Food Shame: The Morality of Eating

Published: May 14, 2015, 1:14 p.m.

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No matter how well we think we\\u2019re doing in terms of responsible eating choices (e.g. grass-fed beef), somebody turns around and brags that they\\u2019re eating a pastured heritage beef breed. If we\\u2019re of a particularly sensitive or maybe just competitive nature, suddenly we\\u2019re sucked into a Portlandia version of social shame and ethical hell. How did we exchange sanity for perfectionism, and how do we find our way back? When it comes to making simple food decisions, where do we draw the line between putting helpful knowledge into practice and putting ourselves through a moral gauntlet?

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(This Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Brock Armstrong)

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