About 5 years ago I stopped buying meat at grocery stores. I began eating seafood and wild game for my meat intake. Luckily my husband and my father both hunt and fish, so I have been well stocked. Last January instead of creating a New Year's Resolution I decided to try a new diet for the month. I went without eating dairy products and gluten. For those unfamiliar, gluten includes anything with wheat flour. I spent that month eating a whole lot of fruits, veggies, rice and eggs. This January I decided to challenge myself again by going Vegan for the month. When February came around, the only thing I really missed was cheese. Since then, I have been totally vegetarian, still eating dairy and eggs.
The underlying reason for my selective diets is my environmental concern. A friend told me once "not eating meat is the best thing you can do for the environment." I hadn't ever really thought about the environmental impact of my food consumption, but ever since that awakening, I have been concerned. A common statistic is that most meals travel 2000 miles before being consumed. Thus was born my July diet challenge of eating exclusively locally produced food.
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