A well-ROUNDed diet

I know what you mean about being torn when deciding to which cause to devote yourself. It seems like there are so many people that need our help lately. I think the best policy is to take on one cause at a time, starting with the one closest to your heart. I wish you the best of luck with your bake sale!
On a lighter note, your lunch looks tasty! I have been known to use the tortilla trick quite often when making pizza. I have a question: do you sprinkle the nutritional yeast on top, or do you mix it in with another ingredient? Just curious!

I think chickpea has it, you go with the one that tugs on your heart first, and then move on to the next when/if you can. And trust that others elsewhere are doing the same.

Another option, is to support an international agency, like the Red Cross, which sends aid everywhere.

But go with your heart, you won’t go wrong.

I think Debbie’s second suggestion is a good one, but instead of Red Cross I would support Medicins sans Frontiers (doctors without borders) for practical reasons: they already have people inside of Burma to dispense the aid, whereas other orgs are having trouble getting visas.

But on a more general scale, I know what you mean. I personally try to think locally when the issues are so plentiful–which is hard to do when there is so much going on elsewhere. Or issues from elsewhere that never go away, since the big natural disasters are often ‘sexy’ issues that get a lot of donations (think the tsunami). Something like an animal shelter or the crisis in Sudan has constant needs that are often overlooked when people hear about these big issues, so it’s a matter of keeping me sane and spreading the love around.

But that’s just me.

Great looking pizza, by the way. Pita bread also makes a good lazy base.

You have a powerfully loving heart! Deciding where to give your support is definitely difficult, especially when there are so many people/animals/organizations who need us. For me, I usually put efforts for species conservation first. But, when natural disasters occur, I donate to a local group in Portland called Mercy Corps. They are known for lending aid, support, and medical care all over the world. Having a bake sale is an awesome idea, Katie! You could always split the proceeds between the causes most important to you! I’d love to be a part of your bake sale, I wish I lived closer…Good luck, and let us know how it turns out!

I know, and then you watch all these celebrities spend hundreds of dollars on a shirt when they are so many disabled, etc who need money for food!

On a different topic, what type of tortilla did you use? Also, I have tried spinach pizza before but it gets so watery, any tips?

Also, I love your mother’s day gift! I am not crafty at all, how did you glue the pictures? Thanks!

You are too good to be true!
But I know how you feel. Knowing you can’t possibly help every single one is so depressing, but then again you (and everybody here) is doing whatever lies in their power and that makes you an an incredible person!!

And I loved the Tortilla pizza idea too! Looking at the yumm spinach I wish I had taken my leftovers to work with me.

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I typed up a long comment last night that got deleted, but the gist of what I wanted to say is that it is a great feeling for me to know that there are people in this world who care as much as you do. I think that no matter what you decide to do, you should know that you are making a huge difference just by educating people and inspiring them to make a difference. Your bake sale idea got me thinking about what I can have the students I teach do to help. Last year, we all bought shirts from savedarfur.org, and I know that we can think of something to help out now. And, it’s because of your idea that you shared that I’m trying to plan something now.
By spreading the word, you are creating awareness. Sometimes I think that’s more valuable than any amount of money that you can raise.

Hi lovie,

It’s hard to pick! I agree but just speaking about the issues helps. It makes them known. People cannot keep being oblivious with their willful ignorance when we remind them day in and day out.

I always work this way: who, if given the money, will find a solution now. For instance, I sent supplies to China because they need it now and if they get it NOW, they will use it NOW and NOW will be a better place for them. I’m sad about Dafur but no matter how much $ I send their way, sadly, right NOW, nothing is going to change.. and thats hard for me to accept and think about, but its how I decided where the little money I have to spare, goes.

Its definitely impossible to help everyone…and if you try, you’ll likely just end up burned out. I try and stick solely to animal rights causes because I feel like there are probably less people fighting for animals (and quite frankly, I like animals way better than I do people).

But I also think you have a way bigger heart than me…which is wonderful. Sometimes I wish I cared more about people…

Becky—
Ugh, I completely agree about the celebrities! I mean, yes there are many celebs who do great charity work… but then there are others who parade around with their $500 bags and $1000 shoes and all they do in their lives is go clubbing and steal each others’ boyfriends!

Hmmm, my pizza didn’t get watery. But if it does for you, maybe you could try adding raw spinach to the pizza after you cook it; that way the spinach wouldn’t release any water. The tortilla I used was a whole wheat one by La Tortilla Factory. It was the first time I’d ever bought that brand, and they taste pretty good.

Funny story about the glue—at first I tried to use spray-on adhesive… NOT a good idea, as the stuff got all over me! It was on my hands, on my face, in my HAIR! Oh it was just awful! So after that, I went with good ole Elmer’s Glue All. I’m sure there’s something that would’ve worked better, but, just like you, I’m not knowledgeable enough about artsy stuff to know what it would be. I just make things up as I go along!

If even a quarter of the people in the world were as caring as you, every organization that needed volunteers would have plenty. As for how I decide, I attended a lecture once where the speaker said he chose by finding the group helping individuals who needed it the most. And he felt those who needed it most were the ones who had no voice and could absolutely not help themselves in any way. That’s still a fairly broad field, but I always lean towards those who cannot speak out, those who cannot mobilize, and those who are utterly dependent on us to be their voice.

What a cool idea to use a tortilla to make pizza! So simple and obvious and it looks delicious. You could start a trend here. Your bakesale for Burma is wonderful!

Your pizza looked awesome! I’m always a little wary of tortillas because of the “lard” factor, but vegan ones are out there obviously.

Sometimes at the grocery store you can find balls of dough in the deli or bakery. Ask at the bakery counter, they can help!! I also have a simple pizza dough recipe that I make in my food processor believe it or not!!

As for charities… We have the ones we give to on a regular basis. Other than that, it becomes too overwhelming to pick just one or to try to give to every single cause. When we used to belong to a church, we trusted in the knowledge they were giving to different charities each time.