This Skinny Bitch Goes Organic

May 26, 2008 Author: The Domestic Diva | Disclosure | Filed under: "the Diet", Recipes, Books, Domestic Duties

I saw the book, Skinny Bitch, mentioned on the Ellen Show last week while helping my family clean up from the tornado damage. I knew this was a book that I wanted to get based on the rave reviews that Ellen herself gave. She talked about how the book changed her life and also helped her lose weight.

Immediately I ran out to the local bookstore and picked myself up a copy. I have never in my life read a book so quickly. It took only a day to read the book cover to cover. I just simply could not put this book down. The book talks mainly about how it is important to go vegan. If you can’t quit meat or dairy totally, it encourages you to buy all things organic. Organic I can definitely do! I am not saying that I will cut meat out of my diet all together, because I love me some roast beef and mashed potatoes but I am definitely looking at the whole meat thing in a totally different light.

So once I got back home, I was off to go shopping. I went through all the aisles of the grocery store and picked up everything organic that I could find. My main focus was to get as much fresh fruits and vegetables that I could find. I could live off of smoothies so I got a bunch of organic frozen fruit to make those in the morning. One of my main struggles will be giving up white pasta and cheese. I love white pasta and literally eat it every day of the week. I picked up some whole grain alternatives but I know those don’t taste the same. It is all a matter of retraining the way I look at food.

My transition to vegetarianism will be a gradual one. It starts with drinking nothing but water and adding more fruits and vegetables into my diet. One website that has helped me a lot in making the transition into becoming a vegetarian is Go Veg!.

Milk Sucks is another website worth looking at if you want to know the scary truth about our milk. One word….PUSS! That is all I have to say on that matter….EWWW!

I really hope that you will pick this book up as well. If anything you really need to know about what goes into our meats and how important it is to buy organic if at all possible. Oh and don’t get me started on how awful sodas are (diet and regular). I am totally switching to straight water or juice.

Skinny Bitch is a GREAT book. It is very cheeky by giving the information to you straight forward. Honestly, if you don’t want to hear the truth then you might want to get out of the kitchen because this book is as honest as it gets.

In honor of my attempt at vegetarianism, I will be sharing some of my smoothie recipes later on in the week so stay tuned for that. Now it is time to ask you…

Do you think you could ever turn into a vegetarian or even vegan?

Have you ever tried a vegetarian diet?

What do you think about Organic Foods?

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8 Comments

CCGAL Said:

Back in the 70’s, when I was a single mom with 2 very young children and a total income of $526 a month, I was a socio-economic vegetarian. By that I mean I couldn’t afford the standard American diet that includes massive amounts of animal based protein. Diet for a Small Planet was one of the most influential books I read back then. I believe I was a lot healthier then than I am now.

Could I do that again? Yes. Could my husband? Apparently not, even after having a quadruple bypass. The only time I ever got him to eat tofu and like it was in a very unhealthy but delicious Chocolate pie. It’s basically a bag of chocolate chips melted and mixed with a tub of soft tofu with a dash of salt and a tsp of vanilla, then poured into a graham cracker (or oreo, LOL) crust.

I wish you total success with your journey to better health via vegetarianism.

Janelle the CrescentCityGal

May 26th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Erin Ely Said:

Good for you, making the decision to go organic, that’s the first step and yes, it is good to eat less meat. If you are going to eat meat, you should also buy humanly raised, chemical free meats.

This is a great site where you can search out information on the local farms in your area: http://www.localharvest.org/

Congratulations on your organic purchases.

Erin Ely
Miessence Certified Organics
http://elyorganics.com/

May 26th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
SJSFalter Said:

I am currently doing the switch to organic foods as well so I am beyond impressed with your shopping. Where do you purchase all of your organic foods? Just this morning I went a little crazy at ALDI again but what can I say, they have so much good stuff!

This post made me a little over anxious about the possibility of moving back to the states. My husband was talking to his mother last night and she said there is a store near her that is nothing but organic and green goodness (Its not Trader Joe’s or PCC Natural Foods, both really great stores).

As for the vegan thing…I tried a vegetarian diet for a while but I seriously have my meat cravings. Those could be curbed a bit by nuts and peanut butter but in the end the smell of BBQ sent me over the edge. I love me a good burger and ribs. I cant wait to hear about your journey and also what you make with all your yummy organic goodies.

May 27th, 2008 at 3:10 am
Holly Said:

Good luck with the organic diet and I’m glad the book helped your motivation, for starters.

May 27th, 2008 at 8:25 am
The Domestic Diva Said:

CCGAL….my husband isn’t to the whole organic thing either. I am trying to explain to him what organic is but he just thinks it is some weird tree-hugger food and refuses to touch it. I’m sure if I cooked him so vegetarian meal he would never know but he too craves meat and refuses to give it up.

Erin Ely…Thanks for commenting. I am trying to get far away from all the chemicals that are in our foods. So if I can go organic in what I eat, I will.

SJSFalter….I just went to Kroger. Many of the foods that I would naturally eat came in an organic variety. I think the brand name on most of my foods that I got were Kroger’s store brand that they have made organic. Actually, I went to the organic specific section first and there were a lot of weird foods that I wouldn’t touch with a fork but when I started to wander the aisles of the normal groceries, I found they had organic foods in there as well. Honestly the organic foods in the normal grocer section looked more appetizing than the “health food section”.
We do not have an all organic/green store here in this small town, and I am not sure if the new town I am moving to has one either, so I gotta make due with what I got. I did notice though that the organic fruit and veg was crazy rediculous in price, like $5 for a small bunch of bananas. We eat like 3 bunches of bananas a week so going organic on that one is definitely not in this SAHM budget.

But I am like you, if I smell someone grilling I definitely want to eat me some BBQ. I can’t help it, its the southern in me.

Holly….thanks Holly. I need all the motivation I can get. It is so easy to go right back into eating what you would normally eat and not sticking to this whole vegetarian thing.

May 27th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Erin Ely Said:

If you are a meat eater, and I am, I hope you will use the localharvet.org site and find a local, humanly raise alternative.

If you understand how factory farmed meat is produced you would not want to eat it. There are a lot of resources on the internet that will inform you about this issue.

Also, in regards to soy products and tofu, they are not the panacea you think they are. You can learn a lot more about this on the Weston A Price website: www.westonaprice.org

I’m not advocating that people not be vegan if that’s what they choose. I am advocating making an informed choice about the foods we eat.

In the simplest form, foods closest to their natural state are the best foods for you, the more processed the food is the less healthy it is for you.

Stay away from processed foods, that’s a big deal in and of it’s self, this means making meals from scratch, I know, this is a lot of work but it is doable if you plan ahead.

All the best,
Erin
http://elyorganics.com/

May 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Michelle Said:

My hubby isn’t keen on veggie meat substitutes but I made a veggie chili last week with bulgur wheat instead of ground beef that he raved about. Would be glad to send you the recipe if you want it.

May 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Audra Said:

I just bought that book about a month ago. I’ve been a vegetarian here and there, but the wife has been one solidly for over 10 years. After reading the book, I have been working to cut meat out. I’m now working on cutting dairy out. I’ve long known of the bad things in dairy and meat industry, but ate it anyway.

Buying organic is a great first step. With milk, I always bought organic because of the growth hormones used, etc. Now I just buy vanilla soy milk though and don’t really notice a difference. I hate that organic is pricier, but sometimes I’m able to find some good deals.

May 27th, 2008 at 11:56 pm