Could you go a week without processed foods?

I enjoyed following the series on the Ready Made blog about going a week without various environmental harms. They've previously done plastic and this week, attention was turned to processed foods.

The writer, Amy Palanjian plans a week without "anything that is made in a factory or comes in packaging" with some interesting results. Her account provides lovely photographs of each meal served, elegant recipes and a interesting commentary on the experience. I was particularly interested in the issue of time as Palanjian spends a lot of time making initial meals (lessened with the use of leftovers on later days), with a considered response to a right wing newspaper article equating the lack of 'women in the kitchen' to the increase of women at work.

Palanjian also does quite a bit of detective work, even managing to find several sources of unprocessed chocolate! She also reveals several health benefits she has experienced as a consequence of her new way of eating. When I tried going without processessed food for a week it made me decide to recommit to supporting my local sustainable growers and saving money by cooking everything myself. This blog is an inspiration for anyones kitchen.