It seems like people are always looking for ways to eat healthier and lose weight. With so many diets to choose from, there's one that's gaining a lot of attention, and it doesn't involve counting calories.
It's called the 100 mile diet, the idea being to only eat foods that are grown and raised within 100 miles of your home.
At the Albany Pump Station Restaurant in Albany, New York, about 125 diners enjoyed a full harvest meal sponsored by the Honest Weight Food Co-op.
"The benefits being everything from taste and nutrition because you're eating food that's just picked and therefore getting that burst of energy and nutrition that you need and you're also spending less money and less resources shipping it from all over," said one supporter.
Supporters say that even if you eat organic, if the food has to be shipped thousands of miles and is expending fossil fuel, it's really not helping the environment.
But this meal leaves a very small carbon foot print.
"Right here in the basket, I have some acorn squash and some red peppers which we are doing as part of the vegetable meal, it just came from a farm about 10-15 minutes from here," explains Chef Gerry Fleck.
And so it goes for the entire menu, from the grilled and stuffed portabellas to the pork loin and beyond.
The 100 mile diet started a little over two years ago in Canada when a couple decided to see if they could live off of local food sources within 100 miles of their apartment.
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