Controversial stance, maybe?

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    PERSONALLY i took this as more of a organic vs non organic debate... an organic banana has 105 cals... a non organic banana has 105 cals... they have the same amount of vitamins too... what's the real difference? a LABEL!

    The real difference is chemicals. It's not what they have in common, but what they don't. Though some organic foods do have higher nutrients.
  • juscallmeb
    juscallmeb Posts: 369 Member
    "Should I also find potential mates by hitting them with a club and dragging their unconscious bodies back to my cave?"...

    Some people may say yes to that one. I liked this post!!!

    so you're telling me I'm not supposed to hit guys over the head before I put them in my car..?? ;) j.k :noway:
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    I think natural tends to be better in most cases, about most things,
    but I have a bit of a hippie streak in me. :flowerforyou:

    And as a college instructor, I deduct 10% off any paper that cites Wikipedia.
    My students know this policy and yet..... they still cite it.

    It's just not natural.


    thank you! lol
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    I think natural tends to be better in most cases, about most things,
    but I have a bit of a hippie streak in me. :flowerforyou:

    And as a college instructor, I deduct 10% off any paper that cites Wikipedia.
    My students know this policy and yet..... they still cite it.

    It's just not natural.


    I love you for this!! I also scoffed at the original citation of Wikipedia. As a former English teacher it ruffled my feathers to see it used. And the banter between the two is seriously cracking me up! LOL


    I couldn't hold my tongue. I'm stubborn that way. :laugh:
  • Shadowcasting
    Shadowcasting Posts: 124 Member
    The deathcap mushroom is natural. Cyanide is natural. Just become something is "natural" doesn't mean its going to improve your health....
  • Shadowcasting
    Shadowcasting Posts: 124 Member
    The real difference is chemicals. It's not what they have in common, but what they don't. Though some organic foods do have higher nutrients.

    Organic produce is often fertilized with manure. I'm not sure how the potential for illness from feces being spread all over your food is better than the potential of illness from a chemical.
  • Shadowcasting
    Shadowcasting Posts: 124 Member
    The problem with the word "natural" (and someone may have beaten me to this) is that it's meaningless when it comes to ingestibles. Cyanide is "natural." So is uranium. Doesn't mean we want to be eating them. "Natural" is just a green-wash term to get people to think that products are somehow better for them. "Natural" doesn't mean healthy or organic.

    Kris

    Well, crap, I should have read ALL of the replies before I said the same thing!! Ah well. Great minds, right?!
  • 3LittleMonkeys
    3LittleMonkeys Posts: 373 Member
    PERSONALLY i took this as more of a organic vs non organic debate... an organic banana has 105 cals... a non organic banana has 105 cals... they have the same amount of vitamins too... what's the real difference? a LABEL!

    You forgot to add all that pesticide and hormone crap that is in the non organic bananas.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    The real difference is chemicals. It's not what they have in common, but what they don't. Though some organic foods do have higher nutrients.

    Organic produce is often fertilized with manure. I'm not sure how the potential for illness from feces being spread all over your food is better than the potential of illness from a chemical.

    The manure must be aged 2 full years, at which time harmful bacteria in the feces will have died. If you know of someone spreading fresh manure you should not eat their food because of the threat of e-coli.
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    ...also lets not forget dear dinosaurs whom we fed and were very desired meal,

    Wait, and *I* got flak for linking to a well-researched Wikipedia article??

    Why aren't you teachers commenting about these examples of blatant misinformation and atrocious spelling and grammar? :P


    bwahahaha! (I'm no teacher/professor, etc. And, I was teasing, promise!) :tongue:
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