My wife and I really started paying attention to where our food comes from a few years ago. We've never really eaten fast food on a regular basis, but even so-c

My wife and I really started paying attention to where our food comes from a few years ago. We've never really eaten fast food on a regular basis, but even so-called normal food is often prepared from ingredients of dubious origin. In particular, high fructose corn syrup is in _everything_. Here are some discoveries we made: 1. Most of the major chain restaurants use one or two suppliers that specialize in things like laser-cut chicken mash with painted on grill marks and similarly horrendous things. Once your tastebuds recognize food from those providers, it's almost impossible to eat at any of those places again. 2. Much of what is labeled "organic" fits some legal definition but not the real definition of what organic is supposed to provide. We ended up contracting with a local CSA (community supported agriculture) group for about $60 / month to get a more than ample supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, grown in season and no more than 30 miles from our neighborhood. You could go to the farm at any time and verify that your food was being grown as advertised. 3. We also found meat suppliers that will ship grass-fed beef, goat meat, etc. to our house for about $9 pound. It's a little more expensive than what you would get at the store, but it's a lot less scary. After making these changes, we found ourselves with better tasting food, more energy and more interest in cooking for ourselves.