It was very gratifying to sit down to a porkless Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmother’s house yesterday. She laughed when I showed her this article, and she told everyone about her doctor’s comments that her sugar levels were the best they’d been in a long time when I had to cook for her after she broke her ankle. Now that she’s getting around and cooking for herself, she’s still implementing the dietary changes that I introduced. Instead of the jars of lard that she used to keep to fry fish, chicken, etc with, there are now bottles of vegetable oil, olive oil, and safflower oil in the cabinet. Where there used to be Evangeline white bread on the table for sandwiches, it’s been replaced by 100% whole wheat. She bakes her sweet potatoes, skin on, and eats them without butter or sugar.

@ Ariel, I love the idea of a school garden. I think that not only would that contribute to a better diet for students all over the country, but it would also save the schools and the USDA money in the long run if tax dollars could be spent on seeds and water instead of industrial sized cans of corn.

@ Will, we all need these reminders from time to time. Trust me, you’re not the only one.