10 most dangerous foods....

[HoopsTer]

This is a pretty interesting read. thought I'd share. ..

http://www.sprig.com/10_Most_Dangerous_Foods

[Erinisme]

i knew about most of them except the bell peppers, i will now go organic with them as well, and apples.

I eat chilean sea bass like once every other year, i love it, but know it's wrong to eat it :lol:

How do you know if what you're eating is bluefin tuna? I like tuna...is it what's in the can? how about sushi? I love the spicy tuna roll.

Hmm...how do you know if the salmon at sushi places is farmed or not? I really like sushi...

[deadheadskier]

On Chicken......

Organic is definitely a great way to go, but much more important is that your chicken is air chilled. I know this, have access to Air Chilled chicken, but admittedly do eat primarily commodity birds from the local grocery store. USDA Organic Chicken will cost you a minimum of $5 a pound for whole birds, double that for parts at your local store if they carry it. I can't afford $15 a bird everytime I want a chicken to share with Jess.

Off track here. Let me learn you about air chilling. There are a few common brands that air chill, MBA Smart Chicken and Bell and Evans (though not all, read the package as they don't air chill all their birds) that are readily available in numerous grocery chains. What makes Air Chilling desirable is how it's processed. Most all chicken when processed is put in a bath of ice water affectionately called the 'fecal bath' to bring it down to a temperature below 45 degrees. Air Chilling avoids the dunk in the nasty ice water and cools the bird in half the time through flash chilling. It's virtually a 99.99% salmonella free environment. The birds are much more flavorful too as they don't leach up water.

You can apply what I've described with chicken towards all foods though. How food is stored and handled poses a much greater risk to your health than pesticides, antibiotics, etc. My recommendation is to go with an inexpensive all natural product and simply handle it properly. This is what I've focused most on in the past year. 90% of the time I don't buy ground beef/steaks, sausage/pork, chicken breast, what have you in the strore anymore. I'll buy a whole loin of an animal and butcher it down myself to make the various things you typically buy in a store. It's incredible with sausage for instance how much leaner and more flavorful it is to make it on your own.

Hope my 'meat talk' doesn't turn off the vegetarians folk, as vegetarian living is probably a more healthy life style overall. But for the meat eating folk, as I have worked in restaurants forever and sell meat for a living, I have a fair amount of knowledge about healthy meat eating and figured I'd share.

[HoopsTer]

Thanks Ryan! that was really helpful! :)


Erin, I love chilean sea bass as well. I havent eaten it in years though. :sad: And I totally didnt realize about the peppers either - though I almost always buy organic.


As far as tuna is concerned, Im not sure. I believe the tuna in the can is bluefin and sushi or steak tuna is ahi or yellow fin. Im pretty sure there is a difference, but Im not positive!

[seany]

Off track here. Let me learn you about air chilling.


Ok, Billy Bob... :lmao:

Had to call you on that on, bro :wink:

[LiL MaMa]

I had no clue about the peppers!!!!

What's the best way to avoid all of this?

To shop organically right? :huh:

[HoopsTer]

yup. You got it, Kris.

I know organic is more expensive, but really, it's worth it in the long run. Not only are you getting higher calibur food - with more nutrients and better taste, you're also protecting your health in the long run. A diet filled with adequate nutrients will prevent so many diseases down the road!! You may be spending a bit more today, but you'll save in health care costs in the future!!!

Not only that, but supporting organic growers is helping to save the environment. I think one of the most important things about going organic isn't necessarily the absense of pesticides and herbicides (which are dangerous for humans and others in the food chain!!) but the fact that organic growers practice sustainable farming!! You're helping the earth AND yourself!!

it's also really good to investigate some of your smaller local farms. Many small farms cant afford to get the USDA organic certification (because it is costly!!) but still practice organic and sustainable farming

[HoopsTer]

jeez. I sound like a public service announcement :funny1:

[bsktcase]

jeez. I sound like a public service announcement :funny1:

And we thank you for it. ;)

[Erinisme]

jeez. I sound like a public service announcement :funny1:

my co-workers usually say' this public service announcment was brought to you by the tree hugger' :lol:

I do try to buy organic most of the time, but the lure of the farmer's market is too much sometimes...cheap veggies get me.

I'm gonna do some research into the tuna...I just realized why i've been craving sushi all day...damn thread about food :lol::joker:

[LiL MaMa]

yup. You got it, Kris.

I know organic is more expensive, but really, it's worth it in the long run. Not only are you getting higher calibur food - with more nutrients and better taste, you're also protecting your health in the long run. A diet filled with adequate nutrients will prevent so many diseases down the road!! You may be spending a bit more today, but you'll save in health care costs in the future!!!

Not only that, but supporting organic growers is helping to save the environment. I think one of the most important things about going organic isn't necessarily the absense of pesticides and herbicides (which are dangerous for humans and others in the food chain!!) but the fact that organic growers practice sustainable farming!! You're helping the earth AND yourself!!

it's also really good to investigate some of your smaller local farms. Many small farms cant afford to get the USDA organic certification (because it is costly!!) but still practice organic and sustainable farming


It's so hard to do on a tight buget... and I can't convince Dave to shop completely organic. :undecided:

[HoopsTer]

It's ok. Every bit counts!
Just make the priority choices! (organic must haves: Peanuts/products, peppers, peaches, tomatoes - all the stuff in the article!). :)

[LiL MaMa]

It's ok. Every bit counts!
Just make the priority choices! (organic must haves: Peanuts/products, peppers, peaches, tomatoes - all the stuff in the article!). :)

You're so right! I have to keep reminding myself of what Britt is always telling me "small changes are lasting changes!"

[HoopsTer]

That Britt'sa smart one :wink: :heart:

[deadheadskier]

Ok, Billy Bob... :lmao:

Had to call you on that on, bro :wink:

get it straight its JoeBill

[LiL MaMa]

That Britt'sa smart one :wink: :heart:

Yes she is! :)

[reveur]

get it straight its JoeBill

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5049/joebill2ts6.th.jpg (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=joebill2ts6.jpg)

:funny1:

[Mr.BBG]

Thats was a good read thanks for the info. I had no clue about almost all that stuff lol

[lil pixi]

I've heard over & over again Bell peppers (And eggplant) are the worst for actually CAUSING inflammation in arthritic illnesses.

I have started to go organic w/ nearly all my veggies & fruits the past year or two.

{{{Boston organic butter lettuce}}}

[Arglebargle]

http://www.thelocalbeet.com/?p=929


"Not everything I eat is organic. While I would love to, it’s just not yet feasible. Leaving out the issue of expense, I eat out and order in. In Chicago, we have only one certified organic restaurant, so unless every time I ate there each and every time I didn’t feel like cooking, my diet will necessarily include non-organic foods.
Read my complete breakdown of local, organic butters.

There are certain foodstuffs, however, that I try to buy organic whenever possible – dairy products top that list. Conventional dairy uses a lot of chemicals – there are pesticides and fertilizers used to grow the feed and then there are growth hormones and antibiotics to keep the cows healthy under stressful living conditions. Because the largest consumer of dairy in my house is my five year old son, I buy organic – I’m not comfortable seeing what the long term effects of consuming these chemicals will be upon him. For example, according to the Pesticide Action Network of North America, non-organic butter is ranked first as the food most contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (“POP”), a class of some of the most dangerous toxic chemicals. The chemicals enter the loop when a cow eats feed contaminated with POP, it then becomes concentrated in the cow’s milk and is concentrated even further when the milk is manufactured into the butter. I highly recommend eating either USDA certified organic butter (big “O” organic) or buying it from producers who use organic methods but are not financially able to meet the USDA certificate process (little “o” organic)."

[little frog]

it's actually the hormones in milk that have accelerated puberty, not chicken, i've never heard that before.

basically the article is a warning against all non-organic foods and mercury laden fish.

what i'd like to know is, how organic is organic?

ps. totally disgusted by the strawberry info .. ew

[HoopsTer]

It is an expense.
The eating out thing is a bitch.
Ive learned that mostly this past month when I have been eating vegan. It's hard for me to find the options. It does take compromise and choice. There are some things that I absolutely will NOT compromise on...most of which are dairy products. I've learned a lot about dairy and the dairy industry in the past few months. It's scary. I almost get nauseous when I open our fridge and see non-organic milk. It just looks like a jug of cow puss to me. :puke:


Alison, you ask a really good question!
Corporate farming is scary...period. Therefore I am a little leary of corporate oganic farming as well. My fist choice will always be local, sustainable organic over anything else. Try checking out the Northeast Organic Farming Association, localharvest.com or eatwild.org to find some local resources. FDA regulations are pretty strict with regards to labeling.

You should try to pay attention to the Food Safety Modernization Act (House H.R. 875, Senate S 425). While its intent is good, it does have the potential to do harm organic farmers.

[little frog]

after i move i'm going to join one of the co-ops here in CT. i do a lot of local farm shopping in season, off season it's just tougher. plus we have trader joes here

[Wende]

Ya know? We did a whole chapter on *organic* at our pet store. YOu really have to be careful with your so called, Organic, choices.

Hell, the peanut butter outbreak with the salmonella bullshit? Was all *organic* products. yick.

[Wende]

It's tough out there.

[HoopsTer]

non-organic butter is ranked first as the food most contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (“POP”), a class of some of the most dangerous toxic chemicals.

Speaking of POPs:

Please note that Natural News is written by Mike Adams - the Health Ranger and may not be unbiased. lol

(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical pollution is out of control, polluting the waterways of our world to such a disturbing degree that now even the fish are carrying detectable levels of pharmaceuticals in their own bodies! A study conducted by Baylor University researcher Bryan Brooks, and published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, examined fish caught near Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia and Orlando, testing them for residues of pharmaceuticals. And what did the results show? That fish are contaminated with a chemical cocktail of prescription medications!

The research was funded by a $150,000 grant from the EPA, and it found the fish to be contaminated with:

• Seven different pharmaceuticals, including cholesterol drugs, blood pressure drugs, allergy drugs and psychiatric medications used to treat bipolar disorder and depression.

• Two different chemicals used as artificial fragrance in soaps.

These trace chemicals were found in fish near all of the sites tested... except for one: In order to establish a baseline reference of healthy, non-contaminated fish, researchers also caught fish in the Gila River Wilderness Area of New Mexico, which is far from any cities or developments. Care to guess what they found there? No pharmaceuticals contamination whatsoever.

It is quite clear from this research that pharmaceuticals have become a widespread source of chemical pollution that has permeated delicate aquatic ecosystems and now poses a serious threat to our environment.



Big Pharma pollutes the world
Big Pharma's drugs pollute the world TWICE: First in the minds and bodies of those who take them, and then secondly in the rivers and oceans where toxic residues of the pharmaceuticals inevitably accumulate.

Remember this: Every pill of every pharmaceutical that is manufactured for Big Pharma eventually ends up in the environment! Probably at least half of them are just flushed down the toilet or washed down the drains, which remains standard practice at hospitals.

Strikingly, pharmaceuticals are not currently regulated by the EPA even though they pose a significant (and growing) risk to the environment. There is no question, for example, that pharmaceuticals are toxic to fish and aquatic mammals in much the same way they are toxic to humans.

Pill-pushing apologists, of course, claim that the trace levels of pharmaceutical found in the fish are so low that they are of no concern whatsoever. To that ridiculous standard of safety, I say, "Prove it!"

To date, there have been absolutely no safety tests conducted on the combinations of pharmaceuticals that are being found in public water supplies, waterways and oceans around the world. Anyone who says these chemicals are safe is merely taking a wild (and foolish) guess. They are also probably working for Big Pharma.

It is not the responsibility of environmentalists to prove that such chemicals are toxic to the environment. Rather, it is the duty of drug companies to prove their chemicals are SAFE for the environment! And that, by the way, cannot be done, because these drugs are, in reality, toxic to virtually all life forms, even at low doses.