The more people believe in something, the more accepted it becomes. The more we think something to be “wrong” the less acceptable it becomes. We eat the way our parent’s taught us, what tastes good, what is convenient, and hope that we stay healthy. We don’t know why we practice a specific behavior if we never stop to question it. Most people do not pause to question their dietary choices until they become sick. Meat and Milk The meat and dairy industries, fast food restaurants, the government – even your medical doctor – would like you to believe that consuming […]
Vegetarian
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“From the perspective of nutrition, performance, and environmental impact, a vegetarian diet is the sensible choice for the outdoor recreationist. It benefits you and the ecosystem. – Outdoor Herbivore Celebrate the Experience of Food! Outdoor Herbivore believes we should not trivialize what we consume. After all, food can heal our body just as it can destroy it. For centuries, food has been refined to improve taste, environmental resilience, and medicinal properties. Numerous plant varieties were cultivated to allow for a variety of taste preferences and nutrients. Humans came to understand which species were useful in preventing and curing diseases and ailments. […]
Not Good For You. Not Good For The Environment. Not Ethical. Outdoor Herbivore feels strongly about the ethical, health, and environmental consequences of a meat-based diet and does not believe that eating animals is necessary when plenty of nutritious plant-based food is available. Secondly, industrial farming practices are an irresponsible use of our planet’s resources. Ethically, we cannot support raising animals for food when we can survive without it. Undeniably, meat is a source of protein, and this nutrient plays an essential role in how our body functions. However, protein is abundant from plant sources, and our requirements are small—only […]
When planning a past backpacking trip, my husband and I perused the food aisle in our local outdoor store in search of vegetarian camp food. The shelf was stocked with the mainstream commercial brands. Curiously, we picked up several meal varieties and read the ingredients. The label listed all sorts of unrecognizable chemicals — toxins, perhaps? Yikes. Images of giant factory machines chugging out and injecting preservatives, vitamin additives, taste enhancers, stabilizers, and other chemicals into the food danced in our head. We wondered how many years each could sit idle on a shelf, yet remain as an identifiable […]