7 Foods Experts Won't Eat

fawn · 12-09-2009, 03:27 PM

Nice to see this in the mainstream.
The 7 foods experts won't eat - Healthy Living on Shine

cleochatra · 12-09-2009, 03:31 PM

Wow. GREAT article, fawn! Love...

daisyHair · 12-09-2009, 03:37 PM

Interesting Fawn.

I am guilty of the canned tomatos (soups) and I was suprised to see the root veggies.

In my recent foray into Raw one of the things I read was that most root veggies were safe to eat raw and not organic because they were not exposed to pesticides.

I guess if you think about it maybe it can be absorbed thru the leaves also.

Not doing potatoes or carrots right now anyway!

I am so upset with the lack of good organic produce in my area, it's not very plentiful and if it is the prices are crazy.

Ilpirata · 12-09-2009, 04:45 PM

Pomi makes outstanding preserved tomatoes and sauces that come in the same kind of cartons (paper) that almond breeze does.

DiamondDeb · 12-09-2009, 04:52 PM

Good article, Fawn. Thanks for sharing.

I sometimes buy crushed organic tomatoes in cans but other than that I don't eat the things on the list. I'll have to look a bit harder for glass/BPA free containers in the future. I do know that Eden Organics uses BPA-free cans.

I did just get back from grocery shopping and bought grassfed beef & buffalo, organic Granny Smith apples, organic cheese & yogurt and wild-caught salmon so I'm feeling pretty good about that.

DiamondDeb · 12-09-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ilpirata

Pomi makes outstanding preserved tomatoes and sauces that come in the same kind of cartons (paper) that almond breeze does.

I'm not so sure that is good either. Maybe for our health but not for the environment. I stopped buying broth in that kind of container because they are, to the best of my knowledge, bad for the environment.

LisaLisaLisa · 12-09-2009, 05:31 PM

Hm, wow, my family consumes that entire list, with the exception of the salmon.

chasemama23 · 12-09-2009, 07:26 PM

Thank you for this wonderful article! It is both informative and scary. I am now much more committed to buying organic food. I'm not sure what my local grocery store has for a selection of organics but I'm hoping it will be good. I've never really paid attention before recently.

Victrola · 12-09-2009, 07:59 PM

But, but, but...what about our Rotel dish????

wovnbskt · 12-09-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Victrola

But, but, but...what about our Rotel dish????

Maybe someone can come up with a recipe for homemade Rotel using fresh ingredients?

Actually, I just found several recipes on cooks.com for making and home canning Rotel tomatoes.

lighterbeing · 12-09-2009, 10:32 PM

Good article. It's a jungle out there. I guess I need to grow my own tomatoes and learn to home can.
I wonder if the organic, such as Muir Glen are ok? Tomatoes are mostly the only thing I eat canned, and I must have tomatoes occasionally with my recipes.

Jake · 12-09-2009, 10:35 PM

Victrola · 12-09-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wovnbskt

Maybe someone can come up with a recipe for homemade Rotel using fresh ingredients?

Actually, I just found several recipes on cooks.com for making and home canning Rotel tomatoes.

Heh. Me canning my own tomatoes will pretty much never, ever happen!

chiody · 12-09-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Victrola

Heh. Me canning my own tomatoes will pretty much never, ever happen!

Yeah,

And harvesting from our garden with no herbicides, fertilizers help too....

Ever noticed garden veggies are so so much better tasting than "store bought" varieties including "organic" ones?

chiody · 12-09-2009, 11:18 PM

Re: Salmon, at least Costco has Wild Caught frozen fillets yr. round.

During the Copper River, Sockeye, Coho Seasons, it's pure Nivana.....

Patlaf · 12-10-2009, 12:11 AM

Thanks for posting this Fawn. It's going to be hard to forego smoked salmon over the Christmas/New Years food fest, but the only smoked salmon available here is from Norway or Scotland, and I'm pretty sure it is all farmed (Atlantic).
There's a canned red sockeye salmon available, but I much prefer smoked.
The fresh salmon is all farmed.

Pat

crobyninc · 12-10-2009, 04:34 AM

Great article, however disturbing. I need to make a couple of adjustments....

vli1127 · 12-10-2009, 04:42 AM

I am doing well with all of them except the tomatoes. My local grocers don't have tomatoes in jars.

flatferenghi · 12-10-2009, 05:09 AM

however, if there are any no carb or low carb items there, then there will be more for me. My budget does not allow me to eat organic, wild, or free range anything. If I die sooner, well, that is the way it will have to be. I will donate my 3rd eye to science. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

clackley · 12-10-2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by flatferenghi

however, if there are any no carb or low carb items there, then there will be more for me. My budget does not allow me to eat organic, wild, or free range anything. If I die sooner, well, that is the way it will have to be. I will donate my 3rd eye to science. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

I am in the same boat! Not only that, I have been eating these things for so many years, I don't think it would make much difference if I could switch now.
Cathy

Looweewoo · 12-10-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wovnbskt

Maybe someone can come up with a recipe for homemade Rotel using fresh ingredients?

I tried Rotel and decided to just cut up a small tomato and onions and peppers into a pan with a little water and butter instead. Simmer for five minutes.

I used to be obsessed with this kind of stuff, had to grow my own food and such. I had to make a major change to be able to eat Low Carb, and now I can't justify excessive concern about possible minute amounts of possible toxins which may or may not actually be in one food or another. I don't drink or smoke, so I'm ahead of 90% of Americans, I eat whole foods so I'm ahead of 90% of what's left and at some point I just quit worrying, which puts me ahead of 90% of that remnant.

I'm OK with that.

JazzleBug · 12-10-2009, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Looweewoo

I tried Rotel and decided to just cut up a small tomato and onions and peppers into a pan with a little water and butter instead. Simmer for five minutes.

I used to be obsessed with this kind of stuff, had to grow my own food and such. I had to make a major change to be able to eat Low Carb, and now I can't justify excessive concern about possible minute amounts of possible toxins which may or may not actually be in one food or another. I don't drink or smoke, so I'm ahead of 90% of Americans, I eat whole foods so I'm ahead of 90% of what's left and at some point I just quit worrying, which puts me ahead of 90% of that remnant.

I'm OK with that.

Victrola · 12-10-2009, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Looweewoo

I tried Rotel and decided to just cut up a small tomato and onions and peppers into a pan with a little water and butter instead. Simmer for five minutes.

I used to be obsessed with this kind of stuff, had to grow my own food and such. I had to make a major change to be able to eat Low Carb, and now I can't justify excessive concern about possible minute amounts of possible toxins which may or may not actually be in one food or another. I don't drink or smoke, so I'm ahead of 90% of Americans, I eat whole foods so I'm ahead of 90% of what's left and at some point I just quit worrying, which puts me ahead of 90% of that remnant.

I'm OK with that.

The only one that I really am trying to change for myself is the beef. I really, really do believe that grass fed beef is WAY better. But it is so expensive. There's a Safeway (supermarket) two blocks away from me with your standard selections and a few blocks from there is a beautiful little butcher shop that carries grass fed beef. Standard ground beef can be had for around $3 a pound. The grass fed is around $8 a pound. Yeah, that answers that for now.

batlou · 12-10-2009, 06:31 AM

Thanks Fawn for posting...will be sharing on my blog as well.

Looweewoo · 12-10-2009, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victrola

Standard ground beef can be had for around $3 a pound. The grass fed is around $8 a pound. Yeah, that answers that for now.

Ya... no problem with trying to do your best. But most of it can be solved without reading scare articles that anyone on a budget can't really follow anyway. Just buy whole foods, wash them well and you will probably be OK. I know a ninety year old guy who eats trash and yet feels well and is more active than me. It's a crapshoot.

Minnas · 12-10-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

I'm not so sure that is good either. Maybe for our health but not for the environment. I stopped buying broth in that kind of container because they are, to the best of my knowledge, bad for the environment.

The tetra packs are recycleable so I thought they wrere o.k.? I buy a lot and they go in the recycle bin each week. Is there some other issue surrounding this packaging?

Jake · 12-10-2009, 08:00 AM

All I know is that the mental image I now have of an infected cow udder is seriously helping my diet motivation.

DiamondDeb · 12-10-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharis

The tetra packs are recycleable so I thought they wrere o.k.? I buy a lot and they go in the recycle bin each week. Is there some other issue surrounding this packaging?

You're lucky you can recycle them. According to their site only 20% of the total US residents across 26 states have access to carton recycling. There is no carton recycling here.

DiamondDeb · 12-10-2009, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jake

All I know is that the mental image I now have of an infected cow udder is seriously helping my diet motivation.

Whatever works!

hubcityraider · 12-10-2009, 08:12 AM

I'm clear except for the canned tomatoes but that's not hard to avoid in the future.

However this comment is somewhat careless:
"We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure," says Salatin.

Feeding cattle chicken manure? That's just fertilizer for the soil. Gets nitrogen levels back up on plots of land where the nutrients have been leached. Not like there's chicken crap in cattle feed.

12-09-2009, 03:27 PM	#1
fawn Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 16,072 Gallery: fawn	7 Foods Experts Won't Eat Nice to see this in the mainstream. The 7 foods experts won't eat - Healthy Living on Shine

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daisyHair Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 6,297 Gallery: daisyHair Stats: 257/229/134-126 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: 5' 3.5" - 49 years young baby~	Interesting Fawn. I am guilty of the canned tomatos (soups) and I was suprised to see the root veggies. In my recent foray into Raw one of the things I read was that most root veggies were safe to eat raw and not organic because they were not exposed to pesticides. I guess if you think about it maybe it can be absorbed thru the leaves also. Not doing potatoes or carrots right now anyway! I am so upset with the lack of good organic produce in my area, it's not very plentiful and if it is the prices are crazy. __________________ "Don't Let Perfection be the Enemy of Your Good".

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Jake Not Jake Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Corn Country Posts: 22,303 Gallery: Jake WOE: Plain old Atkins Start Date: 8/22/1973	tag

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flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,808 Gallery: flatferenghi	i cannot access the list. however, if there are any no carb or low carb items there, then there will be more for me. My budget does not allow me to eat organic, wild, or free range anything. If I die sooner, well, that is the way it will have to be. I will donate my 3rd eye to science. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

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12-09-2009, 03:31 PM	#2
cleochatra something there Join Date: May 2005 Location: Baconland, USA Posts: 14,452 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: (>^.^ )> / (>'.')> / ‎=^..^= WOE: >30 net carbs/day	Wow. GREAT article, fawn! Love...

12-09-2009, 04:45 PM	#4
Ilpirata Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 10,061 Gallery: Ilpirata	Pomi makes outstanding preserved tomatoes and sauces that come in the same kind of cartons (paper) that almond breeze does.

12-09-2009, 04:52 PM	#5
DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 69,704 Gallery: DiamondDeb	Good article, Fawn. Thanks for sharing. I sometimes buy crushed organic tomatoes in cans but other than that I don't eat the things on the list. I'll have to look a bit harder for glass/BPA free containers in the future. I do know that Eden Organics uses BPA-free cans. I did just get back from grocery shopping and bought grassfed beef & buffalo, organic Granny Smith apples, organic cheese & yogurt and wild-caught salmon so I'm feeling pretty good about that.

12-09-2009, 05:31 PM	#7
LisaLisaLisa Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 186 Gallery: LisaLisaLisa	Hm, wow, my family consumes that entire list, with the exception of the salmon.

12-09-2009, 07:26 PM	#8
chasemama23 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albany NY Posts: 669 Gallery: chasemama23 WOE: Atkins! Start Date: September 20th, 2009	Thank you for this wonderful article! It is both informative and scary. I am now much more committed to buying organic food. I'm not sure what my local grocery store has for a selection of organics but I'm hoping it will be good. I've never really paid attention before recently.

12-09-2009, 07:59 PM	#9
Victrola Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,550 Gallery: Victrola Stats: Who currently knows? WOE: Keeping it under 20g daily Start Date: 11/17/2009	But, but, but...what about our Rotel dish????

12-09-2009, 10:32 PM	#11
lighterbeing Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kennesaw, Ga. Posts: 773 Gallery: lighterbeing Stats: 2much /...I rarely weigh.../160 WOE: Atkins most of the time Start Date: June 2009	Good article. It's a jungle out there. I guess I need to grow my own tomatoes and learn to home can. I wonder if the organic, such as Muir Glen are ok? Tomatoes are mostly the only thing I eat canned, and I must have tomatoes occasionally with my recipes.

12-09-2009, 11:18 PM	#15
chiody Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,663 Gallery: chiody Stats: 245/153/165 6'0" Diabetic T2, No Meds 22 yrs. WOE: LC/Paleo/IF (Maintenance) HbA1C 4.5 2011	Re: Salmon, at least Costco has Wild Caught frozen fillets yr. round. During the Copper River, Sockeye, Coho Seasons, it's pure Nivana.....

12-10-2009, 12:11 AM	#16
Patlaf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: In a small town on the sunny coast of Spain. Posts: 3,050 Gallery: Patlaf Stats: start 226/178/145 WOE: Atkins	Thanks for posting this Fawn. It's going to be hard to forego smoked salmon over the Christmas/New Years food fest, but the only smoked salmon available here is from Norway or Scotland, and I'm pretty sure it is all farmed (Atlantic). There's a canned red sockeye salmon available, but I much prefer smoked. The fresh salmon is all farmed. Pat

12-10-2009, 04:34 AM	#17
crobyninc Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land O lakes Florida Posts: 898 Gallery: crobyninc Stats: 335/243/180 WOE: Low carb and watching calories Start Date: March 9 2009	Great article, however disturbing. I need to make a couple of adjustments....

12-10-2009, 04:42 AM	#18
vli1127 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 4,715 Gallery: vli1127 Stats: 258/254/180 WOE: LC my way Start Date: Restart everyday	I am doing well with all of them except the tomatoes. My local grocers don't have tomatoes in jars.

12-10-2009, 06:31 AM	#24
batlou Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Prospect, KY Posts: 2,266 Gallery: batlou Stats: 290/189/165 WOE: Atkins Low-Carb Start Date: 3/06/2008	Thanks Fawn for posting...will be sharing on my blog as well.

12-10-2009, 08:00 AM	#27
Jake Not Jake Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Corn Country Posts: 22,303 Gallery: Jake WOE: Plain old Atkins Start Date: 8/22/1973	All I know is that the mental image I now have of an infected cow udder is seriously helping my diet motivation.

12-10-2009, 08:12 AM	#30
hubcityraider Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 60lb Club, USA Posts: 215 Gallery: hubcityraider Stats: male: 236/176/170 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: 5/13/09	I'm clear except for the canned tomatoes but that's not hard to avoid in the future. However this comment is somewhat careless: "We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure," says Salatin. Feeding cattle chicken manure? That's just fertilizer for the soil. Gets nitrogen levels back up on plots of land where the nutrients have been leached. Not like there's chicken crap in cattle feed.