@jessi: while i’ve never had honey debates, i know people who have. and i liked this explanation of the honey debate. thanks for the humane farming act link!

I’d like to learn more about organic beekeeping as well–I had no idea that bees were subject to being treated with chemicals.

I don’t get all Jainist about my diet. That way would lead to madness. “What about yeasted bread?? We can’t hear the fungi scream but it doesn’t mean their little lives should be cut off in their prime!!”

I had to stop being a vegetarian because my body doesn’t thrive that way. I don’t fall into a preset category. Through trial and error I’ve learned what works for my delicate digestion.

Plenty of vegies, but not too many raw ones; whole grains but also white bread sometimes (easier for me to digest); lots of legumes; no dairy; 2 ounces beef or poultry a few times a week. I eat plenty of eggs, usually hard-boiled. They provide marvelous complete protein in an easily-digestible form. I encourage you to consider keeping eggs in your diet.

I’m grateful to the free-range hens and organically-raised steers. And I enthusiastically support the humane farming act. http://www.humanecalifornia.org/
(Disclaimer: Kate Hurley, a vet and one of their spokespeople, is the daughter of a friend of mine.)