I think you are doing a great job with your kids! They are already veggie and potentially heading towards veganism ultimately...Great work

That's amazing well done! We are fully vegetarian in the house now. I'm also trying to replace everything that they wouldn't mind or notice with vegan options. I'm finding it ok with treats and sweets, they seem happy with vegan junk, but when it comes to cooked meals they turn their noses up, even though I think it smells and tastes great...if I say so myself . Mind you maybe they need so bit more time, they have changed diets dramatically in the last 2-3 months...

Oh, and back on topic. I really want to re-work our food budget to elicit some stares I would like to go primarily raw for a while and see how I feel.

My kids have eaten vegetarian most of their lives. I slowly switched everything in the house to vegan about two years ago.

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I have used that word "obese", and even "morbidly obese" with patients before. When a pregnant woman starts out at 300 pounds, for example, pretending that she and her fetus aren't at higher risk for complications would not be fair.

I think health care providers should discuss healthy eating and healthy weight with patients. Sparing their feelings is not doing them any favors. I'm not their friend, I'm their health advocate. People can't make informed choices if they aren't informed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...t-problem.html

"Cancer Research survey found fewer than 10% of people who are clinically obese accept they have a serious weight problem.

11% of obese women accurately acknowledged they were 'obese'.

7% of men correctly judged their weight, accepting they were 'obese'.

Only 10% of the 2,000 adults taking part could accurately identify the BMI threshold for obesity was between 30 and 39.9."

I have a tendancy to walk around manually without my mind actually being present so I've probably not even noticed such stares.

My sister tells me though that when she does her healthy vegan shop she is the one who tends to stare at other people's baskets in shock.

Such as this, from one of the politicians where I live, who is also on the Republican National Committee......

"Shawn Steel, husband of county supervisor candidate Michelle Steel, has debuted the vegan smackdown. Steel was in prime form when he gave a talk to the Newport Mesa Tea Party on Aug. 14, displaying his trademark blend of erudition, libertarianism and hyperbole. But when he came to mentioning Democratic state Senate candidate Jose Solorio, Steel delivered a line that was remarkable even by his standards. “I got nothing against Jose Solorio, but he’s a vegan. What a freak!” Steel said, drawing chuckles. “That’s like a fascist. That’s like ISIS.”"

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/s...e-solorio.html

Its funny, in the pharmacy workers have the recognized right to refuse to dispense medication they deem immoral. If a pharm tech doesn't believe in birth control or STD barriers they call over someone else or send the customer to another pharmacy and its legal. I wonder what would happen if a store checker refused to sell junk food to a morbidly obese parent being orbited by morbidly obese children. Admittedly I don't know the minutiae of other religions, but in mine knowingly helping someone to cause physical harm to children is considered immoral.

Thanks for the idea about the sticker! Some of my stuff I don't bag either, but I am paranoid about some of the crap that gets left on the checkout belt. I need to get in a habit of bringing something to wipe it down as the clerks don't always get to it. I bag all my leafy greens though in my mesh bags. Like you I also reuse ziplock bags, especially for stuff I store in the freezer. They last a long time!

Such as this, from one of the politicians where I live, who is also on the Republican National Committee......

"Shawn Steel, husband of county supervisor candidate Michelle Steel, has debuted the vegan smackdown. Steel was in prime form when he gave a talk to the Newport Mesa Tea Party on Aug. 14, displaying his trademark blend of erudition, libertarianism and hyperbole. But when he came to mentioning Democratic state Senate candidate Jose Solorio, Steel delivered a line that was remarkable even by his standards. “I got nothing against Jose Solorio, but he’s a vegan. What a freak!” Steel said, drawing chuckles. “That’s like a fascist. That’s like ISIS.”"

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/s...e-solorio.html

I usually use the self check out line, and the robot overlords have nothing to say about my purchases.

I have a friend who is a life-long vegetarian who works as a grocery store clerk, and she has to bite her tongue when she sees an obviously unhealthy person with kids and a cart loaded with absolute garbage.

Oh! One time, a lady with samples started waving some ham roll ups at us. My daughter (she was 6 at the time) walked over and looked at it. She asked if it was a dead pig, to which the sample lady said, "well, yes, I guess it is." My daughter got all big-eyed and said, "poor pig!"
We got some funny looks that day.

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I usually use the self check out line.

K, I am poor. Im not ashamed of that, but I do live at or below the poverty line.

I'll admit that at first, healthy food was intimidating for me. I didnt know how to prepare rice, broccoli, or dried beans. I had (have) a limited amount I can spend, and I want the food to taste good as well.

Junk food wins in 2 ways, it is less expensive in many cases, and it is simple to prepare.

I learned about the nuts and bolts of a healthy diet when my first child was a baby, and we were enrolled in the WIC program for the first time.

I now teach others in my peer group the stuff I have learned, if they ask.

Anyways, sometimes its hard to break out of the 99 cents a box hamburger helper rut many of the poor find themselves in. I dont judge. We are all doing the best we can, arent we?