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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anyone else totally fed up with this stuff? Not with the idea of using organics, but with our food system and our safety & labeling standards, and having to decipher what organic means, which brands actually are truly organic, which pesticides are "worse" for you, blah, blah, blah. And it's not just food, it's sunscreens, household cleaners, plastic containers, everything. I don't even feel 100% ok eating the veggies we grow in our backyard garden - maybe our water has too many toxins in it or something! I mean, I have to do hours of research before I can go buy a friggin' gallon of milk for my kids?! Who has time to keep up with all of this?! [/quote] I think it's because the food industry and food industry lobby has done a really good job of making things overly confusing. In 1980 the USDA food guidelines were allowed to say "limit sugar." Well, that made the sugar lobby "uncomfortable." So now look at the guidelines on sugar - it is 27 words! All about "moderating sweeteners" etc. Please. Tell us to limit sugars. And the adding "whole grains" to sugary kids cereal just makes me sick. Sugared cereal is sugared cereal. Fun and great in moderation. But let's not misrepresent it as healthy. As for organics, in my opinion, some things are worth it. Not nutrient wise but chemical wise. And things like buying local and eating humanely raised chickens, the food is just fresher and tastes better. It doesn't travel as far (local stuff). The good thing about Whole Foods is that they are aware of the scrutiny of their customers and they make changes. not saying they are perfect but they are aware. There is a sign in my Whole Foods about no food from China BTW. And they make it clear where things are from, so at least you can tell that.[/quote] My husband and I joke about this all the time. When my sugar smacks (oh how I love you!) became honey smacks, I knew it was ok. It's healthy. :twisted:[/quote]
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