Natural Foods’ Next Market: Foodservice

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Natural Foods' Next Market: Foodservice

 

Traditionally, restaurants set food trends that trickle down to the

retail level. But for organic and natural foodservice, the reverse is

true. The movement is being driven by young students who are used to

natural foods and who don't want to forsake their commitment to

healthy eating as soon as they check into their dorm rooms. And their

resolve is influencing other foodservice operations.

http://www.ota.com/Foodservice.html

 

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This is a good step in the right direction. College aged, health

conscience students, are setting the demands for what they are

willing to buy in cafeterias to eat. On the flip side they are also

still the largest consumer of junk foods and help to fund the junk

food industries. This proves how youth can change the market. If they

stop buying it, the fast food restaurants, grocery stores and

cafeterias will have to conform to the healthier demand of the

consumer. The only unfortunate aspect of this report is that these

young people are buying into the soy myth. When alternative markets

are greatly mis-informed about soy they will continue to believe soy

is healthy. Re-education about soy is greatly needed. Nonetheless,

this is still a good step in the right direction and a model many

schools across the uS are following.

 

This is where influence at home really can help the next generation.

Instead of just telling our kids " no " they cannot have certain foods,

they need to really know why and have healthier options offered.

These kids will be the next generation of buyers. Many of these foods

should be treated like the posions they are. If we would not want our

kids to drink draino or a toxic chemical then we have a serious talk

with them. It is equally important to stress the seriousness when we

are talking about damaging foods with our kids because the ill health

affects of them not getting that serious message when they are young

can have lasting affects into adulthood when eating patterns are

harder to change.

 

Therefore, I do not just tell my son he cannot have the new Fisher

Boy fish sticks with the brightly colored chemical food dye confetti

because it's bad for him. I tell him the chemical dyes change his

DNA, affect his brain and make him angry, make him someone he doesn't

like to be. I tell him the processed chemical wheat is unsafe because

it was grown with pesticides that cause a fungul infection in the

body and cause damage to his nervous system while feeding yeast to

allow it to grow into systemic infection. I tell him the heavy metals

from the fish are also dangerous for his brain and central nervous

system where they will accumulate. I tell him the chemical

preservatives also affect his behavior and make him irritable,

hyperactive and again someone he doesn't want to be. If needed I go

through each ingredient, and explain what they really do to him, so

he would fully understand that when I say " no it is because I love

him and I am trying to protect him " , I did so.

 

He fully understands about many food ingredients today to such a

great extent that he is adamant to save the children in stores. he

tell other parents in the stores to not buy those things for their

kids because they are harmful. He will also tell their kids and they

listen with great interest when it comes from a child.

 

Many parents are receptive in stores to what my son shares, some are

not. Either way, the kids almost always look at thier parents as if

to say, " why are you buying this for me? " after he has pointed to an

object in thier cart and said it was bad for them because of chemical

flavorings, chemical dyes, and chemical preservatives. If the parents

are receptive to learning more I share more with them myself.

 

Last night I told my kids they know more about diet and environment

exposures then most adults do. They are our future and many parents

need to learn these things too so they can teach their kids and

continue the path of learning to all our future generations.

 

Pesticide laced grains like wheat, soy, and corn, GMO genetically

altered foods, food dyes and chemicals preservatives in foods, with

synthetic growth hormones with antibiotics and vaccines found in

commercial dairy products and meats, are extensively linked with

behavior problems in children. For children already given labels like

ADD, ADHD, PDD, Autism, apsbergers etal., a diet filled with these

toxins can greatly hinder the healing process and recovery rate.

 

There's an ugly side to those pretty colors

 

Most of the food dyes found in products marketed to children are made

from petroleum (crude oil), just like gasoline.

 

Synthetic Red dyes were found to cause DNA damage, physical toxicity,

possible breast cancer and damage to the reproductive systems of test

animals.

 

Yellow dyes; led to migraine headaches, suppression of the immune

system, abdominal pain, asthma, eczema and cancer.

 

Parents should avoid all food dyes. Here is a safer choice if you

want to put sprinkles on a dessert: Dye-free Sprinkles If you want

something that is natural and contains natural colors, buy Let's

Do... Organic Confetti Sprinkelz.

 

If you want to color a food for your kids use food to make that

color. Blueberries are easy to use for blue. Lemons for yellow,

peppermint leaves for green, etc. Most of these foods can be found in

the dried powdered form in online organic stores to buy to add color

to any baked good etc.

 

Here is more on how dyes have shown to affect children.

 

When 3-year-olds in Great Britain were given food dyes and a

preservative something unexpected happened.

See the study published June 2004 in Archives of disease in childhood.

 

When the American Academy of Pediatrics studied the damaging effects

of " inactive " ingredients - the dyes used in drugs and thought to

have no effect - they found that the additives are far from inactive.

Most of them triggered various respiratory problems. Considering the

epidemic of childhood asthma, that health professionals are at a loss

to explain, a good place to look for clues would be right under our

noses…or more specifically, under the noses of the children who

routinely ingest phony fruit drinks, green ketchup, blue applesauce,

purple vitamins, pink antibiotics and fluorescent cereals.

 

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Dangers of synthetic chemical preservatives and food additives:

 

Sodium/Potassium Nitrate and Nitrite -- chemical preservatives used

in meats, cold cuts, frankfurters, sausage, smoked meats and cured

fish as a color fixative. These are extremely toxic substances that

destroy nutrients and vitamins. When combined with protein (amino

acids), they form powerful cancer-causing substances: nitrosamines.

 

BHA/BHT -- chemical preservatives and antioxidants used in beverages,

gum, ice cream, ices, candy, baked goods, gelatin desserts, soup

bases, potatoes, dry breakfast cereals, dry yeast and shortening.

They can cause stress, liver and kidney disorders and allergic

reactions. They are possibly carcinogenic.

 

MSG (Monosodium glutamate) -- use as a flavor enhancer in almost all

processed foods. " Accent " is pure MSG. This is the substance believed

responsible for the " Chinese Restaurant Syndrome " consisting of chest

pain, headache, dizziness or numbness after a Chinese meal. It causes

brain damage in young rodents and other laboratory animals. It can

also cause effects in the reproductive systems and may be

carcinogenic.

 

EDTA -- a sequestrant (a substance that renders metal ions inactive

by absorbing them) in carbonated beverages, canned seafood and salad

dressings. It is used to retard crystal formation and promote color

retention. It can cause muscle cramps and kidney and gastrointestinal

disorders. Sodium/Calcium Propionate -- a mold and fungus inhibitor

in bread and rolls, also used in poultry stuffing, chocolate

products, processed cheeses, cakes, cupcakes and artificially

sweetened fruit jelly and preserves. It has been used as an

antifungal medication for the skin. It can cause allergic reactions.

 

Mono- and diglycerides -- emulsifying and defoaming agents used in

bakery products to maintain softness, in beverages, ice cream, ices,

ice milk, milk, chewing gum base, shortening, oleomargarine,

confections, chocolate and whipped toppings. The diglycerides are

being studied for possible mutagenic

(causing genetic changes) and teratogenic (causing changes in the

developing embryo) effects.

 

Sulfur Dioxide -- used to bleach vegetable colors and to preserve

fruits and vegetables, as a disinfectant in breweries and food

factories, a bleaching agent in gelatin and beet sugar, an

antioxidant, and as a preservative and anti-browning agent in wine,

corn syrup, table syrup, jelly and dried fruits, beverages,

dehydrated potatoes, soup and condiments. It destroys Vitamin A and

is very poisonous and highly irritating. Inhalation of the gas

produces respiratory irritation and death when sufficiently

concentrated.

 

Aspartame aka Nutrasweet is the most recent low-calorie sweetener to

be perpetrated on the American consumer seeking to lose weight. This

substance is a combination of two amino acids. Together, they may

alter nerve tissue function and cause memory loss, panic attacks and

many other nervous disorders. In addition, it may mimic several

chronic degenerative disorders or aggravate them; multiple sclerosis,

alzheimerâ's, fibromyalgia, arthritis, parkinson's disease, lupus ,

multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), diabetes, epilepsy, chronic

fatigue syndrome, lyme disease, attention deficit disorder (ADD and

ADHD), panic disorder, depression and other psychological disorders.

 

THE DANGERS OF FOOD ADDITIVES

by Dr. William Rice DC, DACBN, CCN, FACCN

http://www.vaccinetruth.org/junk_food.htm

 

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Pesticides:

 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows up to 60 times more

pesticides in feed given to cows than in crops grown for human

consumption.

 

Unless you eat organic fruits and vegetables, for every portion of

broccoli or rice or corn you eat, you'll ingest one dose of various

pesticides. Should you eat corn every day for two years, you'll

absorb 730 doses. Corn grown for cows might contain 60 times the

amount of pesticide. Cows eating corn every day for two years might

then ingest 43,800 doses. A human sitting atop the food chain

drinking one glass of milk or eating one portion of tainted muscle

from her leg or back will absorb concentrated pesticides. Eat her

face (at Burger King) or her hind (at Wendy's) and you might ingest

more than 15 million doses of pesticides each year. That adds up to

over 1 billion doses during your lifetime.

 

The scientific facts:

 

http://www.notmilk.com/pesticides.html

 

Robert Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com

 

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Affects on Children when switched to Organic Foods:

 

U.S. government scientists from the Centers for Disease Control have

released a new study revealing that switching to organic foods

provides children with " dramatic and immediate " protection from toxic

pesticides. The scientists tested the urine of elementary school

children for 15 days. Children ate conventional foods for ten of the

days and ate organic foods for five days. During those five days,

researchers saw the toxins malathion and chlorpyrifos in the

children's urine completely disappear.

 

These chemicals are two of the most commonly found pesticides on non-

organic foods, and are associated with nerve damage in children.

Pesticide levels increased five-fold in the children's urine as soon

as conventional foods were reintroduced to their diet. The study

concludes, " An organic diet provides a dramatic and immediate

protective effect against exposure to organophosphorus pesticides

that are commonly used in agricultural production. "

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/school/organicstudy090405.cfm

 

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Another risk in the school cafeteria

 

The school cafeteria will become the laboratory

to experiment with irradiated meat.

The US Government Accounting Office reports that the current meat

inspection system allows contaminants, including fecal matter, to go

undetected as processors are allowed to speed up the assembly line,

reduce the number of inspectors, and curtail their authority.

 

Now we have a new way to " protect " our food supply. The industry

plans to clean up the meat by zapping it with gamma rays and

electrons. While claiming there is no risk to the consumer, the

industry wants to shed the label of " irradiated " and replace it with

something less scary, like " cold pasteurization. "

 

Is there a down-side to zapped meat? The European Union has suspended

the irradiation of most foods until they learn more about potential

harm. Carol Tucker Foreman of the Food Policy Institute is concerned

that we don't have enough information about the risks of irradiated

meat, noting " There is nowhere in the world where a large population

has eaten large amounts of irradiated food over a long period of

time. "

 

The Health Sciences Institute quotes Dr. Allan Spreen on the effects

of irradiation. " Any electromagnetic radiation strong enough to kill

undesirable elements in food is easily strong enough to do the same

thing to desirable elements. Denaturing of enzymes, destruction of

desirable bacteria, elimination of vital nutrients are all events

that will be proven to occur once we get someone to study them. "

 

So, do we need some guinea pigs to test out this new innovation? No

problem. Congress has directed the US Department of Agriculture to

allow irradiated beef in the federal school lunch program. Now

children - who are already being fed a dazzling array of synthetic

additives in their school cafeteria - will be eating beef with

nutrients of questionable value. Can we trust a government

organization that promoted ketchup as a " serving of vegetables " in

the 1980's?

 

http://school-lunch.org/school.html

 

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Praise the Lord the tides are changing. Next I will show you what

more of what happens when diets are changed.

 

Take care, be well, and stay informed

 

God Bless, Pamela