Supermarket / Store Sadness
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Be careful throwing the words "organic" and "processed" around. Organic does t always mean better or healthier, and in the USA you do t really have to use all organic ingredients to be labelled "organic". Also, "process" refers to ANY alternation of a food. Cooking is considered a "process", so even if you simply cook a chicken breast, it is now "processed".Am I the only one who finds supermarket shopping depressing? Every shelf is full of processed crap full of bad stuff that really should not be consumed. And yet to buy any of the "clean" foods I have to go to the specialist isle where I'm paying over twice the price for unsweetened nut milks, bread, vegetable crisps.
I try so hard to cook as much of my food from scratch but I dont always have the time. I get so frustrated that a clean eating pasta sauce will cost me 3 times the price of the stuff thats filled with sugar and salt.
I found an organic supermarket near my college but again its so expensive. I guess I just have to keep trying where I can. Sometimes I wish people were more food aware as its the consumer that drives what the shops sell.
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In the clean eaters group we usually refer to foods with unhealthy fats, flours and sugars, preservatives and unknown ingredients as processed. You're right. If you harvest, sort, wash and store apples from an organic tree they have been processed.
As for organic. If you're referring to prepared foods ... well you need to read labels. If we're talking about produce, organically grown, certified organic and foods homegrown without herbicides and pesticides are all considered organic.
Is that important? I say yes. Having an education from an agriculture college, I am very familiar with the food chain. While this issue is complex, foods grown in South America and Mexico that are out of season here and are perfect are not a good choice. Coffee is critically important to buy organic.
Why? We produce chemicals in the US that are banned for use here, but are exported around the world. That is sprayed on your winter produce and returns to US in form of tomatoes, soft fruits, inexpensive coffee, etc.0 -
The cost difference is quite huge but I also believe that it is important to eat as "clean" as I can when I can.
I live in a city where I breathe in plenty of chemicals without having to eat them too.
That's mad about what is considered "processed". I do know a chef who wont even wash his organic produce. He literally just eats it!0 -
The cost difference is quite huge but I also believe that it is important to eat as "clean" as I can when I can.
I live in a city where I breathe in plenty of chemicals without having to eat them too.
That's mad about what is considered "processed". I do know a chef who wont even wash his organic produce. He literally just eats it!
You might tell that chef that here in Mexico most farmers don't have the money to buy artificial fertilizer for their crops, but often have access to and liberally use animal dung for their organic crops. Just saying...:o).
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KaraVance2015 wrote: »Also check out if there are farmers markets in your area. You can get a bunch of locally grown produce for a great deal.
Out of curiosity, where do you live? I always see people on these boards suggesting to others that they should check out farmers markets for "great deals" and "inexpensive" produce, etc. I love supporting my local farmers, but where I live (Toronto, Canada), the produce one finds in farmers markets is usually much more costly than in conventional grocery stores. It sure does taste better though when it's grown locally and coming straight from the farmer...
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