The 100-mile Diet

The 100-Mile Diet In the present world where food additives and carbo-loading are causing too much risk to a person , a well-planned meal and diet is a must Indeed , there are a lot of health and diet campaign in the market today some advocates push eating pure vegetables , some are advocates of eating organic foods while some promote eating soups or milk and cereals alone A choice , however , of one manner of restricting food intake must be decided carefully and must take into consideration its not only to the body but also to

the environment , to the local food industry and to the market itself . Quite a mouthful , yes , but not impossible . There is a campaign that is being introduced today that makes such choice possible . That is , the 100-Mile Diet

The 100-mile diet refers to the buying and eating food that has been grown , manufacture or produced entirely within a 100 mile radius of the individual who will be consuming the food . This diet encourage the promotion of Local Food Patriotism where there is a collaborative effort to build a more locally based and self-reliant food economies where there is a sustainable food production , processing , distribution and consumption aimed to enhance the economic , environmental and social health of a particular place . Considering the miles our food travel before reaching our plate , the 100-mile diet aims to reduce the adverse effects such travel and process of our food to the environment and at the same time increase the social and economic benefits to the locality

I am a Locavore

Locavore is a term that is used to refer to a person who consumes food that are grown or produced locally or within the certain radius . I am a locavore . I eat and consume food that are grown and produced locally within the 100-mile radius . The aim of being a locavore is to encourage consumers to buy from farmer 's market or even produce my own food believing that in availing the locally produce foods , I am ensure of its quality , freshness and nutrition . Also , in availing the foods produced locally , I am assured that my food are produced through environmentally friendly means . It is said that the average distance that our food travel before reaching our plate is at least 1 ,500 miles . This long distance journey not only add up to the cost of the food that we are about to buy to supermarkets but also this journey contributes to the increasing problem in air pollution and global warming , not mentioning the additives it adds to the food to preserve its quality . Thus , the 100-mile diet is aimed at reducing an individual 's carbon footprint and ecological footprint while supporting the local food system

Getting Started

Contrary to the idea of the critics of the 100-mile diet , choosing to be a locavores does not mean that you need to the rural area . I am presently living in the San Francisco Bay Area . It is a place far from being...