Are Plants the Enemy??
Very few things are as strange these days as explaining my new eating lifestyle to people. My mom is convinced that I’m trying to force a strange new way on my children, and only feeding them tree moss and potpourri. My five year old son has staged a full revolt. He says he’s NEVER giving up his meat! (Not that I’ve asked him to) Heck, even I found it very strange that some of my Thanksgiving decorations - various winter squashes - became meals the following week. I called it “repurposing the centerpieces”. The best term to describe my way of eating is reducetarianism. On the website, reducetarian.org , the description is as follows: “It is composed of individuals who are committed to eating less meat - red meat, poultry, and seafood - as well as less dairy and fewer eggs, regardless of the degree or motivation. This concept is appealing because not everyone is willing to follow an ‘all-or-nothing’ diet. However, reducetarianism is still inclusive of veg...