Another news story about how organic food is of no extra health benefit
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090729/thl-organic-food-benefits-down...
How come it tastes so much better then?
How come it tastes so much better then?
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Permalink Reply by Lockheart on -
Blah... don't believe it. I'll still buy organic... I know it's better, I can feel it!
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Permalink Reply by kathryn on -
Sigh. I think people are writing these under the assumption that conventional produce is "normal" produce (aka the standard of food we should be eating), when really it's organic that should be considered "normal". Do people not realize that an apple sprayed with thiabendazole, DPA and acetamiprid ISN'T normal!? And that's not even getting into the mineral compostion of the soil!!!! UGH. I get so worked up over this.
I live in a place where the produce section of the supermarket is the same size as the peanut butter section. I wish people would just care enough to educate themselves!
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Permalink Reply by Travis on -
even if it weren't of extra health benefit which my body positively says it is; it tastes better! its better for the environment!
it's fresher! its all round better!
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Permalink Reply by kathryn on
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Not to mention my organic bananas don't contribute to the chemical-related health problems of poorly paid South American workers!
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Permalink Reply by kathryn on
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Oh, and I forgot about the ecological benefits. No toxic run off, no dead earth, no disrupted ecosystems.
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Permalink Reply by kathryn on
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On a related note, I was looking through my nutriton textbook, and read a passage that said something like "Chemicals [ie. pesticides] are digested and filtered out of the body easily. They are beneficial in preventing certain diseases in plants and for helping them grow". Like W T EFFFF, this is what they're teaching kids these days?!?!?
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Permalink Reply by Raini on -
Yeah who cares about the nutritional difference. I don't want to be ingesting things that are designed to kill things!
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Permalink Reply by Brent Hatcher on
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Carnivorous Capitalism is a hoot. (If you don't pollute one's body or environment.) This is the same country that says we are number one in the world. When we are 37th in health and 50th in longevity. Pesticides are good for people. Smog is good for trees. And the doctors draining the blood out of George Washington really helped him get better. Knot. Excuse me now. I have to get back to watching Glen Beck. He is a member of the only true religion and politcal party. Extremely knotty.
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Permalink Reply by Datura on -
they're looking at macronutrients, not micronutrients. Yes, the calories; fat, carb, and protein content may be the same, but I think it was in Michael Pollan's book "In defense of food" (which I loved and highly recommend) where I read that organic produce has a higher level of antioxidants like carotenoids and catechins, etc...because they had the stress of protecting themselves, rather than being 'protected' by pesticides. It's all a matter of what they're looking at in the study!
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Permalink Reply by lisa m on -
agreed!
I will say, though, I notice a BIG difference in the taste and quality of organic produce from the supermarket, compared to the stuff I get in my organic box weekly delivery. (For anyone in the Glasgow/Edinburgh area, it's growwild.com). The supermarket stuff is bland in comparison, plus has a tendency to go mouldy a lot quicker. I think the box delivery goes with local seasonal stuff whenever possible, whereas the supermarkets probably just get whatever they can import the cheapest.
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