eating at a restaurant three times a day doesnt really make sense to me. seems 
that the benefits of localized food would be somewhat diminished when it is 
produced in large amounts like that, because even with the best quality stock, 
they are still on a time budget, and would have to at least skim corners, if 
not cut them entirely. i think good food is best prepared in the home, or at 
least in a place where there isnt such a rush to finish cooking. i dont mean 
what they are reporting is bad, just a little off kilter.
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  From: M&K DuPree 
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Localize Me


  What do you feel is bizarre and wonder if there is a point, Jason?   Mike
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    To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 6:03 PM
    Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Localize Me


    a little bizarre, but there IS a point- i guess...
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      From: M&K DuPree 
      To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:12 AM
      Subject: [Biofuel] Localize Me


      Have you heard of the documentary "Super Size Me?"  This guy eats nothing 
but McDonald's for a month.  About dies.  Here's a story from our local 
newspaper about a local restaurant that specializes in local buffalo and elk 
burgers and other local, organically grown produce doing a "Localize Me" 
promotion.  I've plugged the List in my comments to this story, and I'm 
embarrassed, but not surprised, by many of the comments to this story.  What 
can you expect from a town wherein resides an institution of "higher learning," 
ie university. Mike DuPree 

      
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/mar/06/freshfood_dieter_eats_his_way_health/?city_local

      Fresh-food dieter eats his way to health
      By Laura McHugh

      Tuesday, March 6, 2007

      Daniel Fisher enjoys one of his favorite Local Burger dishes. "I'm not 
really a salad guy, but I love that salad. I could eat it every day," says the 
former fast-food diner. For 30 days, Fisher gave up fast food and ate only at 
Local Burger, 714 Vt.
      Mary Dooley, nurse at First Med, 2323 Ridge Court, gives Daniel Fisher 
some good news Monday. In addition to his blood pressure decreasing, Fisher's 
weight and cholesterol levels have also dropped significantly.

      Thirty days of fresh food can do a body good.

      At least, that's what worked for 29-year-old Daniel Fisher.

      On Jan. 25, the self-proclaimed fast-food junkie quit his habit, 
replacing chain restaurants with Lawrence's Local Burger. The downtown 
restaurant specializes in locally grown, organic meats and produce.

      "I've lost 23 or 24 pounds, and I can feel it. I feel great," Fisher 
said. "I have a lot more energy than I used to."

      Local Burger's owner, Hilary Brown, recruited Fisher for the project, 
which she calls "Localize Me," a play on "Super Size Me," a movie in which the 
filmmaker eats only McDonald's fast food for a month.

      "He was wonderful about sticking to the program and just being committed 
to this journey," Brown said.

      That journey was to eat only Local Burger, three meals a day, for an 
entire month. At first, Fisher worried the healthy fare would not satisfy his 
super-sized appetite.

      "I thought I was going to starve to death eating little tiny portions, 
but I had a lot of food to eat," Fisher said.

      Brown taught him not to eat less, but better.

      "I think it's time for people to be aware of what they're eating," Brown 
said. "It doesn't have to taste bad to be healthy, and it doesn't have to be 
fat-free to be healthy."

      When Fisher went in for his final lab results Monday, his physician was 
surprised by the results. Not only had Fisher's weight dropped from 295 to 272 
pounds, but his cholesterol level plummeted from 285 to 166.

      "I couldn't imagine that someone could change their diet and in 30 days 
could drop their cholesterol that much," Dr. David Dunlap said.

      In addition, Fisher's blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugar levels 
decreased.

      "I guess I just want people to know you can change the quality of the 
food you're eating, and that you can change your health dramatically in a very 
short amount of time," Brown said.

      But Fisher isn't ready to call it quits just yet. He hopes to get down to 
200 pounds. Because he didn't cheat during the first 30 days, he knows he has 
the willpower to do it. To keep him on track, Brown offered him 50 percent off 
her menu prices until he reaches that goal.

      "We've taken the first steps. I just have to keep it going," he said.



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