Does what you eat really matter????

stephfilako

For anyone on here that wants a GREAT look at what we eat, this link is to the movie "Hungry for Change." It is from the creators of the film Food Matters. If you want a little motivation to kick the bad food habits THIS IS YOUR movie. They have it posted free till the end of the month on this site and it was well worth the time!

Steph

http://www.hungryforchange.tv/

PaleoPath4Lyfe

I posted this yesterday.

Only 1 person responded.

I find on this website that most people don't care that they are funding companies that are ruining our food supply and they are stuffing themselves of food like product and not real food.

It is very disheartening and saddening.

sweettthings

The website looks like it intends to spam the hell out of anyone who signs up to it. I wouldn't.

They may have a good message, but they aren't delivering it the right way.

BrianSharpe

I find on this website that most people don't care that they are funding companies that are ruining our food supply and they are stuffing themselves of food like product and not real food.

I suspect the truth is that most people would prefer to eat clean, nutrient dense foods but there are a several factors at play:

1) There is an incredible amount of contradictory information out there. Some of (on both sides) tantamount to propaganda.

2) The simple fact of economics - eating organic food, grass fed beef, free range chicken costs more and there are a great many families facing economic uncertainty (could they budget better, maybe.....)

3) Availability - I live in a reasonably "middle class" suburb and you still have to look hard at the grocery stores to find anything but the factory processed meats (they actually will have signage that suggest grain fed beef is a good thing at a couple of the butcheries).

I don't think it's quite as simple as "people don't care"

stephfilako

I understand that it looks like it might be a scam. I can tell you its not. I have had one in email in 3 days and it was on an offer for the recipe book. Including a link to unsubscribe. The reason I posted it here was because I have not had any issues with being inboxed 3 times a day. For me personally, it was well worth an email. The movie was FANTASTIC! I understand your thoughts though.

Steph

Sepheriel

I find on this website that most people don't care that they are funding companies that are ruining our food supply and they are stuffing themselves of food like product and not real food.

I suspect the truth is that most people would prefer to eat clean, nutrient dense foods but there are a several factors at play:

1) There is an incredible amount of contradictory information out there. Some of (on both sides) tantamount to propaganda.

2) The simple fact of economics - eating organic food, grass fed beef, free range chicken costs more and there are a great many families facing economic uncertainty (could they budget better, maybe.....)

3) Availability - I live in a reasonably "middle class" suburb and you still have to look hard at the grocery stores to find anything but the factory processed meats (they actually will have signage that suggest grain fed beef is a good thing at a couple of the butcheries).

I don't think it's quite as simple as "people don't care"

I agree ... I have to drive 45 minutes to a store that has organic produce and none of the local stores have grass fed beef.

kdiamond

I've watched similar types of movies (Food, Inc., etc.). Here is my take. I do believe the food industry has suffered, and the bottom line is all that matters anymore. There is something to be said about the "other side" (the organic industry) as well, and their ways of exploiting the people with their scare tactics - they also only care about the bottom line. It would be naive to think people in business "care" about the well being of people. There are few that truly do.

That being said, I try to buy as fresh and local as possible, to support the local economy and hopefully, to put the best products I can into my family's diet. It can't be done all the time, it just isn't available. I try not to buy processed foods, but there are times I have a bag of Cheetos. Adopting a healthy lifestyle, i.e. balance, is how you live a life of health. I can't imagine anyone here, bodybuilders and fitness competitors alike, can stick to a clean, natural diet 100% of their lives. Just like their physiques, in off season they aren't as buff, it just isn't attainable.

Balance is the key.

bear_nakey

Why would I get littered with spam when I can go to netflix and watch food matters or Food Inc for free?! The messages are all very similar, and a lot of us care. Like the above has said, though, a lot of us have families and are on a budget. I try to feed my family the best I can, but organic food is expensive. I get it when I can and try to be choosey about what I feed my gang, but the fact remains that these companies know what works: effective pricing. At some point, there isn't a lot that a middle-class family like ours can do.

bcattoes

I suspect the truth is that most people would prefer to eat clean, nutrient dense foods but there are a several factors at play:

1) There is an incredible amount of contradictory information out there. Some of (on both sides) tantamount to propaganda.

2) The simple fact of economics - eating organic food, grass fed beef, free range chicken costs more and there are a great many families facing economic uncertainty (could they budget better, maybe.....)

3) Availability - I live in a reasonably "middle class" suburb and you still have to look hard at the grocery stores to find anything but the factory processed meats (they actually will have signage that suggest grain fed beef is a good thing at a couple of the butcheries).

I don't think it's quite as simple as "people don't care"

I agree. Grass fed beef, or meat of any kind is not available in my area anywhere. If I want it I have to buy it off the internet and it's very expensive. So I just don't eat a lot of meat other than wild caught fish.

And, while their is plenty of information about companies controlling our food supply and all that comes with that, there really is very little scientific evidence of whether any of it actually hurts us in the long run. I suspect it is not good. It sounds bad. But which is worse, not feeding your family anything, or feeding them what you can afford?

stephfilako

This was a movie more than about organics. It talked a LOT about sugar, the glycemic index, supplements, etc. It is not the same movie in a different package. I have seen the others, I like this one a lot. Again, I have not been littered with spam. Like anything else, the choice is yours to make. This was a good film and I just wanted to spread the word about it. If you get more than 20 minutes into the movie THAT is where the really good stuff was in my opinion.