Small changes that make a difference.

@rajk999 said
For sure. Farmers here dont have the need to mass produce and use lots of chemicals and additives. Chicken pigs sheep goats and cows are mostly free of hormone food additives.

I get chickens that say antibiotic free, fish I try to get fresh or directly from fisherman that I know and the sell it much cheaper than the stores and much fresher product. Now with liver and Pork Chops, I am taking a chance on those but have liver once a week and Pork Chops once a week. We were talking about cutting the pork chops out of our diet, but I think it will be hard for me to cut it out completely.

-VR

@divegeester said
Where I used to work there was an on site Costa outlet which was subsidised. A coffee was £2.50 and I used to have 2 day at least. One day I worked out that this was costing me approximately £1000 per year.

Furthermore, lunch was subsidised but cost me approximately £3.00 per day. This worked out to around £700 per year.

So £1,700 on “subsidised” food and beverages at work.

The "unsubsidised" costs much have been bankrupting. 🤔

@very-rusty said
I get chickens that say antibiotic free, fish I try to get fresh or directly from fisherman that I know and the sell it much cheaper than the stores and much fresher product. Now with liver and Pork Chops, I am taking a chance on those but have liver once a week and Pork Chops once a week. We were talking about cutting the pork chops out of our diet, but I think it will be hard for me to cut it out completely.

-VR

love pork liver

@divegeester said
Where I used to work there was an on site Costa outlet which was subsidised. A coffee was £2.50 and I used to have 2 day at least. One day I worked out that this was costing me approximately £1000 per year.

Furthermore, lunch was subsidised but cost me approximately £3.00 per day. This worked out to around £700 per year.

So £1,700 on “subsidised” food and beverages at work.

Reminds me of the smoking joke. The lady tells the guy his smoking is costing him $25 a day and after smoking for 20 yrs he could have bought a Rolls Royce. The guy says " Do you smoke". No she says. He says "Then where is your Rolls Royce?"

@very-rusty said
I get chickens that say antibiotic free, fish I try to get fresh or directly from fisherman that I know and the sell it much cheaper than the stores and much fresher product. Now with liver and Pork Chops, I am taking a chance on those but have liver once a week and Pork Chops once a week. We were talking about cutting the pork chops out of our diet, but I think it will be hard for me to cut it out completely.

-VR

I think medical science vacillates between condemning pork and pork fat to actually stating that its beneficial to heart health. I take a moderate approach and eat everything in moderation except what is clearly nonsense food like preserved and processed meat or food with lots of additives. I also look at all the societies and cultures that have long livers or resistance to certain diseases and why. Eg extra virgin olive oil and red wine seems to be the reason why people around the Med Sea live long. Some Japanese have long healthy lives. In India they appear to have a low incidence of cancer no doubt because avoid beef and pork and so on.

@divegeester said
Where I used to work there was an on site Costa outlet which was subsidised. A coffee was £2.50 and I used to have 2 day at least. One day I worked out that this was costing me approximately £1000 per year.

Furthermore, lunch was subsidised but cost me approximately £3.00 per day. This worked out to around £700 per year.

So £1,700 on “subsidised” food and beverages at work.

WOW...If I found the right translation to Canadian dollars.

1,700 Pound sterling equals
2,930.02 Canadian Dollars

That is a lot, of course I don't work but still have my 2 x-large Coffee and latte for my wife a day. I think the latte is 4.60 and coffee's because I get senior price is 3.85 with taxes included so 8.45, then another .30 for the extra vanilla shot for latte, which bring it up to 8.75 and we as a rule throw in .50 tip so 9.25 everyday....Wow that adds up in a month. I never stopped to figure it out before. Close to 300.00 a month over 12 months!!! Works out to about $3,600 a year providing I got my math correct.

-VR

@rajk999 said
I think medical science vacillates between condemning pork and pork fat to actually stating that its beneficial to heart health. I take a moderate approach and eat everything in moderation except what is clearly nonsense food like preserved and processed meat or food with lots of additives. I also look at all the societies and cultures that have long livers or resistance to ...[text shortened]... India they appear to have a low incidence of cancer no doubt because avoid beef and pork and so on.

So you think I should change things up from what I am doing?

-VR

@very-rusty said
So you think I should change things up from what I am doing?

-VR

No, not al all. You seem to be eating healthy. Keep it up. Actually more important that what you eat is lifestyle. Where you live, how you live, how much activity you are involved in, relationships with family and friends etc etc. Some of these things kill you faster than bad food.

@rajk999 said
No, not al all. You seem to be eating healthy. Keep it up. Actually more important that what you eat is lifestyle. Where you live, how you live, how much activity you are involved in, relationships with family and friends etc etc. Some of these things kill you faster than bad food.

Thanks, nice to have a normal conversation with someone for a change! 🙂

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
There are slugs in the garden. I don't like slugs.

Before the lockdown I started taking my own sandwiches to work rather than buying them from Waitrose. They're not quite so fancy, but financially it was a good move.

I see that as massive. The prepared sandwiches so often come in plastic packets and when you look on beaches and in woodlands that's the stuff you find. People also tend to buy a drink in a single use plastic bottle or cup at the same time as the sandwiches so it can break that pattern too.

@hells-caretaker said
I've taken to the high street instead of town centre & supermarkets. Halal butchers x1 chicken (with giblets). Further up, fruit & sweet spud. Cook in oven = 4 meals (3 days worth) cats get the chickens innards and entrails. Only the bones remain.

Ergo no plastic, supporting the local economy more now than ever.

🚬

Respect!

@petewxyz said
I see that as massive. The prepared sandwiches so often come in plastic packets and when you look on beaches and in woodlands that's the stuff you find. People also tend to buy a drink in a single use plastic bottle or cup at the same time as the sandwiches so it can break that pattern too.

People can do better. Start packing picnics and stop with the plastic.

@petewxyz said
I used to eat Muller Rice after I went for a run,

Somebody suggested I opened a tin of rice pudding and put what was left in a Tupperware pot in the fridge for next time. The tins recycle completely but I recently read 98% of plastic doesn't get recycled.

Looking back that's a lot of plastic tubs I've stopped putting in the rubbish. It soon adds up. 3 per week is about a 1000 in 7 years.

So, please share any simple changes you have found that help the planet?

I always turn off the water in the shower when I apply soap and shampoo. Seems like a waste to just let the water run when you're not actively using it. I do this with brushing my teeth and washing dishes as well; no need to let the water run nonstop.

@very-rusty said
Thanks, nice to have a normal conversation with someone for a change! 🙂

-VR

Sure thing. Same here.

@very-rusty said
Thanks, nice to have a normal conversation with someone for a change! 🙂

-VR

That's a change that makes a difference so I guess that's on topic as well.