Randall's Blog

I just set up a website to gather information for a book I'm writing with my daughter, Rebecca, about different diets and to share information about the book project. The book title "What Should We Eat?" was chosen because this simple question has become a difficult one to answer. We are bombarded with so much conflicting information about what to eat in our society. Once you depart from the "standard American diet" there are so many different dietary choices out there - how do you choose?

The idea for this book started with a book chapter I wrote several years ago for an edited book on eating meat. The chapter title links to a PDF if you're interested. The book contains many varied viewpoints and is a worthwhile read.

What Is Our Natural Diet And Should We Really Care?
From Food for Thought: The Debate over Eating Meat
Prometheus Books 2004, Edited by Steve F. Sapontzis.

Since so many contemporary alternative diets claim to be "natural" I decided to expand the chapter to include lots of different diets and also to try to understand why people are drawn to specific ways of eating. I decided to invite my daughter, who is now a registered dietitian, to join me as a co-author.

Our website is pretty minimal at this point but we have set up a survey that we hope you will be kind enough to take. If you have tried or are currently eating an "alternative" diet (vegan, raw, paleo, macrobiotic etc.) please visit our website and check out our survey. http://www.whatshouldweeatbook.com/

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