a bit of encouragement.

[Guest guest]

I have noticed something different in my grocery stores. I'm not

talking about the little farmer's market places I visit, or my local

healthfood store. Rather I am talking about the bigger national

chain stores like Albersons, Fred Meyer and Safeway; that type.

I have been able to find a greater variety of convenient vegetarian

products. Before it might have been only one brand of vegetarian

sausage or meat replacement product on the shelves, if I was

even so lucky as to find that! Now I can be assured of finding

several different brands; not always at one location, but quite

typically within the same 5 mile radius.

 

I know " Joe the grocery store buyer " isn't just doing it to be nice

to me.

They will only keep stock of these products if people are buying

them. They are in the business of selling food to make a profit

after all, and I am surely not skewing their marketing demographic

reports. All this encourages me. I can see firsthand that I am not

alone.

Obviously many others are buying these products and increasing

the demand for healthy meat-free alternatives.

 

If you aren't living in a region where you are seeing this same sort

of trend, do not despair. You can feel quite certain that in time it

will

come around. You can even speed things up a bit by taking a

proactive stance and simply asking that your grocery store manager

begin stocking some of these items.

 

~ PT ~

 

Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the

success that will come tomorrow. You have set Yourself a

difficult task, but You will succeed if You persevere; and You

will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.

~Helen Keller