tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post3938499041219802713..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Natural organic food is filled with chemicals you can't pronounceMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-912176173770115572014-02-12T12:26:59.630-07:002014-02-12T12:26:59.630-07:00“Don't be afraid of chemicals people. Our food...“Don't be afraid of chemicals people. Our food is full of them.”—That’s right, Michael. Most of us perceive chemicals to have something to do with industrial products that we use. Anyway, I believe it is not exactly about what food we eat, it's in the amount that makes it good or bad for our health. Too much of anything is bad, deficiency is just the same.<br /><br /><a href="http://moringadelight.blogspot.ca/2013/10/moringa-delight-solves-problem-of-where.html" rel="nofollow">Hope Wallace</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533017506199597241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-41936967699244111832014-01-27T11:42:57.438-07:002014-01-27T11:42:57.438-07:00To me, it's all about balance. I try to eat he...To me, it's all about balance. I try to eat healthy, but not go crazy. I don't have a list of things I won't eat. My mother forced us onto an extreme diet, and it was miserable. Life isn't about extreme denial. We can only control so much of our food supply. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-5305114595743186752014-01-23T19:55:05.248-07:002014-01-23T19:55:05.248-07:00So true. The only difference between organic and n...So true. The only difference between organic and non-organic is that organic contains organic chemicals. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-70554809212430451092014-01-23T08:55:13.856-07:002014-01-23T08:55:13.856-07:00Put me in the eats organic side. Yes it's expe...Put me in the eats organic side. Yes it's expensive, but the more people who eat it, the cheaper it becomes.<br />As for the cost of milk mentioned in the comments, the price of milk depends on how close you live to the source. I'm in MN, so milk is cheap for us because a lot of it comes from MN or WI. Which is why we're anti "happy cows" campaign, because that would just jack up the milk price for us.<br /><br />I grow a crap ton of my own food. If my neighbors weren't douches, i'd have chickens for my own eggs. My entire garden is organic and the difference in taste is incredible.<br /><br />Growing my own food is the cheapest option of all, after your first set up cost.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22599831119570215072014-01-22T23:51:03.791-07:002014-01-22T23:51:03.791-07:00I see others beat me to the genetically modified p...I see others beat me to the genetically modified point...<br /><br />What is dangerous and what is not? At one time they said radiation wasn't dangerous. It all seems to be a bit in flux.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-36188775882255866582014-01-22T21:18:40.945-07:002014-01-22T21:18:40.945-07:00I don't even pay attention to whether stuff is...I don't even pay attention to whether stuff is organic or not - I just buy from my local green grocer, and from my local supermarket, and even though it does mean I sometimes pay more for things, at least I get to be lazy and only travel 'round the corner to do my shopping. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-90400713795385770402014-01-22T20:28:59.922-07:002014-01-22T20:28:59.922-07:00Like most of the commenters I eat mostly organic (...Like most of the commenters I eat mostly organic (though I'm no fanatic), but what I especially watch out for are things like eggs and meat -- I want cage-free, hormone/ antibiotic free chickens primarily because the caged ones from factory farms live in cruel conditions. Grass fed beef and free-roaming piggies also matter to me because I don't want hormones and other crap added to them and no cruel living conditions. But my biggest diet problem is eating enough vegetables, never mind organic or not. I gotta eat more veggies.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-78231180334133920232014-01-22T14:55:58.857-07:002014-01-22T14:55:58.857-07:00I agree with Michael Di Gesu and like Moody, I wor...I agree with Michael Di Gesu and like Moody, I worry about GMOs too, which is why I buy mostly organic. Hell we even grow a lot of our own vegetables, like potatoes and green beans. We store our potatoes in crates and keep them in the garage and they'll last through most of the winter. We also can about 40 or so jars of green beans but that usually only lasts through February or so. Anyway, doing that actually reduces our food bill a bit, but yeah organic is expensive but I think it's worth it if you can foot the bill. Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-27170834370156187632014-01-22T14:51:22.824-07:002014-01-22T14:51:22.824-07:00I eat a lot of organic and less and less meat. If ...I eat a lot of organic and less and less meat. If I had started that way, I wouldn't have stuck. But I also eat chocolate :DM Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-36669422845507201832014-01-22T14:50:34.336-07:002014-01-22T14:50:34.336-07:00I'm pretty much with you. I don't want to ...I'm pretty much with you. I don't want to spend hours in store figuring out what is completely natural. Plus the expensive. Food tastes better without preservatives, but then it goes bad so much faster. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-83115699608521094532014-01-22T14:17:24.137-07:002014-01-22T14:17:24.137-07:00the produce most resistant to it are onions. the produce most resistant to it are onions. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-80312938803300456432014-01-22T13:34:31.196-07:002014-01-22T13:34:31.196-07:00I think you've touched on an important point w...I think you've touched on an important point which is that people are often priced out of the organic food market. It's ironic, because organic food is really just what everyone used to eat pre-1950s before the advent of so many preservatives and genetically modified foods.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-47944050611677954602014-01-22T12:11:41.056-07:002014-01-22T12:11:41.056-07:00We don't eat much processed stuff, but we also...We don't eat much processed stuff, but we also don't eat a whole lot of organic stuff. Some of it, like milk, is virtually the same (as long as you already drink milk without that growth hormone), but organic milk is up to 3x more expensive. Milk is expensive enough at $5/gallon.<br />We do, though, mostly stick to organic cocoa, but that's a slavery issue.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-59657137452463223252014-01-22T11:43:26.653-07:002014-01-22T11:43:26.653-07:00Everything is chemistry, really. I too want to ret...Everything is chemistry, really. I too want to retire in a third world country, in some small rural village. When I'm in my 60s with my grey hair and long swishing skirts paired with peasant style shirts. Yes, I've thought this through. I can't wait for retirement! No kids. No partners. Just me and my writing. Sorry, went a bit off track with my comment. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-87304901555231529162014-01-22T11:13:58.778-07:002014-01-22T11:13:58.778-07:00Good point, Mike! Wheat and its bi-products worrie...Good point, Mike! Wheat and its bi-products worries me no end. It's supposed to be good for us, but scientists have modified its genetic makeup so it grows faster, which in turn is killing us slowly and I suppose that goes for everything we're eating. :(J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21695087142611010632014-01-22T10:55:54.795-07:002014-01-22T10:55:54.795-07:00I'm all in for modern technology making our fo...I'm all in for modern technology making our foods better. GM foods are fine, additives are fine. Folks were eating pretty damned organically filled diets 200 years ago and had a life expectancy of 40 years. Didn't do then much good. AND organic foods are ecological disasters. We can't grow enough of them to feed the world. Farm land given over to them give smaller yields and require more work. We'd have worldwide famine if the whole world went organic. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-41821653230083445892014-01-22T10:42:31.636-07:002014-01-22T10:42:31.636-07:00I'm terrible, I admit it. I rarely eat organi...I'm terrible, I admit it. I rarely eat organic food because it's so expensive. I'm big on natural fruits and veggies as opposed to canned or frozen but that's as healthy as I get.Elsie Amatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531633490964827363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-34638670057262166412014-01-22T10:30:14.203-07:002014-01-22T10:30:14.203-07:00GM foods are the ones I worry about. Especially wh...GM foods are the ones I worry about. Especially when the companies try to pass laws that mean they don't have to label food properly. What could possibly go wrong?<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-37935038572822036422014-01-22T09:45:32.906-07:002014-01-22T09:45:32.906-07:00Isn't everything made of chemicals and mineral...Isn't everything made of chemicals and minerals? I've long given up on the idea of living forever so I generally eat what I want--and it shows.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-76381298940528439042014-01-22T09:32:07.121-07:002014-01-22T09:32:07.121-07:00I guess it's all about if you like your chemic...I guess it's all about if you like your chemicals natural or not. Organic foods are more expensive. Fresh fruits and vegetables are expensive, which I believe is the leading reason why low income people are more likely to be overweight than people with higher incomes. It's so much more expensive to eat healthy than unhealthy. As far as your friend going to live at the back of beyond, there are a lot of organic dangers out there, nasty things.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21006771175821381152014-01-22T09:05:39.659-07:002014-01-22T09:05:39.659-07:00My cousin lives in Fukushima, she teaches English ...My cousin lives in Fukushima, she teaches English to elementry school kids there. And so I get her side of the story everytime something new comes out about how terrible it is/was. Mostly, it's just fearmongering. Yes, it was bad, no its not as bad as the media would like you to think - they're salesmen.<br /><br />Enjoy your chats!A. B. Keuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152107659542138178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-25719859258174804912014-01-22T08:33:51.029-07:002014-01-22T08:33:51.029-07:00The term natural and organic are very different. I...The term natural and organic are very different. I don't know the reasons for most, but I know my reasons for eating at least 90% organic is to avoid harmful pesticides and chemical additives. Most conventional fruits and vegetables are exposed to so much chemical throughout the growing process, that they loose most if not all their nutritional value. I've stuck with it because of how much better I feel now, vs how I felt before. It does get expensive sometimes, but if you know how to shop carefully you can come up with a nice, inexpensive bill. Elixssamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746321360427289881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-61075592105072988352014-01-22T08:14:09.456-07:002014-01-22T08:14:09.456-07:00I admit it, I eat as much organic fruit and veggie...I admit it, I eat as much organic fruit and veggies as I can because I don't like how pesticides kill off the good insects (BEES) as well as the bad. <br /><br />I do wonder about some of these very strict diets though. My thought is, that humans are omnivores. We have been given the gift of being able to eat just about anything. The problem is that we can be gluttonous. Eating properly means eating everything but in moderation. Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22248958668265156462014-01-22T08:12:04.018-07:002014-01-22T08:12:04.018-07:00I dont think you argue with the fact that the more...I dont think you argue with the fact that the more they have tampered with our food, the fatter americans have become and cancer is everywhere and in far younger people. When i was a kid cancer in children was just really really rare. now? not so much? what has changed? our food. i cant afford to buy organic food but when i grow my own tomatoes the difference in the taste is incredible. im always like, what do they do to those tomatoes to make them look so good and taste so blah? answer? chemicals. why do i want chemicals that only make the food look good not taste better? Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-24374168826117163082014-01-22T08:06:45.136-07:002014-01-22T08:06:45.136-07:00HI, Michael...
This is very amusing...
Of course...HI, Michael...<br /><br />This is very amusing...<br /><br />Of course, NATURAL FOOD have chemicals.... The human body is made UP of chemicals...<br /><br />However it's the ARTIFICIAL and MAN-MADE chemicals that cause most of our problems. And Pat is RIGHT... Why add salt to food... because it's additive .. like sugar. These are both natural, but not healthy for humans in mass doses. Check out HOW MUCH sodium is in processed foods, especially soups... You will be APPALLED. <br /><br />I eat very healthily and back my own goodies because I DON'T WANT preservatives and other BAD chemicals in my food. <br /><br />It's amazing. I ate everything in sight when I was in Colombia. They don't process their foods like we do. I LOST WEIGHT. I came back to the states, ate less and gained it all back ...<br /><br />Obviously there is something to eating organically and more healthily.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.com