Comments on: The Low Carbon Diet: Getting Beyond the Fad http://civileats.com/2009/04/16/the-low-carbon-diet/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 05:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Daniel Lewis http://civileats.com/2009/04/16/the-low-carbon-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2816 Daniel Lewis Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:54:21 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=3060#comment-2816 I've memorized Michael Pollan's food mantra. It is "Eat food. Not <b>too</b> much. Mostly plants." I’ve memorized Michael Pollan’s food mantra. It is “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

]]> By: Rob Smart http://civileats.com/2009/04/16/the-low-carbon-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2810 Rob Smart Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:24:53 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=3060#comment-2810 In many ways, it seems that "Big Food" first created weight and health problems, and has since then regularly changed the “nutrient de jour” to keep consumers confused (about what to buy) and hopeful (about better health) at the same time. This also allows Big Food to capture maximum profits from the many fake foods they are hawking to consumers. We need to get away from nutrient-based thinking or the “ideology of nutritionism” as Michael Pollan calls it, in order to break free of the manipulative food system most of us currently participate in. The low-carbon diet represents the exception, since it offers the “triple bottom line” of diets: People, Planet, Profits. People are going to feel great doing something for themselves and others (instead of supporting large corporate interests). The planet will benefit from a more sustainable, lower emission approach to food. And local and regional economies will keep dollars circulating within them for longer, with more of every dollar flowing to local farms and processors. Here’s to the low-carbon diet! In many ways, it seems that “Big Food” first created weight and health problems, and has since then regularly changed the “nutrient de jour” to keep consumers confused (about what to buy) and hopeful (about better health) at the same time. This also allows Big Food to capture maximum profits from the many fake foods they are hawking to consumers.

We need to get away from nutrient-based thinking or the “ideology of nutritionism” as Michael Pollan calls it, in order to break free of the manipulative food system most of us currently participate in.

The low-carbon diet represents the exception, since it offers the “triple bottom line” of diets: People, Planet, Profits.

People are going to feel great doing something for themselves and others (instead of supporting large corporate interests). The planet will benefit from a more sustainable, lower emission approach to food. And local and regional economies will keep dollars circulating within them for longer, with more of every dollar flowing to local farms and processors.

Here’s to the low-carbon diet!

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