Year of Plenty

Thu., May 7, 2009

Does Fast Eating Make Us Fat?

Catherine Rampel has put together a fascinating chart comparing the time people from different countries spend each day eating and the rate of obesity or percent of people with a Body Mass Index over 30. The correlation is hardly definitive, but it's a helpful reminder of how messed up our American food life has become. Maybe we need to slow down and savor our food more. Check out Slow Food Spokane River for a group in Spokane that is advocating for that very thing.

Posted May 7, 2009, 6:37 p.m.

The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com