Comments on: Martini Battle

By: Fitnessista

Fitnessista — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:17:23 +0000

that sounds AMAZING

By: Jennie {in Wonderland}

Jennie {in Wonderland} — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:02:39 +0000

Oh that’s such a shame! One more reason for you to go to Europe!!

Down the road from where I’m from in Canada, there’s a farm that produces fresh, organic goat’s milk feta cheese. It might be the best thing I’ve ever, ever had.

By: Fitnessista

Fitnessista — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:17:46 +0000

yup, it’s different in the us- it’s the exact opposite way around. it’s rare to find it made with goat milk

By: Jennie {in Wonderland}

Jennie {in Wonderland} — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:06:54 +0000

I’m so confused by this – because feta is traditionally made with goat’s milk or maybe sheep, but almost never cow, unless it’s a low fat version. Is it different in the USA? In the UK and Canada, whenever I’ve had feta it’s been made from goat’s milk.

By: kathleen

kathleen — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:15:29 +0000

Distance is a concern. I am struggling with the local/quality of life issue a lot since I moved to the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania and my husband has a gluten allergy. Walmart is the only grocery store and I somewhat hate supporting them. Anyway, it has been interesting =/ to see what can be sourced locally (so far it’s been beef, eggs, cheese and a farmer’s market in the summer) but hard to go without things you can’t get at certain times of the year or at all. My husband and I were actually thinking about doing a 100 mile diet except then you start thinking about your vices… he & I would be kinda sad living without coffee (from South America), tea (probably India), brown rice (California), chocolate (the Tropics), wine (California or France). I could keep going!

I know for me on a small scale it has been a struggle between wanting everything we eat to be be local & organic yet really enjoying things from other places. I can only imagine running a nationwide food chain like Whole Foods where you would like to be 100% local & organic but the demand from the customer is such that it forces you to source from the other side of the world in order to offer foods not in season or available at all locally.

Anyway, maybe you could start an x% local challenge? Now that I think about it, since it’s spring and I can now get veggies locally perhaps my husband and I will try something like that for the summer!

By: Trish

Trish — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:09 +0000

I am one of those that turns up her nose at the “Made in China” label for many reasons. There are far too many human rights violations in that country for me to spend money on items made there in good conscious.

Does the integrity of the farmers matter since China is a communist nation? Do the farmers see any of the income from the produce sales?

The product recalls and deaths are too far widespread for me to trust anything with the label. There is a point where enough is enough – I have no issue with the Chinese as a people but I do take issue with tainted milk, baby formula, vaccines, drywall, pet food, toys…to say no more! I do take issue with a government that would rather slaughter its people than let them have free speech and buying products with the “Made in China” label is putting money directly into those very pockets.

I completely agree with the whole distance argument as well. I prefer to buy local, sustainable produce and don’t see why WF has to go so far to find it.

Anyhow, these are my views and I completely respect the opinions of those whose views are different from mine, I just hope to generate some thought in other directions and I certainly don’t mean to create more Friday blog drama for you Gina!

By: Shayna @ Cuts and Curves

Shayna @ Cuts and Curves — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:37:15 +0000

I’m shocked at some the comments on here… they obviously didn’t get your point about distance being your concern… sheesh people – try reading the whole post before writing ignorant comments. This is just my two cents.

By: Fitnessista

Fitnessista — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:26:26 +0000

i guess it came out about 2 years ago but this was the first i’ve heard about it. crazy stuff!

By: Fitnessista

Fitnessista — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:26:06 +0000

i honestly wouldn’t fret too much about it. eat well, and rest. maybe lift light weights, some mat pilates but other than that, you should be fine taking it easy for two months.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:24:35 +0000

Gina!
Help! I usually run about 7 miles/day and recently fractured my foot and can’t run for 2 months! I can’t swim because I have a mini cast on it and walk in a boot. I am allowed to do upper body weights. I usually do about 2-3 days per week of stregnth training. I am freaking out about gaining weight! I am a nutrition major and eat very clean to begin with! Any suggestions? What would you do to keep in shape? Thanks! I love your bloggie!