Why We Eat What We Eat.

[@kaylaandrews240]

We would love a “what we eat in a week” video! Maybe even just breakfast or supper but some inspiration would be appreciated!❤

[@crystallester4434]

Yes!

[@jessicaj8148]

I e been living a mini version of this lifestyle. I don’t raise my own meat, but I have chickens for eggs and in the summer I grow veggies. This year is my 3rd year with gardening. I stick to mostly red meat as I find it’s the most nutrient dense. We use real butter, organic vegetables and fruits, homemade fermented sodas and kombucha, and of course homemade sourdough bread. And you’re right it’s not easy especially if you have 4 kids (mine are ages 23-15) and run a small business. But it’s worth it and I’d rather work on all of these projects instead of working on an office (did that 20 years ago). But my kids all have clear skin, are lean and muscular and have great hair. It’s worth the time and effort.

[@GardenerRose]

Thankyou for sharing ❤ I could just imagine the depth of joy and yard work ! I started gardening and never knew the levels of delight it brings ! I have an old chicken coup I will eventually use it for my first chickens but lol I hate spiders and it's full of them take care ❤

[@sweetpie7919]

@@GardenerRose I have a life long fear of spiders, they're horrible. I'm in my 40's and still scream when I see one. I jokingly tell my husband I married him mainly to kill the bugs. The good news is that chickens will eat your bugs. Ducks do a really great job of that too. I've seen them grab mosquitos out of the air or a spider descending on a web. They won't get them all, but you'll have a lot less. Chickens are kind of ferocious in their own way. We had a few in our yard, they were sweet. But the first batch of chicks we ordered once we ha land, holy cow, they started killing each other once they reached 3-4 months. They wouldn't roost, they would pile on each other no matter what we did. And it was warm outside. It was gruesome. Then the means ones died out and it was fine. Every year we add more, we have a lot of hawks, and we've never had a problem with them getting along since that first batch. But, if my husband kills a snake he throws out the head and gives the rest to the hens, soon nothing is left. Our kids love having chickens. They pick them up, gather eggs, chase them around. My favorite part is we never throw out anything from the kitchen anymore. It all goes to the birds and in return we get the best eggs I've ever had!

[@GardenerRose]

@sweetpie7919 so cute you married your husband for Killing bugs 🐛 my daughter freaks out to over spiders 🕷 I'm new at garden life and want a minnie farm so thanks for sharing ... yes that's what I love about farm life nothing is wasted . Take care blessings 🙌 🙏 ✨️ ❤️

[@darksidesr7]

Thank you, i am more on a mediterraneen diet as i am french, and funny thing here in France, people eat less bread than before . Keto diet has a lot of success here. I think european eat less sugar than us people may be. I just read the book Glucose revolution and really impressed by this book, as it works. I think Sugar is the main problem everywhere anyway.

[@myhomethyme3543]

I would love to see what you and your family eat throughout the week!

[@jessicaj8148]

That would be great!!! I’ve seen other homesteaders do that 😊

[@coreythomas5717]

Watched this while canning my first batch of diced tomatoes from my garden. This year, we got chickens, expanded our garden, and started getting raw milk from a local dairy. My family has never been healthier or enjoyed more delicious food. Thanks for spreading your story and this beautiful way of life!

[@gillbennett9784]

Here in west Wales I am lucky to live in an area where nearly all the sheep and beef are grass fed and my local butcher can tell me which farm his meat comes from. Way back in the 1980s when my sons were born I was already interested in the benefits of a whole food diet and their births encouraged me to implement more changes. It was great to sit and listen to your reflections on how you arrived where you are now. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@edenelston7668]

You know what's amazing to me in all this, 1) my story is very parallel to yours, 2) because we have borne the burden of making the drastic shifts, our children now get to grow up in "nourishing traditions" handed down, generationally. This was so cool to time travel with you - I remember the early blog/vlog days, and learning along with you 😊

[@rachelchen4295]

Have you ever heard of or read anything from Lily Nichols? Her main focus is prenatal nutrition from real foods/whole foods. She emphasizes including nutrient dense foods in our diets as many traditional cultures have done and some continue to do. She has an infographic that she shares on Instagram showing the world's most nutrient dense foods and it includes organ meats, red meat, small fish, dark greens, milk, aged cheese, yogurt, and bivalves (oysters, clams, mussels, etc.)

[@katrinharemsa6039]

Dear Shaye, although we are a vegan/vegetatian family it‘s a absolut Inspiration to watch your videos. We quit sunfower oil snd white sugar a long time ago too. Keep going and all the best from Germany to you !!!!!!! 😊😊😊

[@grksher]

Oh my goodness…I have so many comments and questions!! Like…how does raw milk work? Is it milk directly from the cow? Doesn’t it need to be cooked or heated to kill germs? And I’ve heard so much about meat being bad for health - but does that change based on what the animal eats? I’d LOVE to see your weekly menus to give us ideas of what to actually make - and I just recently bought einkorn flour but haven’t made bread yet. I feel overwhelmed by it and don’t know how to work with it. That’s a lot I know - but I just ADORE your channel and always learn so much! And you definitely keep me inspired…so thank you!! 😊❤️

[@trishabrinkdesign]

Amen! Only thing I would add is… Be forewarned when your boys become full grown teenagers, you will be doing all of this times four! 😂😂😂 I am about 10 years older than you, so I have older teens/twenties who still live at home part time. When we eat as a family it’s definitely whole food driven. Sadly, I can’t control what they eat when they are out and about. But, I do know they eat healthier than most of their friends. I pray that whatever I put in motion here will be something they come back to someday. I also pray that they will find young women who feel the same. I only wish I had been raised understanding this… But it was the 70s and the 80s and we just didn’t know 😔

[@SarahReinhardt-dl4qr]

The more I learn about nutrition, the more thinking ahead and making small steps in a good direction has just become part of my everyday life.

[@heidibear44]

It is a lot of work but what I always tell people is that this is what we do all day on the farm. I don't have to fit that work into a normal urban living day. Our lives are more rural and my day is dedicated to gardening, cooking, preserving, farming... Thank you for explaining it so beautifully. I've been watching this channel for almost 2 yrs now and I love your content. ❤ Big hugs from South Africa.

[@paulastangis9147]

Shea, you are an endless source of inspiration of the things I value. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

[@gather.sip.flourish]

Wow! Kitchen looks beautiful with this blue paint color!!

[@genietillery878]

I want to share with you what I found out about purple potatoes. I heard a doctor on TV say they do what we don't have a drug for which is to prevent colon cancer. I was shocked and amazed so I looked it up and here's what I found. They are very high in antioxidants, they may prevent cancer, lower blood pressure, help with blood sugar, and on and on it goes. We grew them this year but not enough to see us through the winter.

[@alyssawilliams5426]

Purple rice is also great nutritionally! Yay for purple food :)

[@FaveWasteOfTime]

I have tried to eliminate all the seed oils from my diet and only use grassfed butter, organic olive oil and also coconut oil and when you mentioned the vitamin E I had to jump up an check mine - organic olive oil thank goodness. I have a copy of nourishing traditions and definitely need to re-read it as I have gotten away from things that I know are right and more healthy.

[@beckyjacobsen1210]

I remember admiring my friend Melody and how she made everything from scratch, knew where everything came from….her family also had some severe allergies which is she got where she was. Between that, and watching Food, Inc. in 2009…..I really started to consider where my food was coming from. I still don’t have a farm, but we source a side of grass fed beef, we’ve done the same with pork and chicken….I’d love to raise my own meat chickens but currently we have 17 layers in the back yard. But a farm is the end goal. Knowing where my food comes from and what I feed my kids is really important to me. Thank you for sharing your story!

[@Autsom57]

Thank you, Shaye for all I learned from you. I have two of your cook books. I have followed you a long time. Many blessings on you and your family!

[@kage68]

You are such a bright light, so articulate and genuine. Thanks for sharing with us

[@thistleanddill9246]

Thank you for your honesty about how much work and time is involved in making these choices. I struggle with that as I work to have a cleaner, more nutritious diet. I find it’s worth every minute. And you can make it fun! Add music and dance your way to clean dishes. 😊

[@Kiwichick138]

Thank you! I too love the nourishing traditions book, but I need to reread it again to get inspiration

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Love your story Shaye, thank you for sharing it with us. I’m thankful for the constant inspiration!

[@islandgrl7346]

Super encouraging video! Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@violetmaurice1340]

You are so well spoken, easy to listen to, engaging, knowledgeable and giving. Thank you for sharing your years of experience, and encouraging us, on this very over whelming journey to good health. Cheers!

[@lirazdemasure936]

Thank you for the video. I think what needs to be addressed here is that most people do not live in a farm, and source their meat from outside. Organic, grass fed animal foods are very expensive. We have a few organic farms where I live (Belgium) and the meat is VERY expensive (think 3-4 times the price of non-organic). We were plant based for seven years and then stopped because my body couldn't function the best way (the other family members had no issues at all), and to this day I still struggle to find a good, affordable source for our meat. Dairy is less of a problem. And if you have a large family, you need to make a choice- which things you can afford and when you're going to buy non organic.

[@carlamartins7464]

I love your videos. Thanks for being a blessing and an inspiration. I watch you from South Africa.

[@rebeccabeard2964]

So encouraging. Thank you, Shaye! ❤

[@teresadeforge2911]

Hi Shaye. Great that you did this story…. Will help so many families to get started. Sweet photos!

[@lindamcconnell1653]

Hi Shaye, You,re probably aware of this vlog but Gaz Oakley just posted it where he met Mr. Dowding. Thought you might want to know in case.

[@dianabyrd1557]

Shea thank you so much for this latest video. I always take away a nugget of information from each one, but I personally really needed this one the most. I am changing the way I view, buy, grow and prepare food. I set out on this journey of learning more about our food system and what an eye opener it was. I am a self taught cook and continue to learn as I go. I needed the encouragement and idea of what to really focus on. Thanks again.

[@dannydurastanti7235]

If you can press your own seed oil, it's much better for you, most seed oils that are sold in stores are over processed, which has caused them to get a bad rap. Pressing my own sunflower oil is a goal of mine.

[@myrazocher4981]

An Everlasting Meal Cookbook - Shaye - this book embodies what you were explaining about your style of cooking - Have you heard of it? Love your channel - Myra

[@kathryncartier5970]

It was so nice to "sit and visit" with you

[@angelacross2216]

This is how I eat too. Thanks for making a video about this important subject in a respectful and “unpreachy“ way. I feel better now than I have felt in over twenty years just from eating an animal based, nutrient dense diet.

[@cherylzink3612]

A lot of very interesting information Shaye! Thank you for sharing this with us! Your kids have grown up so much! Your oldest daughter looks taller than you! Have a great week!

[@wilmawagler5058]

That was interesting to hear how you got started… I grew up like that on a farm but then left it for awhile but now I embrace it again and my grands are being raised similar. Their mothers love Nourishing Traditions also.

[@makaylaluckie1592]

Thank you for sharing! It's so fun and encouraging to see where your family started with this way. Hearing your "wake up" moments and your reasons for wanting to change are fun to hear. You are a big part of changing the way our family eats and trying to navigate "whats healthy" and this way of eating just feels right! Thank you for educating and encouraging!

[@halfwaythereatcampdowning6831]

Rocking the clean 15 and avoiding the dirty dozen- small flex. Avid the worst lean into the safer if you can’t do safest.

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

I have AG1 and really like it for anyone wondering 😊

[@missourigirl4101]

Loved this sit down talk. Very encouraging

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

I half my sugar in recipes as well. I try to use honey in most baked goods, especially if it is a breakfast food. Smoothies have maple syrup or honey. Our go to oils are coconut and olive oils. I try to save tallow and chicken fat for cooking. We raise sheep for meat as well as chicken and turkey. We have goats for fresh raw milk. Great information. Thank you!

[@brianandalyssagilliam1013]

Please do a video on your journey to eliminating cane sugar. How you went about it, how and where you found recipes using the natural sugars (I seem to find recipes that are not ideal) why you choose the different sugars you did. The differences you noticed in the way things cook or taste etc plus whatever else would be helpful for those of us wanting to get away from sugar but not knowing how…. It would be so helpful!!!

[@The-Ancestral-Cucina]

HONESTLY, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST VIDEOS PACK FULL OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BASICS OF EATING SND COST OFFSETS. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!

[@jodietucker1150]

ALL OF THIS! We are on the same journey & wouldn't ever want to go back!

[@sandragillanders7009]

We do what we can. I have Sally Fallons Nourishing Traditions. I gave up sugar in 2011 due to type 2 diabetes. I make my own sourdough, which doesn’t seem to spike my blood sugar and I’m very careful about not consuming seed oils. Good you explained what you do to stay healthy. Buying grass fed meats and pastured non gmo eggs is what we do since we cannot raise chickens. At 76 I am doing great according to my Endo. Good to start kids out on good footing. In spite of my healthy diet I need medications to really get my body in best condition. Diabetes is awful but with new types of meds my doctor said diabetes is in remission. If I had not eaten a diet such as yours omitting sugars it would be much worse for me. Thanks for spreading the words

[@janedoe2817]

HI Shay, I am from South Africa and we eat predominantly pasture feed beef, and lamb. The Africans grass their cattle and you can absolutely taste the different. Home grown veg and fruit is so much better tasting. YUM!

[@andreannepinard9838]

Thank you so much for sharing how and why you started this lifestyle.

[@EmmaJane973]

I loved this talk. It helped me so much. I have made small changes and need to make more, bigger ones, especially where sugar is concerned. It can feel so overwhelming and hard, but it is very encouraging to hear you acknowledge that hardness and say , but it is possible and so worth it. thank you for sharing what you have learned!

[@lastroseofsummer1]

This is a great story! Thanks for sharing your past and your philosophy. I find it really funny that you, who thrive on beauty, studied basically how to work in a feedlot. God has a sense of humor. I'm glad it in a roundabout way brought you to where you are today!

[@meganfiddes9971]

Fantastic. Loved every word of this. A great journey you have been on and well worth it.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

What a wonderful journey, thanks for sharing. We can relate in many ways and are still learning much and disciplining ourselves more. You're so right - it brings a lot of dishes!!

[@anitamurray5619]

Anything that is valuable, pretty much always, requires work. Work keeps us alive and change helps to make life interesting. Keep learning!

[@jamie-leewatson3565]

Ive been on the journey for about 10 years now, its slow going, but im so glad that ive been working towards these things & will continue to do so forver. Cant get raw milk where I live unfortunately so I buy unhomogenised.

[@angeladyson7367]

I love this. For a long time now I have tried to avoid sunflower, rapeseed, canola, safflower oils. I took to making our own mayonnaise a few years back because it is one of favourite condements. I then tried to avoid sulphates which again seem to be in so many wines, condements here in the UK, including many Dijon mustard brands. My husband and I are on a really tight budget and bith of us struggle with our health so for the last few weeks we had another go at going almost all organic. I grow our iwn where we can but do bit gave the space, the monet or thr energy to raise our own animals. I have really been thinking alot about making our own bread though. I hope to soon get to making our own sour dough starter any day now (commitments permitting) God willing so I can start learning to make sour dough bread. I hope soon they might turn out as well as yours. 😋

[@kimberlya9699]

I've been following you for years. Love your work.

[@jeffkey3158]

Really enjoyed this video thank you!! I’m sure others like myself who homestead or want to homestead would LOVEE a video raw milk education of any sort….YESS PLEASE!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@salonisalvi3484]

Hello, its very useful information that you are sharing, indeed our ancestors had a lot of nutritious food and worked ,so we should really think of farming,, it will help the environment too

[@maryanndavis8539]

Although I have always made a lot of things from scratch mostly because when your family is large it is actually less expensive. It also is so much better. Now are children are grown but my husband has health issues related to sugar. Does maple sugar make the bread or whatever I'm baking have a maple flavor? Love your channel!

[@heidimoeder8101]

Honey would be a more affordable option for bread-making, and there are many bread recipes out there that use honey.

[@piamora5158]

Honey should not be heated to very high temps.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I loved all the family pictures!

[@sierrafield8576]

If I may ask, how do you maintain a healthy mental balance with your nutritional values so you don’t have to battle with orthorexia or other EDs? Also, what safeguards do you have in place from falling victim to some of the nationalist rhetoric being circulated in a lot of the “natural living” community? It’s a real concern and I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

[@sarahburke1576]

When I cook I cook from scratch. I have a garden and I try my very best. But when I get tired here comes fast food. I absolutely hate how convenient it is to not cook!

[@knittinghands23]

I am looking to begin sour dough bread making with the Einkorn flour. Have you endeavored to make a pumpernickel bread? It is my favorite. Would you share your recipe? I am natural sugar that is local maple syrup and fresh honey from a honeycomb locally. YUM!!! I also am taking the AG1 daily.

[@lovereikiASMR222]

This is so helpful! Thank you so much! xx

[@mush3199]

I soooo love all your videos. Blessings to you and yours ❤

[@kirstyprewer2257]

Is Eincorn flour the same as spelt flour??? Im not familiar with eincorn here in New Zealand....

[@kmadrid2325]

Yeah I feel like the hardest thing about getting healthier is really always about the infrastructure and foundation, and then the initial goal (like health) can come after. That really, it's about the insidious erosion society has been doing to the structure of our lives: to be filled over the brim and go go go. It seems it knew that if it could get us to that point, it could compromise us in many ways. When one sets out to get healthy be it by food or say even budgeting, one quickly finds the first order of business is revisiting what structure they want - or need - their days to look like. I see this also with my budget clients. It seems disease and distress go with things like fast, overloaded, and reactive while health goes hand in hand with things like slower, simpler, and proactive energy. So I too when taking on this journey found that the real battle was learning to be proactive: soaking the grains ahead of time, fermenting the thing the night before, etc. and it was so daunting at first, but then in a way it became liberating.

[@juliehoward1979]

Awesome video!! Thanks for this one!!

[@karmakomodia]

Can't wait to learn to back with Einkorn.. ❤

[@catherinelemaire317]

What do you use for baking instead of white sugar ?

[@cynthiahofer2903]

For some reason milk products all contain guar gum and carageenan, like try and find just cream on the shelf. Also the stores dont know what einkorn flour is. Where do you buy raw milk. They have some in Idaho but not Washington.

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

Safeway here in Eastern Oregon has einkorn flour.

[@Therease1]

In western Washington, Dungeness Valley Creamery in Squim sells their raw milk at some stores as well as off of the delivery truck at predetermined locations, for example, mine is at the Lowes parking lot on Mondays at 9am. Check with them. Also, our butcher sells local raw milk and "Pet Milk", which is code for raw milk that hasn't gone through the crazy rigors of government certification- up to you

[@barnrazedbyjesse6893]

Have you tried sheep milk? I have been looking into it and am gearing up to milk my own Katahdin. I had some Manchego Cheese and I am more than curious to try my hand at it. I know it is not common here perhaps we should make it more common.

[@Karen-lo5oi]

I have heard it is delicious. I have sheep and never thought to try.

[@AldenUpton]

Your voice is sooo good

[@shawna2037]

Loved this video! Thank you!

[@asiamarie113]

Please do a video on how you make yogurt.

[@jeaniedemmer5860]

Do you ever use Einkorn whole wheat flour for bread. I have a genetic liver disorder which has caused cirrhosis so I need to avoid refined flour and eat whole grains. I have been making bread with whole wheat flour from the store but would like to use Einkorn if it produces and edible whole wheat bread.

[@rrichards1210]

We are blessed to have only ever had grass-fed beef and lamb to eat, partly because that is how red meat is raised in New Zealand and partly because we live on a sheep and beef farm. I hope to raise chicken this year (already have egg layers) and we have kunekune pigs for pork and bacon. I wish we could go back to having a house cow but that is in the too-hard basket at the moment, and unfortunately there is no raw milk sold locally. A question regarding olive oils. I often wonder about the different olive oils available on the supermarket shelf as they vary in price so much (the cheapest here would be 1 litre for $16+). Are they all good for you, or are some, probably the cheaper ones, as bad as other seed oils? I wonder how the large companies can make high quality oil in such large quantities. Or have they industralized the process to the extent that olive oil has the same health issues as other oils? Just wondering.

[@bbraskey8521]

Where do you buy your bulk einkorn? I used to use Azure, but they’re sold out.

[@estherlampert4533]

תודה! את באמת מעודדת. ❤

[@jameshill4005]

Another great 👍 video 📹 your super fantastic....love your channel 👏 😀 👍

[@juneasnider9992]

When you say raw milk, are you saying straight from the cow/sheep? Or is it altered in some way?

[@cynthiawhitcomb1780]

Thank you for sharing

[@mountainsagegarden9214]

What do you do when your kids refuse to eat the meal you just prepared? I have a boy that dislikes tomatoes and a girl that dislikes almost everything 😂❤😅

[@minervabird1967]

I’ve found investing in good food/nutrition to be the best investment. It tends to lead to good health/wellbeing, and that is priceless.

[@marthasundquist5761]

Having had my gut torn up by gluten, I am still leery of einkorn...maybe when i am really stable in my gut, i can try it.. my doc keeps telling me take vitamin D but it is all synthetic and a hormone actually rather than a vitamin , so i take cod liver oul and it has been ok, but doesn't bump my levels up to where she would like to see it

[@edenelston7668]

Have you tried a sun lamp? Also synthetic, but helps with D production/synthesis

[@cynthiafisher9907]

@@edenelston7668Does it promote skin cancer?

[@dixiejones6800]

I’m gluten sensitive. Breadcrumbs in a meatball will make me sick for days. Then we went to Germany on a vacation and I ate bread, rolls, pizza…all the breads and didn’t get sick. So, when I got home, I decided to try Einkorn flour. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now and have not gotten sick! As far as vitamin D goes…that’s another story. I used to take 10,000 units of a regular vitamin D and my blood levels were normal. I also get lots of sun exposure all year long. I switched to Standard Process brand vitamin D and take only about 2000 units and my blood levels are above normal now. This brand is whole food based and not synthetic so your body absorbs it better. Good luck on your health journey.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

@@dixiejones6800 This happened to my daughter. She thought she needed to be gluten free while here in the US, but when she went to Europe, the baked goods didn’t bother her. I think she found out it’s not the gluten, but the pesticides they spray on the wheat here. A lot of farmers spray herbicides like roundup on the wheat to “ripen” it all at once so they can harvest it.

[@arthurleavy6391]

Love your channel but you need to be very mindful of how red meat and dairy are effecting your LDL Cholesterol which builds up on your artery walls, especially if red meat is your primary choice.

[@christinahaftmann4065]

I have to ask the question - how does your beloved CeCe feel about you taking her children for your food? She must know - so how can she trust you? I now enjoy meat because it makes me feel better but I couldn't eat an animal that I knew and loved. Thanks for addressing this.

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

We ranch. When it's time to wean, we separate them in the corral, so they can touch each other but not nurse. We give them all alfalfa, so they are very happy. By this time, they are usually only nursing once per day and spend most of the time away from mom. Slowly, the mom will come back and check less and less. Nobody is crying. We do this for 2 weeks, then move the cows to the next pasture over and let the calves out. Now, they are separated by barbwire. They will sniff each other and watch for awhile. But they get caught up in the pecking order of the herd they are in and eating. After 6 weeks we sell the steer calves and keep the good heifers. At that time they aren't looking for each other anymore and have moved on. If you have a dairy calf, you can leave them with the mom during the day, lock it up at night, milk in the morning and let the calf back in. They get used to the routine and the calves will start munching hay at just a few days old. Then you wean them like I said, when it's time. If you take a calf away completely, they will notice and not trust you. They may even try to ram you whenever they calve. I know this from having to doctor sick calves. Some moms will never trust you again, even when you saved their baby and brought it back. The price of milk is so low though, this is how people have to farm to break even. Every drop needs to be sold.

[@bobsaul4568]

The cattle I’ve raised are yet to speak up about the whole process. Welcome to reality. Humans eat meat.

[@DierdreV]

On a small farm, they know and they cry for their calf. I purchased a dairy cow with an angus cross bull calf, when we took him, our Annabelle screamed for days. I promised her I would never do that again and didn't. I purchase my beef now from large farms who have the space to remove them slowly the way the rancher mentions here. They experience loss and they mourn, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. But there is something to be said for ensuring the animal had a humane and healthy life up until it's end. There is no scientific backing that I know of, but I believe that animal will be better for you, because you poured your time, love and care into it. There is also something to be said for knowing the animal on your plate, it had a face, a name and a personality. One can't help but be consciously grateful for the sacrifice.

[@cd2659]

Danny 😢

[@CoconutBlueG]

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[@iartistdotme]

Wouldn't olive oil be called 'whole food' so then wouldn't sunflower seed oil also be? I'm very confused. Why is corn oil not a whole food - due to how it is processed or GMO or why is it not good for us? I'm 77 and am trying to understand the information now available since we no longer can truly trust the simple foods we used to take gor granted. So many additives that are harmfull It's a strange new world.I was shocked to find out there was corn oil in my honey! So now I get it locally from a friend.

[@angelacross2216]

It’s because in good quality olive oil the olives are simply pressed. In seed oils there’s a whole industrial process they must go through to extract the oils in a way that makes them very inflammatory for a significant portion of the population. Unless you diligently eliminate them from your diet you will be unable to tell whether what you think are normal aches and pains, or age related symptoms, are actually being caused by those inflammatory chemicals. It’s a chore to check the ingredients lists on everything, but that’s the only way to find out as labels are incredibly inaccurate. Good luck.

[@mf3610]

Put olives in your hand and squeeze and you get olive oil Do that to seeds and nothing comes out, they don’t naturally release their oil

[@Tischhy]

Olive oil (or any oil) isn’t a whole food. Olives and avocados and seeds are whole foods. This is the only piece of the video I disagree with. Oils are the sugars of the fat world. Even minimally processed, they are stripped of their other nutritional benefits (fiber being a major one). So, I treat oils like I do sugars - go as unprocessed as possible, and limit the amount you use. A little goes a long way and can make food amazing, but it’s also highly over used.

[@iartistdotme]

@@Tischhy thanks for your information

[@iartistdotme]

@@mf3610 that makes sense and is easy to remember! so oil that rises from the 'whatever' is whole oil but oil that is processed in order to obtain is not whole oil since it's more like a by-product. Thanks for the info!

[@premadimauro2691]

This video was mostly about how you feel when you eat animal products. Have you considered how it affects the animals? How can you raise these beautiful creatures kill them and then consume them?

[@bobsaul4568]

I stopped eating my butter-basted ribeye to type this comment.

[@brendao185]

Keep that ungrateful man away from the beautiful kids