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Monday's Food for Thought

Monday’s Food for Thought: Your Apples Are A Year Old?!

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Do you know the age of the apple you just purchased from the grocery store?

I recently saw this article on Food Renegade, and found it completely fascinating. Did you know the average age of a supermarket apple is 14 months old? I honestly didn’t know anything about controlled atmosphere cold storage warehouses before reading this article, but the more research I do, the more disillusioned I grow with our food industry.

What do you think? Does it make you want to buy local and eat seasonally? Do you have the option to purchase any of your produce from nearby farmers?

Something to think about this Monday morning!

-Mandy

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Monday’s Food for Thought: What If It Weren’t Called Pink Slime?

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If you read this blog, you know that MC and I are passionate about feeding our families real food, especially now that we both have children.

I saw this article in the New York Times yesterday, and given the media backlash against the ‘pink slime,’ I thought it was interesting that the author of the article referred to the whole episode as ‘unfair’.  It may be unfair that a seemingly respectable company with an exemplary safety record will have to reduce its workforce, but it is not in the least bit unfair to know what we the consumer, are purchasing.

I will stop before this post becomes a rant, but we DO need to know what’s going into our food, and what we’re feeding our families. And, it’s up to us to fight against the food industry to make sure things are labeled properly, so we can make wise choices.

-Mandy

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Monday’s Food for Thought: Chickens on Prozac?

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So, I’ve never been a huge foodie…and I sadly never got around to reading “supersize me” and all those other fascinating documentaries on the sad, mixed up food industry that surrounds us these days.  I’ve always mainly shopped on the peripheral of the supermarket and never thought much of what I am buying.  However, I recently read this short piece from the NYT on some current testing in chickens in the US and I kinda felt sick and then got really frustrated.  Yuck! Yikes! Seriously!?

I tend to buy organic, especially since my daughter is now eating almost everything we eat, but organic isn’t always cheap…and sometimes it can be harder to come by.  After reading this, I am interested in researching more vegetarian options for dinner and when we do have meat (especially chicken) making sure it is organic if at all possible.

What do you think?  Do you know of more research/opinions out there?

Food for thought for sure…

-M.C.