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I've been thinking a lot lately about all the chemicals and hormones they put in our food these days. It has really been worrying me. I truly think that the hormones and chemicals they pump in our food is one of the leading causes of cancer and other diseases. What is the real reason they inject hormones and antibiotics into cows and other animals? I'd really like to know.
Does this ever worry any of you? I'm getting really concerned about the food I eat each day. I'd like to shop at Whole Foods every day, but that can get really expensive.
yes very worrying but think also about what your breathing in with insect sprays, air fresheners , perfumes, bleach etc... all these things are harmful to us... as are things used on the skin, all being ingested into our bloodstream and our governments done seem to give a damn..The food sadly is harder to avoid as we cant know for sure whats been put into it .
It should be cause for concern, kgordeeva. I, too, have concerns. It's important to know that "big food" and "big ag" in the US doesn't care about you, me, or anyone else---they are for-profit corporations with one goal: to increase profits and the price of their stock for for their shareholders and top dog executives. They don't give a rat's patooty about nutrition. But!!! You don't have to eat what they produce. Simply put, avoid the "typical" American diet (assuming you live in the US). The typical diet of the typical American is appallingly deplete of nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants--and abounding with chemicals, fat, preservatives, dyes, and all manner of life defeating gunk (including hormones in meat, poultry and eggs). Stay away from fast food, chain restaurants, packaged convenient foods, salty snacks, sugary drinks and other sweetened items (so much has added sugar and corn sweeteners--even things that taste salty have sugar added!), artificially flavored tidbits, and so on. If it's produced by a "big food" giant---don't eat it.
Eat fresh, whole organic foods (real cranberries, not cranberry juice cocktail---a real tomato, not tomato sauce in a jar/can, etc.) and only meat and eggs from a source you trust does not inject the animals with hormones and antibiotics. Big food corporations have made it soooooo convenient for you to buy their products. It takes some effort to avoid them, but it can be done. Cooking at home with whole foods is a start. Finding a co-op in your area, a certified organic farmer, etc. are also some other options. Buying food at Whole Foods (aka Whole Paycheck) is not the only option for healthier eating.
It should be cause for concern, kgordeeva. I, too, have concerns. It's important to know that "big food" and "big ag" in the US doesn't care about you, me, or anyone else---they are for-profit corporations with one goal: to increase profits and the price of their stock for for their shareholders and top dog executives. They don't give a rat's patooty about nutrition. But!!! You don't have to eat what they produce. Simply put, avoid the "typical" American diet (assuming you live in the US). The typical diet of the typical American is appallingly deplete of nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants--and abounding with chemicals, fat, preservatives, dyes, and all manner of life defeating gunk (including hormones in meat, poultry and eggs). Stay away from fast food, chain restaurants, packaged convenient foods, salty snacks, sugary drinks and other sweetened items (so much has added sugar and corn sweeteners--even things that taste salty have sugar added!), artificially flavored tidbits, and so on. If it's produced by a "big food" giant---don't eat it.
Eat fresh, whole organic foods (real cranberries, not cranberry juice cocktail---a real tomato, not tomato sauce in a jar/can, etc.) and only meat and eggs from a source you trust does not inject the animals with hormones and antibiotics. Big food corporations have made it soooooo convenient for you to buy their products. It takes some effort to avoid them, but it can be done. Cooking at home with whole foods is a start. Finding a co-op in your area, a certified organic farmer, etc. are also some other options. Buying food at Whole Foods (aka Whole Paycheck) is not the only option for healthier eating.
Ah, basically everything is bad for you nowadays I am guilty of drinking diet soda even though I truly know it's bad for me.. it's a guilty pleasure, but I don't drink it as often now. I also use Splenda every day too.. I should probably start using real sugar too.
I'm lucky to live near a butcher shop where the meat is cut daily and the ground beef if ground that morning, and all from the same piece of meat. There is no water or food color added to 'pink' it up since what doesn't sell is packaged and frozen. Also, there are no antibiotics or artifically added hormones. His meat is just a little more but he has a steady stream of customers.
The real bonus is flavor. Not only is it fresh but tastes good. If you cook a hamburger in a pan you need to add a little oil since the meat is so low in fat, even the lowest grade. I'm spoiled now by having such good options I don't buy meat from the store at all. Haven't located a source of chicken of this sort yet.
I get my milk from Brahms. They have their own herd and this way can control things. There are not growth hormones or antibiotics used. I drink one percent milk, and they add more milk solids so when the fat is removed its not watery and has a good flavor.
I use a lot of frozen vegies since its more practical, but the only thing I use canned is tomatoes, always Hunts.
Yes, I eat junk food and am addicted to Oreos. The knock off for a lot less at Walmart is good too. But what I seldom eat is premade, prepackaged warm up foods. If you want to aviod additives, these are a good thing to leave on the shelf.
My other addiction is dark roasted coffee... But I use just a little milk powder. (not non dairy, real milk) and don't load up on sugar.
I find that while my eating habits are not steller, but eating good quality food in proper porportions I do feel a lot better than when 'saving money' on crap. And I didn't really save much since its just as easy to cook small portions of real food and enjoy the experience as to eat out of a box.
I'm lucky to live near a butcher shop where the meat is cut daily and the ground beef if ground that morning, and all from the same piece of meat. There is no water or food color added to 'pink' it up since what doesn't sell is packaged and frozen. Also, there are no antibiotics or artifically added hormones. His meat is just a little more but he has a steady stream of customers.
The real bonus is flavor. Not only is it fresh but tastes good. If you cook a hamburger in a pan you need to add a little oil since the meat is so low in fat, even the lowest grade. I'm spoiled now by having such good options I don't buy meat from the store at all. Haven't located a source of chicken of this sort yet.
I get my milk from Brahms. They have their own herd and this way can control things. There are not growth hormones or antibiotics used. I drink one percent milk, and they add more milk solids so when the fat is removed its not watery and has a good flavor.
I use a lot of frozen vegies since its more practical, but the only thing I use canned is tomatoes, always Hunts.
Yes, I eat junk food and am addicted to Oreos. The knock off for a lot less at Walmart is good too. But what I seldom eat is premade, prepackaged warm up foods. If you want to aviod additives, these are a good thing to leave on the shelf.
My other addiction is dark roasted coffee... But I use just a little milk powder. (not non dairy, real milk) and don't load up on sugar.
I find that while my eating habits are not steller, but eating good quality food in proper porportions I do feel a lot better than when 'saving money' on crap. And I didn't really save much since its just as easy to cook small portions of real food and enjoy the experience as to eat out of a box.
So I'm not the only one who has noticed this after all. I also try to buy my milk from Braums. You can definitely taste the quality difference.
Everyone could be should be concerned. The question is, what to do about it? Obviously, it would be possible to eat only organic food and food containing no additives of any kind. However, that's easier said than done unless you live in an area near restaurants that specialize in that type of thing and can eat there every day. Otherwise, you'd pretty much have to spend all day trying to avoid the garbage that they put in food.
So I'm not the only one who has noticed this after all. I also try to buy my milk from Braums. You can definitely taste the quality difference.
I've also noticed that unlike even premium brands at other stores, their milk doesn't go bad in less than a week. And the price is actually less than the store. Only problem is it tastes so good sometimes it dissapears quicker than I planned.
I've been thinking a lot lately about all the chemicals and hormones they put in our food these days. It has really been worrying me. I truly think that the hormones and chemicals they pump in our food is one of the leading causes of cancer and other diseases. What is the real reason they inject hormones and antibiotics into cows and other animals? I'd really like to know.
Does this ever worry any of you? I'm getting really concerned about the food I eat each day. I'd like to shop at Whole Foods every day, but that can get really expensive.
It should worry you. The why of the whole thing is easy - PROFIT - It's because of factory farming. They inject the animals with hormones to speed up days to market. They mix antibiotics with the feed because with close confinement "farming" if one animal gets sick they could lose hundreds before getting it under control. Just about 90% of our meat comes from factory farms with only 4 companies accounting for 82% of all the beef sold in the US. The family farm is dead....killed by greed.
I could fill pages about how inhumane factory farming is to the creatures involved and how unhealthy it is for us to eat their products but a simple search will tell you far more than you ever wanted to know. I have to warn you though, you can't unlearn something once it's learned, so if you want to remain a carnivore, tread carefully when exploring what happens to animals that become food under these circumstances.
A final thought - check the correlation to the size of our children today compared with 30 years ago and when they're reaching puberty (especially girls). Then look at how antibiotic resistant many of our diseases have become and the new mega-costly antibiotics that have had to be developed in recent years to combat them.....then thank your local factory farm............and the scariest part of it all; there is little to no regulation over the whole affair.
There are a few things most of us can do. One is to grow some of your own food. Where I live I don't have much garden space but there are containers that you can use. You'll have organic tomatoes, organic beets, carrots, chard, lettuce, and more. It's simple.
I have always saved my vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, and anything else that is compostable, even in winter. It won't turn into compost in winter but I keep it in a bucket and when it's full I dump it outside. In the summer it will decompose and turn into soil. Then you can plant your seeds in good soil and if you use good soil you don't have to use poisonous sprays.
Winter is harder but there are lists of foods that are not as contaminated. I will buy the less contaminated and for the more contaminated things, I try to buy organic.
It's amazing to go into a grocery store today and have to hunt to find actual food. So much of it is in boxes. Boxes of junk.
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I am guilty of drinking diet soda even though I truly know it's bad for me.. it's a guilty pleasure, but I don't drink it as often now. I also use Splenda every day too.. I should probably start using real sugar too.
