I think the thing to do here is not talk diet as a subject of casual conversation. I hate hearing other people's unrelenting talk of their own consumption and nonconsumption, and I won't burden other people with my thoughts on what and how I do and don't want to eat unless they have specifically asked, and even then, I give the Cliff's Notes and keep it casual. There's no reason to add to all the informational noise around eating that everyone in our culture is exposed to all day long—people will come to what they believe for themselves on their own, and evangelizing is always intrusive, whether for diets or for gods.

So funny and so guilty. I am trying hard to censure the way I talk about food but when people ask me questions like what is my opinion on gluten-free grains I just can't help myself but talk like an encyclopedia.

What helps is the thought that I want to help these people not scare them off. Love does not equal fear or annoyance. That and I think of my husbands pained face when I go off on a psycho rant.

thanks for the mirror :) but in my defence he asked....

Good article for lunchtime reading, of course. I can't imagine living only on quinoa and kale but there are plenty of people who can't figure out why I buy organic. Thanks for posting!

I cannot explain why, but there is something I find rather unappealing about any woman who only eats kale (cooked,raw or organic). For some reason,this thought alone would be a passion-killer. The inclusion of Quinoa wouldn't improve matters either. A raw grass-fed T-Bone steak on the other hand............

pretty funny! and oh so true!