Your Daily Groove – Culinary Education

Posted by Steve McAllister on Jul 7, 2010 in Food | 0 comments

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“We trust something in a grocery store and assume it’s good. We don’t learn about the most precious thing in life-the food we put in our body. Educate yourself!” – Paul Prudhomme

For generations we have trusted that the food we are offered by our society is good for us. However, considering some of the plights that are facing our society, we may want to consider how much we can actually trust at face value. As more and more people get higher blood pressure and cholesterol, as obesity continues to overwhelm us, as diabetes becomes rampant, we must continue to look at what we are putting into our bodies and how it is affecting us.

The more we look into food production, processing, and delivery, the more we are finding ways that are healthier not only for our bodies, but also for the environment. Lately, there has been a large push toward local, organic, and vegetarian diets as the staples of processed foods and meats have been called into question. When it comes to finding the best way to navigate the lives we are given, education never stops.

Steve McAllister

In addition to serving as Managing Editor and contributor to Modern Hippie Mag, Steve McAllister is an actor, musician, accomplished author and filmmaker. His most recent novel, The McAllister Code is available as an e-book at www.themcallistercode.com. Find Steve on Twitter, @InkenSoul. Read his reviews and articles here.

Steve McAllister (360 Posts)

Steve McAllister, Modern Hippie Mag's resident Lifestyle Guru, describes himself as a Renaissance Man. An author, filmmaker, songwriter, and perpetual artistic experimenter, he has recently re-released his second book The Rucksack Letters into paperback to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journey. His latest book, a comical foray into philosophical science fiction, is How to Survive an Estralarian Mind Meld. His latest artistic project is The Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path. .