In my Marriages and Families class, we are currently discussing relationships and dating. While we were discussing the concept of online meeting/dating, our teacher brought to our attention a couple of very interesting dating websites. One that caught my eye was GreenSingles.com. According to the website, some common interests of the members include:
- the earth, ecology, sustainable living & the environment
- natural living & alternative therapies
- vegetarian, organic & other healthy lifestyles
- nature & outdoor activities
- human rights & animal rights
- holistic & new age philosophies
- green politics & world events
- alternative education & local economies
I don't know quite where I stand on the whole online dating phenomenon but I just thought it was an interesting site, it's great for people who are using it for a good cause :)
For this weeks eye opener, I chose to do the 'Score Your Diet' activity. I was actually quite surprised at how bad my score was. I know I am not always the most healthy eater, but for the most part I thought that I did a pretty good job.
My health score was 54, my environmental score was -33, my animal welfare score was -19, and my grand total came to a whopping 2 which is definitely in the uh-oh range! I scored the highest in the vegetables, beans, and nuts category which doesn't surprise me because I like almost any kind of vegetable whether it be raw or cooked. I scored the lowest in the milk/yogurt category which doesn't surprise me at all either because I loooooooove dairy! I'm a Wisconsin girl and love milk, yogurt, and cheese, and eat at least one of them with every meal. The biggest downfall of that is the fact that I don't focus on buying low-fat dairy. I know it's bad for me but it just doesn't taste the same!
I need to work the most on my environmental score. I'm not really sure if there's much I can do at this point especially because I'm a college student and don't have the money to spend on organic food or grass fed beef etc. I don't really like this website because I feel like they're trying to make you feel bad for eating meat. It seems like they're trying to say that you can't have that great of a score unless you're a vegetarian that eats only organic and all natural foods. I'm definitely not going vegetarian any time soon but I'll do what I can to help in other ways.
