Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The 40 Day Journey

Home
Progressive Christian
Food and Religion
Day 5: Our food choices

Day 5: Our food choices

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 9:27 pm by MargaretAnne Overstreet

Day 5: Our food choices 2015-02-25T21:27:06-07:00 MargaretAnne Overstreet

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31

In last week’s posts on the 40 Days for Food Justice project, we struggled to find language that would help us understand the breadth and depth of the issues encompassed by the phrase **food justice. (**Read about that discussion here and here.)

We also used another hard-to-define phrase: food values. (Read that post here.)

If our values are the criteria by which we make choices for our lives, our food values are the criteria by which we make choices about our food.

So, before we go any further in examining the issues of food justice, let’s take a moment and reflect on our food values and our food choices.

1. What are a few of your food values?

2. What is your primary food value? In other words, what is the primary crtieria you use in making your food choices? Cost? Nutrition? Environmental impact? Convenience? Good for farmers and farmworkers?

It’s important to acknowledge that our food values aren’t the only factors that affect our food choices. Sometimes our choices are limited by the circumstances of our lives at any given moment.

For example, my food choices as a parent are very different than my food choices as a single adult, because the time I have available to shop and cook is much more limited.

3. What limits you in your food choices? Do you have particular time constraints? Is your budget a particular concern? Do health issues place limitations on what you can (and can’t) eat? Is fresh and healthy food available near where you live?

4. How have your eating habits changed over the last 5 years? 10 years? What caused the change? More knowledge? Less available time? Changing health? Are your food choices improving? Or not?

———————————-

Lenten Calendar for FEBRUARY 23

Read Luke 24:13-35. Think about the way Jesus is revealed at our tables.

————————————

We need your stories!

We’re already looking ahead to the 40 Days for Food Justice Project for 2016 and we’re looking for more stories, experiences, prayers and resources about food justice and food injustice.
If you would like to contribute – or would like to recommend a contributor – please send us an email and let us know.

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

Food Justice

2015

Day5

Previous Post

February 21, 2015

Day 4: Food values

Next Post

February 24, 2015 Day 6: What then shall we pray?

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Food Justice

Select a Month March 2015 February 2015 April 2014 March 2014 January 2014

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What is the last book of the Old Testament?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Haggai Zechariah Malachi Micah