I eat organic the boyfriend does not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My boyfriend is adamant about not eating organic food since he thinks it's all about slapping a label on a product to charge people more money for it. I try to eat organic because I want the best food possible. When we go grocery shopping he throws a fit about how he doesn't want to buy the more expensive chicken and then when I say I'll pay for it, he goes ahead and buys it and then gives me a lecture about how he cannot afford it. I'd rather be just let me buy my expensive organic chicken.

How should we deal with this?

Industrial organic has its own problems. Go local.

+1

[Anonymous]

Break up with him. He deserves to not be dating a lunatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

Agree with you. But just learned how much organic pesticide can be on organic produce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He may not have all of the information he needs to make a different decision about the food he buys and eats. Maybe you could give him something to read about the benefits of eating organic.
If he already has this background, then break up immediately. Your values are too different.

And, btw, is English your second language? Just wondering b/c you referred to him as "the boyfriend" instead of "my boyfriend."

Wow. Are you always this condescending? Are you a lactivist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

It's quite disputable. While I wouldn't use the word "sheeple", I will say that those who are duped into buying food that is 2 to 3 times more expensive are gullible. They have you fooled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

Agree with you. But just learned how much organic pesticide can be on organic produce.

So figure out what farms you buy from use and rotate farms. It's still better than industrial chemicals, especially for the workers exposed to them and the environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

It's quite disputable. While I wouldn't use the word "sheeple", I will say that those who are duped into buying food that is 2 to 3 times more expensive are gullible. They have you fooled.

Was the last time you shopped organic 20 years ago? And it's pretty interesting that people are gullible if they are able to afford not to expose their children to endocrine disrupting and cancer causing agents. I am confused why people have so much vitriol for those who buy organic. Do they all work for Dow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He may not have all of the information he needs to make a different decision about the food he buys and eats. Maybe you could give him something to read about the benefits of eating organic.
If he already has this background, then break up immediately. Your values are too different.

And, btw, is English your second language? Just wondering b/c you referred to him as "the boyfriend" instead of "my boyfriend."

Wow. Are you always this condescending? Are you a lactivist?

Haha, wow, did Rush Limbaugh send his audience over here today?

[Anonymous]

Snark aside, I just want to point out that this dispute is actually about money, not organic food (which is indeed a scam, or turned into a marketing bonanza anyway).

Two red flags here:

1) OP's gullibility in believing there's something sacred or beneficial about food with an organic label; and

2) The boyfriend's controlling nature about money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

It's quite disputable. While I wouldn't use the word "sheeple", I will say that those who are duped into buying food that is 2 to 3 times more expensive are gullible. They have you fooled.

Was the last time you shopped organic 20 years ago? And it's pretty interesting that people are gullible if they are able to afford not to expose their children to endocrine disrupting and cancer causing agents. I am confused why people have so much vitriol for those who buy organic. Do they all work for Dow?

There are plenty of farms that "don't spray" that just can't afford to jump through all the govt red tape to be called "organic".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snark aside, I just want to point out that this dispute is actually about money, not organic food (which is indeed a scam, or turned into a marketing bonanza anyway).

Two red flags here:

1) OP's gullibility in believing there's something sacred or beneficial about food with an organic label; and

2) The boyfriend's controlling nature about money.

He just foresees $3000 purses in his future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another vote to break up.

It doesn't matter whether he is right or not. The way he is handling it is f'd up. He's creating drama and attempting to change your behavior indirectly. He will do this with bigger issues later on if you stay together.

How is it that he is creating the drama and not her. So if he balks at paying more money (that he doesn't have) for a benefit that he doesn't see and refuses to cede to her demands, HE is creating the drama? It's a difference of opinion. She's not automatically right just because she's the OP on dcum.

From a practical standpoint, I'm with the BF of the whole "organic" thing. If it's an issue to the OP then she should move one, but it doesn't make her right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another vote to break up.

It doesn't matter whether he is right or not. The way he is handling it is f'd up. He's creating drama and attempting to change your behavior indirectly. He will do this with bigger issues later on if you stay together.

How is it that he is creating the drama and not her. So if he balks at paying more money (that he doesn't have) for a benefit that he doesn't see and refuses to cede to her demands, HE is creating the drama? It's a difference of opinion. She's not automatically right just because she's the OP on dcum.

From a practical standpoint, I'm with the BF of the whole "organic" thing. If it's an issue to the OP then she should move one, but it doesn't make her right.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He may not have all of the information he needs to make a different decision about the food he buys and eats. Maybe you could give him something to read about the benefits of eating organic.
If he already has this background, then break up immediately. Your values are too different.

And, btw, is English your second language? Just wondering b/c you referred to him as "the boyfriend" instead of "my boyfriend."

Wow. Are you always this condescending? Are you a lactivist?

Haha, wow, did Rush Limbaugh send his audience over here today?

Nope, sorry. But if it makes you feel better to think that anyone who dares challenge you on your arrogance must be a Rush fan, then be my guest.