Ideal Bite

Ever seen da Vinci's "The Last Supper"?

05.07.2008

Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 12:11am.

The Bite:

Then you know food can be art. And that's what the founders of Slow Food International - a nonprofit devoted to bringing back whole foods that are cooked and savored slowly - are all about. If you're into food prepared the old-fashioned way (and with sustainability in mind), add slow foods to your daily menu for a more vibrant...er, palate.

The Benefits:

Eating becomes art. Getting to know ingredients, producers, and the cultural history behind our foods makes for more soul-satisfying meals.
An easel way to avoid empty calories. Many additives in processed and fast foods are chemicals that lack nutritional value and sometimes wreak havoc on your health.
Painting a greener landscape. The slow food movement promotes biodiversity of crops, organic farming, and the preservation of family (not factory) farms.
An energy-saving Renaissance. Example: The production of a 1-pound box of cereal requires almost seven times as many kilocalories of energy as it provides in nourishment.

Personally Speaking:

Recently, Heather and Kay took a post-work walk with the idea of burning off some all-day snacking. But somehow they ended up walking themselves all the way to SF's Ferry Building where there was a Slow Food wine and cheese tasting in progress...

Wanna Try:

Slow Food USA - learn more, and join one of almost 200 convivia (aka chapters) full of people who are part of the slow food movement.
Slow Food: The Case for Taste and Slow Food Nation - if you love good food, you'll dig these books by the slow food movement's founder, Carlo Petrini ($11-$16).

Cocktail Fact

Founder Carlo Petrini originally started the slow food movement in protest of a McDonald's opening in Rome.

Bang For The Bite

Prepping meals with fresh, local food for your family and friends definitely helps your relationship with people and the planet, but sadly, the convenience factor isn't there.

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