Eat real food.

I’m coming out of hibernation from strep throat, because I just have to say this: My son is thirteen, and we saw Into the Wild together at the theater. Since then, he’s seen it twice at his pretty cool school.

Today, he told me “I just figured out what Into the Wild was about. It’s about not being owned.”

All this time, I haven’t been able to find a way to say it. He nailed it.

By the way, we’re doing this strep throat thing without antibiotics. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I was at the grocery store <shudder> today, and I saw this Eat Clean Cookbook. I picked it up because the title was intriguing. And you know what I found? Recipes made out of real food! Amazing. (more…)

If you’ve read The Ominvore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, you know that most of what we eat in this country comes from corn. But if you missed it, or you can’t get your parents/kids/spouse to read it, you’re in luck. A new movie is out, called King Corn. Here’s a trailer. (more…)