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I have seen the movie and thought that it was very well done. I already knew about a lot of the stuff, but there was a whole lot more revealed in the movie. We don't have any white sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners, in our kitchen. We buy a lot of stuff organic espescially dairy products - milk, yoghurt and eggs (to avoid the growth hormones and antibiotics) but there is a lot of stuff that is too expensive for us to buy organic. Coffee is another important one and we get it pretty cheap at Sunflower. There are a lot of pesticides used in coffee plantations.
When we eat out, we don't worry about these things as much, but I can't eat fast food anymore. I'll have In-N-Out once in a while. I go to Chipotle because they use naturally raised meats. We don't eat out a whole lot, so we just eat what we want when we do, but our tastes have changed a lot!
ETA: one of my biggest concerns is the genetically modifed grains. I don't eat soy for many reasons but I would never eat soy unless it was labeled as Non GMO. We don't eat a lot of pasta, but I have switched to organic with this too.
That's really interesting that Chipotle uses naturally-raised meats. Who knew?!? I also just read that (after being picketed and protested) they switched their tomato sourcing as well...
I'm way more concerned about it than my husband... I've been in the process of moving to more and more organic foods for a few years. At this point, all of our dairy/eggs and nearly all of our fruits/veggies are organic. We've been switching slowly b/c of the big price difference - learning to make room for it in the budget is tricky! We haven't made the switch with meat yet, and I think that is going to go hand-in-hand with eating less meat overall. Which will be good, I guess, the amount of meat that Americans eat is insane. One thing that I want to work on more is finding small local farmers - organic dairy & cage-free eggs have become their own agri-business at this point, and so there are lots of the same issues as with conventional products. I'm also hoping to buy into a CSA at some point.
This is us as well. We have more or less switched to local and/or organic food sources, and eat as little prepackaged food as possible. We also eat significantly less meat now than we used to, and try and keep ourselves on track by only shopping at the local co-op (except for beer...though local beer is great!). Fortunately, there is a big eat local movement in Madison that a lot of restaurants have become part of, so we try to patronize those restaurants as much as possible.
Food politics is a really important issue - I'm glad people are interested in it! This lifestyle is fairly easy right now when it's only the two of us...I don't know how much harder it could become once children get introduced to the picture.
We are moving in the next couple of weeks and I just did a search for local farmers/farmers markets. I was so excited to find several in my area. I'm glad to see that there are people realizing the toll this has taken on our health, environment and economy!
I forgot to mention hamburger. We buy organic hamburger at Costco. The reason I have a hard time eating fast food now is mostly because of the ammonia-cleansed "parts" ground up for hamburger filler that they showed in the movie. My stomach turns just thinking about it. HTe guy they interview at the plant says it's in 80% of the hamburger in the U.S. (he said it proudly??). McDonald's says they don't use fillers. I don't know who's telling the truth and who's not. It seems that McDonald's would be the biggest purchaser of hamburger in the U.S. I think they can call it 100% beef because the filler is made of beef - just beef washed in ammonia!
when i lived at home my mom was on a big organic kick, especially because i drink so much milk, she felt it was bad for me. but now that i'm on my own, i just can't afford it. i'm already buying glutten free, that's expensive enough.
I eat a lot of organic or locally raised food by choice--it tastes so much better! However, I don't care *that much* about how my food gets to my table. I'm all for being healthy but I can't just boycott all my favorite foods or pay $5 for a box of mac and cheese, either, haha. I can't wait for organic/natural/etc to not suddenly mean triple the price. I rarely (very rarely...like once every 4 months rarely) eat fast food. The movement hasn't hit the midwest much yet, so it's a really tough bandwagon to jump on.
Uggghhh.. I know! The reason I watched the movie twice was because the first time, I actually had to cover my eyes for portions of it because I was getting so upset. Then, I sat down and MADE myself watch.
That portion about the ammonia washed beef filler was SOOOO disgusting. I'm with you - I totally believe McDonalds uses it.
Speaking of Costco - we don't have one near us, but I was happy to see that you could buy organic products at WalMart (although i have never been a huge fan of theirs). At the very least it makes the products more available "to the masses."
We joined an organic CSA this year (community supported agriculture) and it was great! We've cut down on meat, though we don't ever plan to become completely vegetarian. It saves a ton of money and seems like more of a treat now when we do order it when we're out. My husband loves the CSA because we get different things each week so I'll go on allrecipes.com and find recipes. It's really broadened our diet and I have to say I can taste a difference. We've also become a lot faster at making homemade meals and even make our own bread a lot of the time.
<h2>@MrsK2be Did you know that Chipolte used to be partly owned by McDonald's? That makes me question how "organic" their meat is...</h2>
FH and I are trying to make the switch in full, but its hard. We both are big animal lovers, and I’ve seen/heard/read enough about how they treat animals in the large slaughter-houses that it makes me feel like a hypocrite. That said – we’re trying to buy more meat from local farms only, which are small and humane. It amazing how different meat tastes that comes from a small farm rather than your generic, cheap supermarket meat! All of our eggs come from a local farm (we don’t eat many eggs), and our milk comes from a farming co-op that pledges not to use any hormones/etc.
We don’t eat fast food (well, French fries maybe once every 4 months!), we rarely eat out, and when we do, it’s mostly at local, “higher end” restaurants and most, if not all, rely on organic (and local when possible) meats and veggies.
My focus is mostly on meat - I need to read more about grains/soy/etc. to be honest.
@Beav-Chipotle is no longer owned by McDonald's. I made sure before I started going there. THe reason I never used to go there is because it was owned by them. It was sold a long time ago.
I try to eat as much organic as I can, but being a poor college student it can get really expensive. I know the important foods to buy organic but to be honest, I think some people get really carried away with having to have everything organic/natural. I eat fairly healthy, I try to eat only whole wheat, I eat tons of fruits and veggies, and my family has only ever eaten ground turkey/chicken because we have a history of bad cholesterol. I swore off fast food years ago because it just makes my body feel icky. Just like everything else in life, I think worrying about eating natural/organic should be done in moderation. But these are my opinions as a biochem major getting ready to work on her phd in nutritional biochemistry ;)
And for those who are worried about the poor treatment of animals I might suggest kosher meat. It is killed more humanely and it tastes soo much better than other meat. It is still a little pricey but can be found at Trader Joe's for not too bad.
I agree that some things (like the organic lifestyle) can be taken overboard. However, I think that for this movement to grow and for anyone to effect change in this country, we need some very zealous and motivated people out there to champion this cause. For me, this is an easy decision. While I probably cannot afford to eat all organic, all the time, I will make MUCH more conscious decisions.
I am SO disgusted by the political apathy and general mis-management of the American Agricultural sector in our country that I just can't ignore it anymore!! I am ashamed that our government has stood by and supported companies who serve up food to the American Public that is full of E.Coli, ammonia and several other known toxins (in the form of pesticides and preservatives). Not only have they supported these practices, but they have encouraged these companies to market these products to the American public and have resisted any sort of package labeling which would make the American consumer aware of what is actually going into their food.
We grew up being told that vegetables were healthy for us. Now, most of the vegetables you can buy in a grocery store are riddled with chemicals and some have even been subjected to E.Coli from run-off of huge animal slaughterhouses.
I think this problem has spiraled out of control and it deserves a good, hard look. I don't think you have to be an extremist to recognize that we deserve better, our earth deserves better and animals deserve better.
In regards to health and social aspects of food, I think it's safe to say Americans have a super whack ideal of it anyways. I just wish everyone could get educated on food (myself, too--there's stuff i don't know that if i did, i'd probably freak) and be HEALTHY in their lifestyles, whether it's cutting out trans fat or going all natural or learning to not overeat or undereat, etc. Food is such a social issues nowadays. Ironic considering so much of the world is starving.
Just wondering,what are all of you doing for Thanksgiving?? Do you buy organic turkeys? I just read that they can run upwards of $100...
Honestly, I haven't seen it and while it sounds interesting, it would be alot of effort to get it. I don't eat organic and while I'm sure I'm paying for it somehow, I've read too many studies going in both directions "Oh it's so necessary" and "Oh, it's a bunch of hogwash"... I try to follow the fruit/ veggie recommendation list (which things to buy organic and what it doesn't matter on like bananas) but most of the time I forget and buy whatever. I don't have the extra money to burn on things that are organic when they're twice as expensive. It stinks, but that's how it is.
I just looked into ordering a turkey from Whole Foods. You can order organic, free-range or natural free range. THe organic free range is $3.69/lb. here and the natural free range is $2.29/lb. Not $100, but still pricey compared to the alternatives.
They have a place on their website to place your order - where it says "Place Your Holiday Order":
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
@KMSull - The movie isn't really about eating organic or not. It's about how our gov't is completely supporting big corp. agri business instead of protecting our health and environment. And about what has happened to our food supply because of it. People are eating genetically modified foods and the food should be labeled as such. Farmers are forced to buy the genetically modified seeds and are harrassed and put out of business if they don't. THere's wwaaaay more to the movie than just organics. Just wanted you to know - not trying to preach.
Alot of it is about what's the best way to farm food. Like we genetically modify food in order for them to tolerate increased pesticide spray (roundup ready), but is it really that good for our health to eat these plants that are liberally sprayed with pesticides. With incresased big agriculture company, seed supplies are becoming less and less diverse, which isn't so good (it's like marrying your brother, less genetic diversity). If you're interested in some of the politics of our food supply look up what happened with Haiti's rice production because of US subsidies.
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I have watched Food, Inc. now, twice. I have (for a while now) been really concerned about the state of the meat processing business in the U.S. I was, however, completely ignorant about many of the effects on the rest of the U.S. agricultural scene inflicted by big business and mega-corporations.
My husband and I are seriously considering starting to switch to a more organic way of eating. At the very least, we are now committed to buying only farm-raised/free range chicken and eggs and only anti-biotic free milk. I am still researching where to find farm-raised/free-range beef.
Have you seen the movie? Are you a practicing Organic eater? Does anyone have any advice about this? What do you do in restaurants?
Just wondering if there are any bees out there also concerned with this issue...