tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841090768372441276.post4016329521822058669..comments2024-02-10T03:06:37.590-08:00Comments on Brooklyn Baby Daddy: Some Random Thoughts On A MondayDavid Serchukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670170919579450408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841090768372441276.post-82028657841961750272010-05-19T14:56:08.372-07:002010-05-19T14:56:08.372-07:00We let Gideon watch very little television and he ...We let Gideon watch very little television and he loves it. He grabs the remote and brings it to us as says, "More, more, more!" He likes The Wonder Pets, too, but I have issues with shows where speech impediments are modled. My mother felt that way about Winnie the Pooh. Look, I am turning into my mother. His favorite is Jack's Big Music Show, whish Randu turned me onto, but I find that I have seen every episode way too many times. So now we are onto Fraggle Rock on Netflix. Seth thinks Gideon is more into it than I do.<br /><br />You know I am a vegetarian and Seth is a sustainable eater, meaning he eats less meat than most. We also do the kosher thing, which is easy for me, both because I grew up doing it and because I gave up meat at age 12 and never looked back. I do like to buy organic, but since there are really no labeling standards, it is not the easiest. I try to go the local produce route. I am really hard core about only buying organic milk, though, because I have read the hormone research ,yself and anything banned in both Canada and the EU is not going to be something that I buy.<br /><br />Seth did not grow up kosher, but he does it basically because it is important to me. But it was his decision. Before we started dating, he had cut down his meat consumption so the transition was easier. The deal was that the house had to be kosher, but he could do what he wanted on his own time. But he decided to go the whole nine yards.rachel leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725043080502947559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841090768372441276.post-24190545150936220032010-05-18T08:15:20.598-07:002010-05-18T08:15:20.598-07:00Yeah, sorry I typed a lot. Halal's ok lol - wa...Yeah, sorry I typed a lot. Halal's ok lol - way easier than kosher. I have friends in New York that are orthodox, (one's a Rabbi) and when I visited them in March it was like "woah!", keeping kosher is way tough. <br /><br />The main reason kids are expected to live shorter lives is due to obesity which is obviously tied into the food we eat, but also the lazy lifestyles we lead. It's pretty frightening.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015035251674973186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841090768372441276.post-13215555542083333162010-05-18T02:55:00.044-07:002010-05-18T02:55:00.044-07:00Hi Amanda,
Wow, you answered my post with another ...Hi Amanda,<br />Wow, you answered my post with another entire post! I admit,it is hard to argue with someone who is going organic if they have first really done their research, as you seem to have done. <br /><br />I do wonder about hearing that our kids are expected to live shorter lives than we are, I didn't know that. I did always hear that we would be the first American generation to make less money and live less well than our parents did. I would take our deal over the deal we are giving our kids though.<br /><br />As for Halal food, I am a fan. And I think it would be a good idea for me to go vegetarian too some day. <br /><br />--DaveDavid Serchukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670170919579450408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841090768372441276.post-23384451709908568982010-05-17T08:01:27.130-07:002010-05-17T08:01:27.130-07:00Hmm, wow! Your blogs are just like mine - extremel...Hmm, wow! Your blogs are just like mine - extremely long and cover many topics. I'll admit I skipped the middle, only because I don't have a lot of time. <br /><br />As far as the end bit about food. I suppose I'm guilty, extremely guilty actually. Not only does my family buy organic, we're also vegan. Funny you mention the kosher thing because we're Muslim and have our own kind of "kosher", called halal. We gave up halal and became vegan (which technically IS still halal). Religion is confusing, right?<br /><br />The one thing that sort of annoys me is that this whole "eating organic" and "going green" thing is a fad. It's trendy to do and people looooooovvveee to sit back and congratulate themselves on the fact that they eat organic or otherwise ethically. What happens when it isn't "cool" anymore? <br /><br />Before going vegan I read a bazillion books on factory farming (Mad Cowboy is a great book and also covers the organic aspect of things), on the history and practices of the USDA, on Monsanto *shudder*, on the impact to our environment, etc. I guess in a way it's also cool not to care and be like, "psssh, I eat what I want" but the proof that factory and non-organic farming is terrible for us and even more so for the Earth is overwhelming. <br /><br />I hear about the nutrition aspect of organic all the time. People are always telling me, "you know it doesn't have any more vitamins in it, right?" and it's like "DUH!" Does anyone think it does? I just like eating food that hasn't been sprayed with Agent Orange, that's all. If organic and non-organic were the same price, I can bet that 100% of people would choose organic. <br /><br />It's unfortunate though that the food that is healthier for you is more expensive (not just produce, but leaner meats, non-GMO products, no-preservative, non-fat, no HFC, etc). Our kids are expected to live shorter lives than we are, despite modern medicine. There's something wrong with that.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015035251674973186noreply@blogger.com