Early this past week, a woman to whom I had just been introduced told me that she doesn’t do well with soy-based food.  It upsets her stomach, she said.  What kinds of items do you mean?, I asked.  Well, anything made of soy, she thought out loud, like soy chili, soy bacon, “texturized vegetable protein” made from soy, soy milk, and so on.  What about edamame?, I asked.  Or tofu?  Those are fine, she said.  I can eat those without any problem.  I don’t think you have a problem with soy, I replied.  I think you have a problem with food processing.  Processed soy.  It’s not the same as food.  

Michael Pollan says that it’s not food if your (or somebody’s) great-great-grandparents didn’t eat it.  So those processed soy products that are upsetting her stomach aren’t food.  

Think about the expression, “Trust your gut.”  If something seems not to agree with you, trust your gut, and don’t eat it.  Unless you want to feel sick.  End of story.  

On the home front, my parents came to visit this weekend, and they brought with them, from their NJ farm, half a dozen golden-laced Wyandotte chicks.  Those chicks are CUTE!  Right now they are cuddling up together for a little snooze.  We are looking forward to the increased egg production that these beautiful girls will help to provide.

Mom and I did some weeding in the garden today, and the big hens helped out by scratching around the weeds, scooping up bugs and worms, and just generally being good company.   Today is such a beautiful day.