Organic vs. Commercial produce

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to share something. I've been eating predominantly

organic for well over a decade. I've known from experience that

organic has tasted better and I have even felt better from eating it.

It has also occured to me that it has been a very long time since I

had done comparisons on some foods such as greens.

 

On my recent trip to the east coast I was delayed at the Dallas

Airport, stuck in the airport for an extra 6 hours before finally

being sent to the airport Hyatt with the rest of the passengers from

the Seattle flight. I was given two meal vouchers (totaling $14.00)

for the hyatt. I had already used a voucher at the airport and

fortunately found a sufficient supply of commercial bananas to hold

me (my own organic supply had been used up hours earlier). At the

Hyatt I ordered a double size field greens salad to use up the

voucher. There was nothing organic in the entire hotel and no grocery

stores within 15 minutes by cab (according to hotel staff). The salad

was very rich looking. Lots of deep greens. In the room I tried some

bites of it. I couldn't eat it. Besides a little spice in some of the

greens, it had no flavor. The flavor I was use to from salad greens

was missing. It was quite bland. I was amazed at just how plain that

were. I could not bring myself to dontinue eating it. It did not

taste natural. Even the texture was different. At least the earlier

bananas tasted reasonable.

 

Has anyone else had similar experiences comparing commercial and

organic produce (minus the whole Dallas airport thing?)

 

Jeff