Peanut Butter

I am reading a book by Barbara Kingsolver; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, in which she makes a great case for us to re-evaluate how we think about food. Among many other important topics, she talks about how Americans have a commodity based relationship to food. We treat it differently than those in Europe. We eat consistently more (larger portions) and of course we are heavier and less healthy. Food is not part of our culture, but a commodity that must be gathered in great mouthfuls lest it be snatched up by someone else. It is not sharing, social activity or an art form; its fuel. Think about this sometime, then go to Costco. You will see her point pretty quickly.