Comments on: The True Cost Of Eating Well - Part 2 http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/ ...a God to serve...a family to love...a work to do... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: suchtreasures http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-303 suchtreasures Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:55:28 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.com/index.php/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-303 Sylvia, I believe you have made very good decisions for your family and are honoring God with those decisions. I hope you don't think I was questioning you on that, because that was not what I intended. I only wanted to suggest that where we spend our food money could also be considered an area of stewardship. I really did enjoy your three articles and in the main point -- honoring God, you really couldn't be more right! We should do just as you said: eat as well as we can without breaking the bank. Love, Wardeh <em>No, no! I didn't think you were questioning our choices at all. I appreciated all your thoughts and your reminders of the many facets of stewardship! Yes, honoring God is the main point, in everything we do. Love</em> Sylvia Sylvia, I believe you have made very good decisions for your family and are honoring God with those decisions. I hope you don’t think I was questioning you on that, because that was not what I intended. I only wanted to suggest that where we spend our food money could also be considered an area of stewardship.

I really did enjoy your three articles and in the main point — honoring God, you really couldn’t be more right! We should do just as you said: eat as well as we can without breaking the bank.

Love, Wardeh

No, no! I didn’t think you were questioning our choices at all. I appreciated all your thoughts and your reminders of the many facets of stewardship! Yes, honoring God is the main point, in everything we do.
Love
Sylvia

]]> By: suchtreasures http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-301 suchtreasures Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:26:32 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.com/index.php/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-301 Hi, Sylvia! I have enjoyed reading your series on The True Cost of Eating Well. I would like to add another perspective on the issue of whether or not to spend money on organic foods. I know you're not arguing that one shouldn't buy organic if one CAN afford organic; rather you're saying that one shouldn't buy organic if one CAN'T afford organic. I agree. But I would like to clarify that in the matter of buying food, it isn't a matter only of how much money we spend, but where we spend it. If you consider that most people spend much money on junk and conventional foods, their money is padding the pockets of corporations who don't care about God, people or the earth. In this, I believe people should stop pushing their money this way instead of toward those who are trying very hard to follow healthy growing practices. I believe it is better to support support sustainable and healthy farming practices, rather than big corporations who could care less. In many cases, by purchasing in bulk or from out of the mainstream sources, or by purchasing local, seasonal abundances, people could spend the same amount of money as they would in conventional venues -- yet their dollars would be better spent and I believe, more God-honoring. It is a matter of who we are supporting with our money. We all certainly spend it on food in some manner. I think we should question more where our money is going. Thank you for spending time discussing these issues! You're a gem. Love, Wardeh <em>Hi Wardeh, In the third article I mentioned bulk buying, etc. I believe that spending our money wisely and with producers that are health and God-conscious is a very noble endeavor. We buy a lot of products from companies that don't meet those criteria. I guess Mark and I are just not at the place right now where that is a priority or conviction. Probably becaue we live in an area where foods like that are not widely available except through expensive stores like Wild Oats. So, buying like you described is not out of the question for us, just not at the top of the list right now. :D I guess the main point of my three articles is this: Mark and I were convicted that by spending our money on expensive food (which happened to be organic), however good it might have been, we were not honoring Him in the area of stewardship. We realized that if we eat as well as we can without breaking ourselves on food, God is also honored. Like most things in life, it seems to be an area of conviction. Love Sylvia</em> Hi, Sylvia! I have enjoyed reading your series on The True Cost of Eating Well. I would like to add another perspective on the issue of whether or not to spend money on organic foods.

I know you’re not arguing that one shouldn’t buy organic if one CAN afford organic; rather you’re saying that one shouldn’t buy organic if one CAN’T afford organic. I agree.

But I would like to clarify that in the matter of buying food, it isn’t a matter only of how much money we spend, but where we spend it. If you consider that most people spend much money on junk and conventional foods, their money is padding the pockets of corporations who don’t care about God, people or the earth. In this, I believe people should stop pushing their money this way instead of toward those who are trying very hard to follow healthy growing practices. I believe it is better to support support sustainable and healthy farming practices, rather than big corporations who could care less.

In many cases, by purchasing in bulk or from out of the mainstream sources, or by purchasing local, seasonal abundances, people could spend the same amount of money as they would in conventional venues — yet their dollars would be better spent and I believe, more God-honoring. It is a matter of who we are supporting with our money. We all certainly spend it on food in some manner. I think we should question more where our money is going.

Thank you for spending time discussing these issues! You’re a gem.

Love, Wardeh

Hi Wardeh,
In the third article I mentioned bulk buying, etc. I believe that spending our money wisely and with producers that are health and God-conscious is a very noble endeavor. We buy a lot of products from companies that don’t meet those criteria. I guess Mark and I are just not at the place right now where that is a priority or conviction. Probably becaue we live in an area where foods like that are not widely available except through expensive stores like Wild Oats. So, buying like you described is not out of the question for us, just not at the top of the list right now. :D

I guess the main point of my three articles is this: Mark and I were convicted that by spending our money on expensive food (which happened to be organic), however good it might have been, we were not honoring Him in the area of stewardship. We realized that if we eat as well as we can without breaking ourselves on food, God is also honored. Like most things in life, it seems to be an area of conviction.

Love
Sylvia

]]> By: TinaKatrina http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-279 TinaKatrina Thu, 15 May 2008 04:15:57 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.com/index.php/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-279 What is the yeast in the recipe for? Thanks! Tina <em>Hi Tina, Which recipe are you referring to? I have a feeling you may be talking about Nutritional Yeast in one of the recipes. If I am wrong about that, could you let me know? Nutritional Yeast gives a cheese flavor to foods without actually having to add cheese. Love Sylvia</em> What is the yeast in the recipe for? Thanks!
Tina

Hi Tina,
Which recipe are you referring to? I have a feeling you may be talking about Nutritional Yeast in one of the recipes. If I am wrong about that, could you let me know? Nutritional Yeast gives a cheese flavor to foods without actually having to add cheese.

Love
Sylvia

]]> By: Susan http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-278 Susan Wed, 14 May 2008 13:32:47 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.com/index.php/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-278 Wonderful post! It is so easy to get caught up in the hype of buying organic and whole foods all in the name of health and the environment. While those are certainly admirable notions, we often fail to remember that God wants us to be good stewards of our money and resources. If we listen to Him, he will guide us to ways to provide for our families without "putting all our brown, free-range eggs in the organic basket!" Susan Wonderful post! It is so easy to get caught up in the hype of buying organic and whole foods all in the name of health and the environment. While those are certainly admirable notions, we often fail to remember that God wants us to be good stewards of our money and resources. If we listen to Him, he will guide us to ways to provide for our families without “putting all our brown, free-range eggs in the organic basket!”
Susan

]]> By: yvonne http://christianhomekeeper.com/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-276 yvonne Tue, 13 May 2008 19:23:38 +0000 http://christianhomekeeper.com/index.php/2008/05/13/the-true-cost-of-eating-well-part-2/#comment-276 Sylvia thank-you so much for these insights. I was glad to read your thoughts on buying organic. People are going mad buying organic here in the UK now, and I know that I can't always afford it..certainly not organic meat and dairy! I felt slightly guilty that I was not buying all organic, but reading your post has sorted out the guilt! <em>Hi Yvonne, I am so glad it helped you. I was experiencing more than my fair share of guilt over the whole ordeal until I was able, by God's grace, to sort it out by just looking in His Word. Love Sylvia</em> Sylvia thank-you so much for these insights. I was glad to read your thoughts on buying organic. People are going mad buying organic here in the UK now, and I know that I can’t always afford it..certainly not organic meat and dairy! I felt slightly guilty that I was not buying all organic, but reading your post has sorted out the guilt!

Hi Yvonne,
I am so glad it helped you. I was experiencing more than my fair share of guilt over the whole ordeal until I was able, by God’s grace, to sort it out by just looking in His Word.
Love
Sylvia

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