breakfast: granola with almonds; Whole Soy & Co. peach soy yogurt (I’m trying not to buy Silk because, in addition to recently starting to use non-organic soybeans, they wrote Stacey a very misleading email about whether or not they were starting to use non-organic soybeans:
Thank you for contacting WhiteWave Foods. We appreciate the opportunity to address your comments.
In 2008 Silk® partnered with Conservation International to create Silk’s Soybean Sourcing and Production Program, which reinforces our values and commitment to sourcing soybeans that are produced in a sustainable, socially responsible and ethical manner. We are very proud of this work, and are continuing our work with Conservation International on future initiatives.
Here are a few of the highlights from Silk’s Sourcing Program:
• Currently, we source all of our beans from North America. If the product is from Silk, the soybeans are from North America.
• Silk is not sourcing beans from China. In the past, we have sourced a small portion of beans from China. Silk stopped contracting for soybeans from China at the end of 2006.
• We only partner with suppliers that can produce beans that pass our robust quality testing and evaluation protocols.
• All Silk soybeans – non-genetically modified organism (GMO) and organic – are currently sourced domestically.
• Our non-GMO beans are put through robust quality testing and evaluation protocols.
• We have comprehensive testing protocols in place to detect GMOs, pesticide residue and other potential contaminants – all of which are above and beyond regulatory requirements.
• Organic soybeans purchased by Silk are certified organic by independent agencies accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in compliance with the organic standards set by the National Organic Program (NOP).For further information, we encourage you to visit our Web site: (http://www.silksoymilk.com/SourcingProgram.aspx). We appreciate your ongoing support, and remain committed to consistently providing consumers with high-quality, great-tasting soymilk.
Sincerely,
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Consumer Response Representative
Stacey and I sort of argued about this; I thought it sounded like a sincere email in which they were saying all their soybeans are organic and non-GMOs, but Stacey thought they sneakily failed to address the North American, non-domestic soybeans, and that they might have used the phrase “Silk soybeans” to mean only the beans that they grow themselves (rather than those they outsource). I had trouble believing that anyone would be so evasive.
I just saw this at the store, so I guess Stacey was right: 
lunch: hummus and creamy lemon pecan spread with pita; half a Field Roast sausage; olives; peanut butter cookie
snack: two brat buns
dinner: PURPLE MEAL
brat bun (vegan) with Field Roast smoked apple sage sausage and beet-horseradish spread; roasted beets with onion, garlic, and olive oil; olives; cilantro cole slaw (click for the recipe); Yellow tail Shiraz (“vegan friendly” according to their website); raspberry Mamba
- small head purple cabbage, chopped thin
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/4-1/3 c vegan mayonnaise, depending on how much you like this stuff (I used Spectrum canola spread)
- 1 T olive oil
- cayenne pepper to taste (about 1/4 tsp)
- black pepper and salt
Toss all ingredients together.
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emily's comment:
March 2, 2010 at 11:05 am
so beautiful. and i think i have the same wine glasses. also: mamba!
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