[–] Thats_not_my_dog ago (edited ago)
Organic labels?
Can you give examples. Other than bags of rice or beans what else do you buy? If it's processed doesn't matter if organic or not, still crap.
no reason you should feel ripped off buying organic fruits, veggies and meats.
[–] WhyAserverWasBuilt ago (edited ago)
No...non organic processed foods contain much more salt and sugar!
Many products use high fructose corn syrup instead of real sugar. Guaranteed diabetes!
I hear people complain my peanut butter doesn't have a lot of flavor. It's peanuts and oil. Only 1 gram of sugar and hardly any salt.
I say if you want it to taste like the inside of a Reece's Peanut butter cup go buy one!
[–] Thats_not_my_dog ago
I forgot about peanut butter. Wife gets the Laura Schudders ( something like that) organic peanut butter, pretty damn good. Jif and those brands are crap.
I guess jam too, but she gets back organic as well.
I rarely eat sweets, so rice, oatmeal, and black beans are pretty much the only packaged food I buy, always organic.. Othwise I just eat meat, veggies, nuts and blueberries. I freaking love blueberries.
[–] SnackyPete ago
Even if the "Organic" label means no pesticides, hormones, etc., that only covers how produce is grown. What happens after it is harvested does not affect the "Organic" label. You can irradiate it, you can spray it with preservatives, and more: it's still considered "Organic".
[–] numina18 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I would tell you that unless someone in your family is seriously nutritionally compromised, with a weakened immune system and with a liver that cannot detox properly, you should not worry that much about eating organically. I personally buy flour from Italy which I do not believe is sprayed with Roundup, and I buy some organic foods, but keeping the liver healthy and eating the proper fats seems to do it for me. I really don't trust that all those things labelled "organic" actually are organic and free of pesticides. Our bodies, though, CAN handle detoxing those we eat in moderate quantities.
[–] banenya 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I try hard to be 100% organic and eat nitrates/hormone/antibiotic free meat. Why? I couldn't stand feeling sick ALL the time. I am now symptom free. When I started researching the whole organic thing, especially how to stop consuming glyphosate, I concluded the only way to be sure your veggies are org is to grow them yourself. I now grow all the vegetables I need for 7-8 months of the year. To get through the winter months I freeze peas, green beans, corn and berries. In addition I devote a lot of space to growing veggies that do not require refrigeration or freezing and which can be stored for months in a cold dark cellar. This includes potatoes, winter squash, carrots, cabbage, onions and beets. For the rest of the year eating locally grown/raised food is my top priority, more important than organic if I have to chose. When SHTF and Jeff Bezos decides to shut down Whole Foods I want to know my local farms and farmers' market will be here.