The
Conscientious
Cuisine
A Comprehensive Look at the
Extensive, Long-Term Effects
Our Choice of Diet Has on the World,
And Everything in It.
J. Lee
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This book is dedicated to my special animal family. Each of you holds an irreplaceable spot in my heart and life.
Pip, Bizzy, Packy, Ramsy, Kittener, Molly and Grizzly too. You each had your own special ways and are missed and loved.
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Dolly, |
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you were only in my life for a short time; our personalities were so different, but I still love and miss you. |
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Issi, |
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I'll never regret saving you. Hopefully someday the slaughter of equines for meat will be illegal. |
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Tori Sue, |
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we've gone through a lot together. We've enjoyed the fall leaves glistening in the sun and crisp moonlit rides at midnight. You'll never know how much you mean to me. |
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Sissy and Lambkins, |
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the lessons you have taught me are invaluable. |
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Pickles, |
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you are the oldest now; and you have set a worthy example for all of us to follow. |
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Skittle, |
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you are always a source of laughter, seemingly endless irritation and love. |
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Addenda, |
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You are so special and cute you have managed to work your way into my heart and life in the short time we've been together, you always amaze and thrill me. |
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Roscoe and Teddy, |
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you are always an encouragement and joy. |
To all critters domestic and wild who have entered my life. Too many to even begin to name, some were in my life for brief moments, others longer, but each is special. I'm looking forward to the day when there will be no more goodbyes.
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Thank you most of all to the Lord for His guiding, inspiring and sustaining me through this undertaking.
Thank you to my parents for making me the person I am.
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Matthew, |
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If it weren't for your counsel, encouragement and persistence in keeping my feet to the fire, this book wouldn't be half of what it is, and likely wouldn't even be. Thank you seems so inadequate. |
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Elinor, |
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it was your question that got me started. |
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Helen "Grandma" Peck, |
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your spirit and healthy, tasty cooking have always been an inspiration to me. |
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Aunt Lori, |
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you've been a faithful friend, offering lots of prayers and giving little tips. |
There are many others who have in one way or another offered help, encouragement, shown an interest, and in some way kept me going.
Thank you.
To each named or not, you've been a blessing, and I hope that someday I can return your kindness.
May God richly bless you all!
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What Is This All About Anyway? (Introduction)
"For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision; but today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope." —Unknown
"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." —Booker T. Washington
Many years ago a co-worker noticing my "strange" lunches asked me why I chose not to eat meat. This started the process of what you now hold in your hands. Elinor's question made me realize how so many of us fail to really understand diet. Even those of us who have chosen a plant-based cuisine sometimes have no real understanding of all that involves.
As I set out to better acquaint myself with the reasons, I was overwhelmed by the staggering plethora of information, and the many gracious people more than willing to assist in acquiring the resources necessary for this undertaking. After years of research came the overwhelming assignment of compressing those years of work into just a few short pages. Entire books could be written on each one of the four broad areas addressed here, and many more could be written on the specific topics discussed in brief within those broad categories.
Let me try to encapsulate further what we will be discovering in the ensuing pages. First, we will look at the Bible to see what it says about diet and our multi-faceted obligations. Second, we will examine our anatomical structure and general health as effected by our choice of diet. Third, we'll discover how most dinners are destroying the environment. And finally, the fourth important area we will consider is the treatment of the animals.
Please keep in mind that I have no idea of the contents of your cupboards or refrigerator. I do not know your family ties, occupation or hobbies. Herein is the candid presentation of facts as they are. What you will do is up to you, but it is my prayer that you will join with me in making tomorrow brighter than yesterday by how you choose to live today.
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(You may forward to any chapter by clicking on the title below)
1) The Original Diet and When Meat Came In
3) Special Stipulations for "Clean" Meat
4) But...
5) Scripture Can Stand On Its Own (Acts 10:10-16)
a) Romans 14:14 & 1 Corinthians 10:25-28
6) Convincing Evidence Brought by Science (Pork)
11) Sheep
12) Wonder Foods
14) Environmental Effects of Our Diet
15) Ranching
16) Hunting
17) Farmed Fish, Sport and Commercial Fishing
18) Living Souls
20) Chickens Cared for Just like Mother Hen Would?
21) Do Cattle Have it Any Better?
22) Cattle Shipping
24) Piggy Paradise?
25) God's Creatures, Whether Great or Small
30) A Duel Meaning
31) Conclusion
All rights reserved Copyright © 2006 By J. Lee