What are your worries about food today ? Is it GM, nutrition, sell-by dates, organic or something else ?
I am doing a research product on food and would like to understand what the issues are that worry people today related to food & how supermarkets supply and package food.
My main concern with food these days is the ridiculous price. Has anyone else noticed how much meat costs these days? Or butter? Or fresh produce? We are eating more & more pre-packaged foods to stay within our budget, even though we know they are not good for us.
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January 19 2009 07:42 pm | understanding nutrition
January 20th, 2009 at 1:28 am
the number one concern today about food is the large contents of trans fat. people put it in the food to make it taste better and last longer. almost all packaged foods have it now. REsarch has found that it contributes to clogging of the arteries and now makers of products are trying to find a substitute for it. if you listen to some commercials now they are making it a point to say the product has no trans fat.
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January 20th, 2009 at 1:34 am
The main isshue with me is pestisides. Every vegtible we eat has them on it. And in most casses washing them does little or no good. The canser raites are going up and so are other sickness. Personaly i think it is from to much insectisides and stuf in our food and in the air. People put it on there lawns and then let there kids go out and play. You might as well take a shower in the damb stuf if you going to do that.
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January 20th, 2009 at 2:16 am
i am diabetic so my main concern is carb's….and watching in the grocery stores for outdated labels..
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carb's
January 20th, 2009 at 2:25 am
well i wonder what they do with all the produce that doesnt last long, or any perishable stuff like milk eggs etc. they surely dont sell all of it, do they jsut throw it all out? it seems like a big waste when there are people hungry. also the deli counters and bakeries are always full of stuff and i never see people buying food from there so i always wonder is that stuff really fresh or just redated.
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January 20th, 2009 at 3:01 am
My main concern with food these days is the ridiculous price. Has anyone else noticed how much meat costs these days? Or butter? Or fresh produce? We are eating more & more pre-packaged foods to stay within our budget, even though we know they are not good for us.
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January 20th, 2009 at 3:50 am
My concerns are various, but I'll list a few of the major ones here.
Non-availability of locally grown, organic produce.
The absolutely ridiculous overprocessing of everything in the store, including dairy, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Lack of labelling of genetically modified foods.
WalMart and larger conglomorates threatening the small farm culture.
I could go on, but that's probably enough for now.
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http://www.naturalfamilynews.com