tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116770235985477504.post3191471287264357331..comments2023-08-21T07:44:13.981-04:00Comments on Love Stutter: The Meat QuestionSydnie Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664314905152198838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116770235985477504.post-2731045005456237842011-02-02T12:49:06.003-05:002011-02-02T12:49:06.003-05:00Isnt it funny that generations ago, when the famil...Isnt it funny that generations ago, when the family barely had enough money for food, veggie plates were what they ate, because the veggies were more affordable than meat. Now, it is the other way around. A pack of processed hot dogs, which can feed up to 4 people cost less than a dollar, whereas frest fruits and veggies cost more than a dollar per pound.cassandra cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201465269134669683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116770235985477504.post-37438054638780100592011-02-02T06:21:16.641-05:002011-02-02T06:21:16.641-05:00The thing that really wasn't brought out enoug...The thing that really wasn't brought out enough in this show is-what are the corporations feeding that cow, or chicken, or turkey, or fish? Feed lot animals including the ones seen yesterday are fed diets rich in corn. Corn is not a natural diet for cows, or fish, or chicken but that's what they're fed. They are fed this because it makes them fat quick and it's cheap and because corn is subsidized by our tax dollars. Cows gain 3 lbs daily according to the show. Whatever they are eating, we are eating. It's the same with the poultry industry, and the fish industry is basically the same as well because most of the salmon, tilapia, etc that we buy under the guise of "healthier eating," is farm raised, not wild caught.(-you will pay a premium for that luxury.) So they raise the fish in a man made lake, throw a bunch of antibiotics in the water, add food coloring to make them look like wild-caught salmon, and sell it to us. The produce we eat is not much better because the seed used to grow fresh vegatables has been scientifically modified. So what grows looks like a green pepper or a collard green, but it's really a corporate clone. <br />Bottom line, the food industry is completely corporate and it's really not completely safe to eat even organic produce unless you grew them yourself. I don't know what the answer is, I struggle with the questions daily, but I do know we definitely need to pay more attention to where our food comes from. Here's a link to a plethora of articles worth checking out on this subject. : http://goo.gl/VDSyh<br />Best thing to do is shop at farmer's markets as much as you can and support small farm producers. It's not fool-proof, there still are some issues with that, but it's better than shopping at supermarkets.<br />Happy Eating!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246210973672486242noreply@blogger.com