http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/26/ING3PHRU681.DTL
The oil in your oatmeal
A lot of fossil fuel goes into producing, packaging and shipping our breakfast
Read this article to see just how much hydrocarbon energy is needed to provide for a " real simple " breakfast! Then, next time your at a food store, think about everything else we like to eat, and you will realize, just how dependent we are, on fossil fuels, for the culinary abundance we have till now enjoyed. Enjoy those tasty meals, because the days of cheap energy, that created our cornicopia of diverse foods, will be moving towards leaner times, more expense, and fewer food choices.