The One-Straw Revolution - Multiworld India

eyond compare. Even moths, if you shake the powder off their wingsfirst, are very tasty.So, whether from the standpoint of flavor or from the standpoint ofhealth, many things which people consider repulsive are actually quitetasty and also good for the human body.Vegetables that are biologically closest to their wild ancestors are thebest in flavor and the highest in food value. For example, in the lilyfamily (which includes nira, garlic, Chinese leek, green onion, pearlonion, and bulb onion) the nira and Chinese leek are highest in nutrition,good as herbal medicine, and also useful as a tonic for general wellbeing.To most people, however, the more domestic varieties, such asgreen onion and bulb onion, are regarded as the best tasting. For somereason, modern people like the flavor of vegetables that have departedfrom their wild state.A similar taste preference applies to animal foods. Wild birds wheneaten, are much better for the body than domestic fowl such as chickensand ducks, and yet these birds, raised in an environment far removedfrom their natural homes, are regarded as good tasting and sold at highprices. Goat's milk has a higher food value than cow's milk, but it is thecow's milk which is in greater demand.Foods that have departed far from their wild state and those raisedchemically or in a completely contrived environment unbalance the bodychemistry. The more out of balance one's body becomes, the more onecomes to desire unnatural foods. This situation is dangerous to health.To say that what one eats is merely a matter of preference isdeceiving, because an unnatural or exotic die creates a hardship for thefarmer and the fisherman as well. It seems to me that the greater one'sdesires, the more one has to work to satisfy102