You know, I have that high deductible plan, and it sucks. I don't put money in an FSA because I don't make that much, and my health insurance used to be free, with just a copay. I have been plagued by hip pain since November and I don't want to go to the doctor because I am pretty sure he wil have to do 800 million tests that I can't pay for to tell if it is my kidney, ovary, intestine, etc. I am pretty sure it is my back/hip, but the pain moves.

This was exactly my experience on the high deductable plan. Nice to have such a low per paycheck cost, but I found myself choosing not to seek medical attention for things when that really wasn't a great idea. Thankfully I didn't have anything major go wrong, and I was able to use HSA funds for dental work that wouldn't have been covered by my insurance, but I got right back on the traditional plan as soon as I could.

It is way too hot to cook, so I'm giving a raw food recipe a try. I just used a vegetable peeler to turn two zucchinis and a yellow squash into noodles. Next up, sauce ingredients into the food processor. Then everything mixed together, and tomatoes and basil on top.

I think August is my favorite farmers market month. I also got okra and Turkish eggplant. (The Turkish eggplant was because I decided that this year, I will try at least one new thing from the farmers market each week. They're bright orange! All of my usual eggplant recipes are stews and things like that, but I want to figure out something for these that doesn't hide their color.)

Now I'm craving spaghetti squash and chicken.

Thanks Hil - I misread the answers, the choices were revolve not rotate. I still don't think that is a 3rd grade level ques.

I did not claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables.

Vegetables are what food eats.

But a huge amount of that big agriculture goes toward animal feed.

In this country, more goes to corn syrup, ethanol and other non-foods like starches, in part because of agriculture polities driven by lobbyists. Why yes, I do think Archer-Daniels-Midland is the devil.

Also, we could have more sustainable agriculture if we grew grass on land that is naturally too dry for agriculture and raised meat cattle mostly on grass, with maybe a month of grain finishing. Instead, we grow rice in the desert.

Not to interrupt the food conversation, but...

The Ballad of G.I. Joe [link]

I would have said orbit was the right choice. But then, I would, wouldn't I?

In this country, more goes to corn syrup, ethanol and other non-foods like starches, in part because of agriculture polities driven by lobbyists. Why yes, I do think Archer-Daniels-Midland is the devil.

According to this, 32% of crops in the US go to animal feed. [link] (I think it means 32% of the money from selling crops comes from feed, not 32% of the volume of crops. Just the first relevant link that google found.)