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- I was sorry to see the portrayal by both Leslie and Alice in this story. It is much bigger than comparing grapes per pound- I have lived this for a year now, and it does require a tectonic shift in thinking and approach. I do not have extra money or time, but have chosen to adjust our families priorities to accomodate the nourishment of our bodies (resulting in more nourished souls, corny but true). To extend Alice's reasoning, skip the name brand sneakers, skip the gaming system or latest mp3 player and spend more on your food. If you had any idea what is in the "cheap" food you are buying....
I live in the North, search long and hard to find local food (egs. winter veggie CSA- some interesting food to say the least!), we preserve tomoatos and freeze pesto in summer, only buy seasonal (egs. NO fruit in winter other than the berries I froze last summer and the occasional splurge on Florida citrus) never throw ANY food away, eat much less meat and invest much more time preparing. (No eggs over a flame, yet) My kids have finally stopped making fun of me (sort of) and love to help.
We as a nation and generation spend the least amount on food (as percentage of our income) as any; we have damaged our health, our environment and our culture with this consumeristic approach to food. - Reply to this comment
- I was pleased to see this "Crusade For Better Food" report! Yes, the odds of everyone to purchase farm fresh foods all year long may not be a realistic view, not too mention the cost, at times higher in some regions than others. However, the over all point of the story seems to have been missed by pervious comment made.
It had sadden me a few weeks ago for some of my daughters girl friends to state that we lived "like rock stars" due to watching me cook, yet again, another non frozen food dinner. The joy that these girls had peeling shrimp and snapping snow peas while I cut up other veggies had surprised me...yet, the 'joy of cooking this meal and sharing it with them was another wonderful memory at my dinning table.
Times are tough and money is tight...but, my choice is to have the most fresh food in my kitchen ~ healthy food = healthy body, mind and soul! It is not only my job, but my responsibility to teach/show my daughter that eating healthy food is the proper choice ~ however, due to this being missed by many parents, such programs are having to be brought into our schools ~ points there for Ms. Waters in my book! - Reply to this comment
- Where may I obtain the recipe for the breakfast Alice Waters prepared for Leslie Stahl
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- I loved Alice's ideas especially providing youth the opportunities to grow, prepare and consume their own creations. However, she needs to check up on what is already going on in the USA. As an Iowa State University Extension Director, my program assistants provide over 3000 youth in 2 Iowa counties taste testing of new and unusual fruits and vegetables plus some cooking lessons to families every month through the BASICS program. The BASICS program is a nutrition education program using federal food stamp dollars. Sadly this program only serves low income children and does not allow the purchase seeds, tools and anything else for gardening.
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- Where may I obtain the recipe for the breakfast Akice Waters prepared for Leslie Stahl
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- Alice and the mayor just made a few little mistakes. our food supply is safe, cheap, and nutritious, and it feeds the whole world.
contrary to the idea that our diets are killing us, we are actually living longer and healthier than ever, and there is no evidence that is changing. as the authors of _diet nation_ wrote: "...tampering with the current dietary habits of the overwhelming majority of people would be foolhardy [because it's led to fantastic advances in longevity], unless it was based on a more than secure scientific footing. The studies reviewed in this [book] prove that such a footing is not presently available."
i'm sure the breakfast she cooked was delicious, but i'd just as soon have an egg mcmuffin and a twinkie. - Reply to this comment
- Disgusting! Aren't there parts of NYC and other urban areas where fresh fruits and vegetables are hard to find, much less organic? Give me a break! It's a shame Leslie Stahl seems to identify with this wealthy, white (as am I) woman. Also, it's March here in the northeast, where unless you buy diesel-borne, 10 day old produce, you must succumb to the dreaded frozen veggies. This woman is out of touch with the current economic situation and so is Leslie Stahl and 60 Minutes for airing this. Perhaps they'd like to give their gardening discourse in a 3rd floor walk-up in the inner city. Glad Leslie was so thrilled with the egg, undoubtedly cooked in the best olive oil in a real fire. Oh wow!
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- Even as Nancy Pelosi reminds us every day here in flyover country what all that our life experience has taught us about what is phony, affected, shallow, intellectually vacuous, self absorbed and hypocritically self righteous about our hippie pasts... your profile of Alice Waters was a refreshing and uplifting story of a love child turned entrepreneur who has something practical, sincere and valuable to say about wholesome, healthy food and life loving, hard working dedication to an ideal that has stood the test of time.
.... and hearing from Ben Bernanke gave me a little more confidence that at least someone in charge of the big levers has some idea of what's really going on.
Good show.... better than usual of late. - Reply to this comment
- This one of the most irresponsible jobs or reporting I have seen on 60 Minutes. Most import is that you obviously did no research on the subject and blindly accepted Ms. Walter's propaganda about organic foods. There is another side to the issue and you can eat properly without paying inflated prices. In addition, many will starve if we have to restrict ourselves to the inefficiences of organic growing practices.
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- Well it looks like everyone else has said it for me. Wood stove in her kitchen and what world is she living in cooking an egg on a wood stove in her kitchen. Glad she has $5. for a piound of grapes as the average American surely doesnt! I'll bet that "little garden" in her back yard has an illegal weeding and watering for below minimum wage.
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