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Originally Posted by senior citizen
The grandchildren did indeed , and still do, eat whole fruit as you mention. All varieties of fruit, plus raw veggies. They are always chomping on an apple, pear or grapes. Oranges too. Melons in season. Ditto for carrots, cucumbers, etc. and even raw broccoli.
Vermont is an apple producing state.
However, they also drank milk and apple juice and water. NO SODA.
Apple juice always was the beverage of choice for toddlers. I have read the pros and the cons on the subject....but that's what they drank so that is what I purchased to keep in the frig when they arrived to visit.
They all were breast fed as well....and delivered by midwives. The parents are well aware of healthy food choices......but little ones in school and at their friends' homes do drink apple juice.
I was just grossed out by HOW FAST that circular multi colored mold pattern developed......that's when I did my research on the particular organism that grows in apple products........and was shocked that apple juice is made from the droppings........or at least that brand was.
One cautionary tale about Price Chopper also........we just returned from shopping.......it's quite humid out as it is each morning, but not a high temperature.......but muggy in the store........it appears to be that they turn down the refrigeration in the cases and freezers, and produce displays, etc.......OVERNIGHT........if you go early as we did, and other people also were commenting..........everything is warm to the touch or melting..........then the store must turn it back on again later morning.
Sales staff said this is cost cutting measures. I would think it would allow many unhealthy organisms to grow.
All food is suspect nowadays, even healthy veggies.
I used to love cantalupes.......until a few years ago when I read about the salmonella passed down into the fruit via the cutting knife.......ditto for watermelon. So, how can any of us be sure our HEALTHY FOOD is safe to consume?
I never buy anything that is "low fat" or "artificial sweetener" as all of that aspartame, etc. is not healthy either.
Moderation is the key in all things in life......not to be a fanatic or spartan about anything. Even organic produce can be suspect.
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I agree. I once bought necterines that came from chile. As soon as I got home from the store I tried one. While eating it, I got a strange uncomfortable feeling in my throat. My throat was slowly getting sore but I tried to ignore it. Finally, it was so bad I looked at my throat in the mirror. The back of my throat was bright red.
So I called the county health department and talked to someone who sounded very knowledgeable. He said countries in south America sometimes (maybe often?) use waste water to irrigate their crops. This water contains feces. And no amount of washing the fruit will get the bacteria out. It gets absorbed into the fruit. After a couple of years went by I accidently tried another necterine from Chile and got the same type of rash. Grapes from Chile will also give me a sore throat. So, as much as possible, I try to avoid buying fruit and vegetables from south America.
This may come under the heading of people being "dumbed down", as I don't think it's widely known. Perhaps I am more sensitive than the average person to whatever type of bacteria it is.