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06-23-2013 09:01 AM |
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Originally Posted by senior citizen
(Post 696306)
.... The best roast chicken I've ever had in my life was in Colorado...... Free range chicken. It was so different than what we buy in the supermarket. A drier (rather than slimey texture) but tender and just natural tasting......delicious.
We are all so used to our adulterated food..........sad to say.
.... [N]ow, the meat just isn't the same unless one can afford the organic or free range type..........actually, over the years, we've eaten less and less meat....
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There is no reason for us to be "so used to our adulterated food"! On this topic of "old is new again," those of us who are old enough can think back to the times when our foods were not so adulterated, either to create greater profits or to increase shelf life (which is probably another means to greater profits...).
At one time virtually all our food was organic and free range—and that wasn't so long ago! Look what we're choosing to do to ourselves—and our children—nowadays. Look at the constantly increasing percentage (in children in particular) of food allergies. It's not hard to imagine what is causing this:
In some cases food is genetically modified, so what was once simply "food" is now "genetically modified food," but to use the word "food" for both is questionable. And then there are additives like "flavor enhancers" (which too often is "MSG") and the increased use of pesticides. Could these account for the increase in food allergies? Do we question what the meaning is behind "being allergic to FOOD"?!
We do NOT have to live this way if we so choose. I agree that organic foods and free-range meat (and I too eat less and less meat as I get older) are more expensive, but are we worth it, and are our children worth it? Can we not set priorities, maybe go to the movies less or eat out less often, so that there is more available for healthier foods? After all, when we had gasoline crises in the past, we found ways to manage....
See more info in the following link:
Food Allergy Among US Children: Prevalence and Hospitalizations
Look at some of the points made and how can they NOT make us more conscious of this issue:
- Four out of every 100 children have a food allergy
- Food allergy in children in the United States is becoming more common over time
- Children with food allergy are more likely to have asthma or other allergic conditions
- Recent data show hospitalizations with diagnoses related to food allergies have increased among children
Think about it.... |
