Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Bill (and everyone), In my opinion this is one of the big reasons Americans are not getting proper nutrition. When the majority OCCASIONALLY attempts to eat healthy, they're being fooled into thinking their " fresh vegetables " are actually safe and, well, fresh. I had recent occasion to be in the regional warehouse of the nation's largest food distributor. ACRES of warehouse where trucks bring in shipping containers all day to be unloaded, sorted, stored, etc - and all day trucks picked up loads and loads to truck around the country. Even at Whole Foods, I see produce marked " ORGANIC from PERU or some faraway place. It wasn't until I visited the warehouse that the bell went off. This stuff is picked, packed and delivered to a shipper, put into shipping containers - then shipped thousands of miles, unpacked, trucked to a central warehouse somewhere, unloaded, stocked, then pulled again, loaded again onto a truck, driven to stores across the country, unpacked, stocked, put on shelves when there is space, and sits there until a well meaning consumer thinks, " oh, fresh vegetables tonight. " It's a two fold problem - Most grocery chains carry little or no ORGANIC produce, and, as Bill points out, what they do carry is waxed or worse. I wonder what they spray in those shipping containers to kill bugs etc, while in transit from foreign countries. Then there's the issue of non-organic fertilizers and pesticides which may have been used. Second, and this is the one I never thought of until recently, just how old are these " fresh " veggies? At least a week - maybe two - maybe even three! How " FRESH " are they? I have heard that it's far more nutritious to eat frozen vegetables if you can't find locally grown. The reason being that they flash freeze them, often the day or day after they are picked and it locks in the nutrients and minerals. As opposed to the nutrients and minerals dying and decaying, which they start to do as soon as the product is picked. This is one reason I grow my own vegetables, or buy only from the organic vendors I know at the local farmer's market. I'm lucky to live in Southern California, surrounded by organic farms, which produce year round. For those of you in colder climates, you may want to think about eating more frozen during the winter! --- food for thought, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 It's become a full time job finding foods that aren't covered or injected with chemicals. You are lucky living where you live. Thought you might like this article. Says it all! http://www.geocities.com/tenthparadigm/healthy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I have been reading the messages on waxed vegetables with interest. I sent in a post last week about our local Farmer's Market. I said that I found out that many of the vendors were getting their produce from a food terminal. I was very upset. I believe in the hundred mile rule. It is not always safe to buy food from further away from where you live than this. Whenever possible I buy right from the farmer. I agree that in winter it is better to eat frozen vegetables. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Isn't that the truth!! Marilyn Daub mcdaub Vanceburg, KY My cats knead me!!! - " llaci2003 " <jjaksic Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:34 PM Re: waxed VEGETABLES --food for thought > It's become a full time job finding foods that aren't covered or > injected with chemicals. You are lucky living where you live. > > Thought you might like this article. Says it all! > > http://www.geocities.com/tenthparadigm/healthy.html > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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