What do you do when at other people's houses or when traveling?

[Guest guest]

I'm mainly talking to those who are seriously interested in achieving health and

wellness and who try to avoid certain foods while eating other foods in which

they believe promotes health and healing. So then, when you are at someone

else's house, or at a restaurant what do you eat? And how do you treat these

people?

First, let me state that I do not want to offend anyone and honestly, I very

much dislike me having to talk to people telling them that I cannot eat this, or

that I cannot eat that. Still, sometimes it seems I have to. Many times,

however, I'd rather eat something that I would normally not want to eat because

I do not want to make a big fuss about it. But, I still wanted to eat healthy.

Now, when I was Vegan, I think things were a little easier. I would simply tell

them that I've been on a strict vegetarian diet and that I have some dietary

restrictions. Me choosing to eat eggs (mostly raw, only once or twice a month

cooked in an omelet), and raw milk, and me considering the consumption of meat

(I'm still a little skeptical about it because I do not want to be too acidic

and I'm afraid I might be already without the meat... so someone can help me

here if they want), has made things a little more difficult.

Because, Dr. Mercola says that commercial eggs are some of the most unhealthy

foods we can eat. And that Organic Farm Fresh Eggs are super foods, esp. when

raw. And the other thing is, personally, the non organic food just does not

taste good and why should I eat something that does not taste good? Sooooooo,

when at someone else's house or when traveling over seas, they will ask, " So,

you don't eat meat? " Or, " You don't eat eggs? " And my response might have to be

something like, " Yeah I eat meat and eggs... I just do not eat YOUR meat and

eggs. I've come to know that Organic is best and this junk stuff here is not

good tasting or good for you. "

But I just have a hard time stomaching that. I really want to be respectful to

these people, and their decisions as far as what they want to eat.

I have heard it said many times by health nuts that you can eat healthy

(according to your own research and experience), at home. And then, while at

your friend's you eat whatever they put in front of you (even if that be a

Mcs burger or something).

But, I see a couple of problems with this. For one, I know people who eat like

the above and while they are not at all sick, I'd say that they are not all the

healthiest people I've known. And a couple of them have lived what they called a

'healthy' life and then died (or almost died) of cancer, or heart trouble. Then

the other problem I have with this is that when you get used to not eating

certain foods for a while (like meat for an example, and other foods like white

bread, foods with lots of gluten and sugars, etc), then you eat them again...

they do not always digest that well. And then sometimes someone is allergic to

certain foods too.

The other thing is, when at a restaurant, it is often easy to find something

that is Vegan and for the most part free from toxic chemicals. But if you ate

animal products, it is very hard to be sure that what you're eating is in fact

healthy. Let me tell you there's lots of nasty things in most animal products

these days. So, do you only go to restaurants that serve only Organic

meats....or do you just eat what they have and enjoy it even though the lettuce

tastes like cardboard and the tomatoes have no flavor and the meat is not juicy

but fried in oil and laden with MSG because it would be nasty otherwise (and

personally, I think it is nasty with the MSG).

Thank you for your insight.

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