Have you ever heard of the Slow Food Movement? I heard about it a year ago but I did not really pay attention to it. I just thought that it would be a good thing to share the idea with you guys, as many of you might want to adopt this movement.
So what is the Slow Food Movement? Their philosophy is:
Slow Food is good, clean and fair food. We believe that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work.
Their mission is:
Slow Food works to defend biodiversity in our food supply, spread taste education and connect producers of excellent foods with co-producers through events and initiatives.
As you may surmise, this movement involves organic produce a lot. And I do not need to tell you that eating organic translates to healthy eating. I have to be honest, however, and state outright that being part of this movement is not that appealing to me. Call me callous and insensitive, but I do not think that it is possible for me to consume purely organic food. I believe that I can eat healthily without going to this extreme. I do respect and even admire the people behind this movement.
What about you? What do you think of slow food?
译文:
慢餐有助身体健康？
你听说过慢餐运动嘛？我一年前听说过，但我并没有太在意它。我只是觉得与你们来分享这一想法肯定是一件好事，因为你们当中的许多人或许都想参加这个运动。
那么，慢餐运动是怎么一回事呢？它们的原理是：
慢餐食物是可口，卫生并且精细的食物。我们认为：我们享用的食物尝起来应该很可口；我们应该用不危害环境卫生、动物利益以及我们自身健康的卫生方式来生产这些食物；食物生产者应该得到公平的报酬。
它们的目的是：
慢餐食物被用来保护我们食物供应中的生物多样性，促进味觉的教育，并且通过活动和倡议来联系优质食物的生产者和合作生产者。
你可以猜想到，这种运动与绿色产品有很大的联系。我不必告诉你们食用绿色食物就等于健康饮食。 但我必须诚实坦率地告诉你们：对我来讲，能成为这个运动的一份子并不那么具有吸引力。你可以说我麻木，说我迟钝，但我始终认为只食用绿色食物是不可能的。我觉得我不用走这样的极端，也能做到健康地饮食，尽管我确实尊敬甚至崇拜这一运动背后的人们。
你觉得呢？你对慢餐食物有什么看法呢？