original loaf creation!
• Enchilada Lasagna.  So easy to make and you’ll have leftovers for days.
• Black Bean and Spinach Quesadillas.  These were mighty tasty when I made them (and they came together so quickly too).
• Memphis BBQ Tofu.  If you’re iffy about tofu, this recipe will change your opinion!  Just be sure to use the super duper extra firm tofu that comes in those vacuum sealed packs, not the kind in the plastic tub packed in water.
• Chocolate Zucchini Muffins.  Yum!!
• Brownies!  I’ve made these brownies several times and I’m pretty sure that these are the best brownies I’ve ever had.  I love them.  I will warn you, though, that they are even better if you omit the applesauce and use more oil (total of 1 cup of oil).  I know, they’re not the healthiest thing you could be eating, but they’re just so darn tasty.  And I bet you wouldn’t even guess that they’re vegan.
• Spinach Pomegranate Salad.  This is the best salad ever!  I love it.

I could go on and on.  These are just a few dishes that I’ve enjoyed.  I hope you do to!

I’ve had my eye on this book for quite some time and I finally found it at the library this week. Emma is getting to the stage where she’s starting to notice differences in peoples’ diets. For example, we went out for ice cream (and she is allowed to choose whatever flavor she wants, regardless of what it’s made from), and she asked me if I was going to have some too. The place we were going didn’t always have a non-dairy option (they do now, thanks to me!), so I had to explain the difference between her ice cream and my ice cream. (I do want to say that when there is a non-dairy option in the flavor she wants– chocolate– I will order that for her instead of the dairy-based ice cream). Anyway, this whole milk discussion led to an egg discussion and her proclamation: “I don’t eat eggs because I’m not a chicken.” I never told her she couldn’t have eggs; this was her decision based on her knowledge of where the egg comes from. I hope that as she gets older she’ll think the same way about milk and choose a vegan diet.

That’s why I thought this book, That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things, would be a good thing to read to her. She already knows that we don’t eat chickens and cows and pigs because it’s “not nice,” but I thought this book would explain the concept better than I can. It’s hard to know what a 3-year-old will understand and what may or may not be appropriate.

I read through this book once before attempting to read it to her, and I thought it would be more appropriate for kids 5 and older. We didn’t even get through one page before she lost interest, so I stick by my initial feeling that it’s most appropriate for 5+. It’s a simplified version of what happens to the animals on factory farms (and they are called factory farms in the book– I think to make the distinction between what a kid thinks of as a “farm” and what a farm that raises animals for food is really like). It also talks about how fishing boats are ruining the ocean by catching dolphins, sea turtles, etc– but in terms that a kid could understand. It also talks a bit about climate change, rainforest destruction, world hunger and how animal agriculture is the biggest contributor to all these things.

The Verdict: I really do like this book and will add it to my home library at some point. It will be an important tool in the future for educating Emma about our diet, how it’s different from everyone else’s diet that we know, and why we choose to eat the way that we do.