Day 12: Why are you eating?

Now that we have asked ourselves the first three questions …

1) Where does your food come from?

2) How was your food grown/raised?

3) When are you eating your food?

… and having taken time to consider the answers to these questions, what have we learned about our food and our food choices?

And – equally importantly – why are we choosing to eat what we’re eating?

In other words, are we fully aware of the justice implications of our lunch choice today? What ethical priorities are motivating tonight’s dinner menu?

Are our choices narrowed because of health factors or economic concerns? What is the total cost that we’re willing to pay for this meal: in dollars, in natural resources, in environmental damage, in health risks, in economic inequality, in animal welfare?

Is our food a commodity? a process of fueling our bodies? a way of attempting to fill up the empty places inside us?

Or is it something much more? Is it an experience of grace? a celebration of beauty? a sacramental ritual? a way of blessing and being blessed?

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Lenten Calendar for MARCH 3

Is there one small thing that you can change about your eating habits that would improve your health?

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About:

In addition to being the founder and editor-in-chief of the “40 Days for Food Justice Project”, the Rev. MargaretAnne Overstreet is a mom, a Presbyterian pastor, and a certified Health Coach. She does ministry with and among the good people of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Belleville, Illinois, where she gets her hands dirty in the community garden and, every Sunday, preaches with bare feet. She treasures family time, relishes every opportunity to teach and write about food justice, and loves to play outside with her dogs. Find out more about her at  www.AnInBetweenPlace.com