The 100 Mile Diet.....does it work for you?

The 100 Mile Diet has been on the news a bit more lately…. there is even a TV show about families following the 100 mile diet…for 100 days.

I did not read the book...but I did check their website..and I also clicked to find my 100 miles. I knew immediately this was not something that would work year round in Fredericton. My goal was to change the way I eat and shop...basically forever. I guess if you live in the southern USA…you could survive on the food found within 100 miles. But here in Canada….it really means eating locally…when local fresh produce is available.

Ahhhhhh…..aren’t we doing that already? Don’t we buy local produce when it is available? So for many of us….we follow the 100 mile diet….every summer.

I chose a totally different life style. I wanted to incorporate eating locally (when possible) and include regional and national... plus fair trade choices. And it works just fine.

On the 100 mile diet…..I would not even be allowed table salt. Windsor NS is just a tad too far. I am not even sure I would be allowed fish, living here in Fredericton. I would definitely not be allowed bread or pasta.

For me…it was not about trying something…it was about change. I think by choosing to do this for one whole year helped me become better acquainted with what is available in my region. I found lots of choices….and have kept them.

So hopefully…the people doing the 100 mile diet for 100 days….will realize it is not just about fresh fruit and vegetables. It is about flour, salt, fish, cheese, eggs, milk, juice, pasta, snack foods……well….just about everything.

I am not saying that my way is the best...far from it. But it does work better then the 100 mile diet....mainly because it works every day of the year.

My journey is not a diet…it is a life style change.