Website Helps Sort Through Humane Claims

Like everyone else with a greenish and foodie-ish bent, I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food recently. Loved them both, but it was Omnivore’s Dilemma that was pretty much a life-changer for me. We’ve decided to try, whenever possible, to make sure our meat and eggs come from farms that raise and kill their animals humanely, which means having meatless days a few times a week so we can afford it.

However, I find it really hard to sort out all the claims on food labels. It’s not always feasible for me to buy meat at the farmer’s market (and it’s not always available there, either) where I can ask the farmers themselves questions, and many of them have pictures of the farm itself at their stalls. When I am forced into the grocery store to buy meat, I’d love to know where I can buy humanely-raised products and which of the dizzyingly huge variety of labels out there actually means something.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals has a new site, Continue reading »

Kitchenista Meatless Tuesday: Breakfast for Dinner

If I could pass on one piece of advice to any parent who’s frustrated by their child’s dinnertime antics, it would be this: breakfast for dinner. The eight kids in my household love it, whether I serve pancakes or oatmeal or these breakfast sandwiches. Continue reading »