I eat what ever my income says I can at the time. It's not about labeling myself as anything but trying to eat the best I can. Just be yourself and eat what's good for ya.
This is a really interesting thread. I live in a flat and I grow herbs on my windowsill which I use for seasoning. I think one of the main hippie meals I mastered was the millet casserole. It is so cheap and you get a lot of meals out of it! I don't know what is deemed a hippie diet, but I definitely buy fresh, grow what I can and put it all in a pot and see what happens.
I don't think there really ever was a hippie diet except for free when possible or cheap, and anything that made lots maybe to feed a small group. You can class yourself as Italian when you cook Italian, for example, but hippies are from all walks of life and they just do what they want, unless there is actually a hippie recipe book that I am unaware of. I dunno.
I didn't see this one earlier but ya, this hits the nail on the head, you don't have to listen to certain music groups or dress a certain way or eat a certain way to make the mark. If you are hippie then you are hippie. If someone like your friends or family call you hippie then you probably are hippie. Ya just wanna be yourself how ever that fits rather then be spotted as a Trying Too Hard Wannabe of any type of person.
Being hippie and the money thing. Hippies generally eat what's in season. Of course, if you've got 150 mason jars and a six burner wood fire stove, you can do enough canning so that you can have peaches in the winter and parsnips in the summer. I am blessed in that I have always had an urban lifestyle and have never lived in a food desert. I have farmers markets, discount grocery stores, Trader Joes, retail grocery chains, and produce marts everywhere I go. I also have access to land, sunshine, water, and large pots so that I can grow things that I love, but can't necessarily afford due to the price. I think the hippie diet should never be wasteful. When I make lemonade I scrape the outside of the lemon peel and boil it so that the oils add to the richness of the drink. When I parts of the vegetables that I am not using, I add them to my compost heap. Your picnic combination sounds wonderful. These days I tend to stay away from starch and carbohydrates. In lieu of sandwiches, I use cucumber, lettuce leaves, or celery as ersatz bread. I also enjoy something called tofu scramble when I try to cut down on egg consumption.
I tried to do organic, but sometimes the fruit is going south by the time I get it. At least there aren't as harmful of pesticides...
This is what I had for dinner the other night (I don't eat like this all the time): Steak, Beans and Rice, with Chili Pepper Cornbread. C/S, Rev J
Hmm. my take, based off the subculture-oriented cookbooks And Mother Earth News I read all through the late 70s to current day, is that homemade, cheap and veg heavy was the usual fare. But, I was and am veg, so there’s that skew. now, are there “hippyish” cookbooks that feature meat? Yep. Several. A friend got me the Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook. She’s a meat chef. Today, with current food politics, I’d say low on the food chain, lots of fresh or frozen veg, fruits and whole gains is still a good goal. Avoid the Diet Doctor fads.
