What are some of your unpopular opinions about food?
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »A substantiated opinion - the case against using GMO products is complete woo. Every major health organization around the world (CDC, WHO, EUPHA, etc) endorses them as safe. Purposefully avoiding GMO products is pretty much anti-science. A lot of common products avoid them because of public perception so we end up avoiding them without trying. There are reasons to hate Monsanto's business practices with respect to GMO crops. It's a real shame; GMO crops have more yield per acre, reducing the amount of farmland that needs to be cleared. They are more tolerant of drought, increasing the food supply in some areas that need it most. They are more bug resistant, decreasing the need for pesticides that often pollute water supplies.CarvedTones wrote: »A substantiated opinion - the case against using GMO products is complete woo. Every major health organization around the world (CDC, WHO, EUPHA, etc) endorses them as safe. Purposefully avoiding GMO products is pretty much anti-science. A lot of common products avoid them because of public perception so we end up avoiding them without trying. There are reasons to hate Monsanto's business practices with respect to GMO crops. It's a real shame; GMO crops have more yield per acre, reducing the amount of farmland that needs to be cleared. They are more tolerant of drought, increasing the food supply in some areas that need it most. They are more bug resistant, decreasing the need for pesticides that often pollute water supplies.
Agreed. I have zero issue with GMOs.
There is no more rational basis for having a blanket opinion about all GMOs than there is for having a blanket opinion about all possible non GMO organisms. Some will be generally safe for all people, with a very low incidence of allergies. Some will be toxic. And there will be foods that fall somewhere between those extremes.
The process of genetically modifying something doesn't make it automatically safe to eat, anymore than the fact that something isn't genetically modified (by humans through gene manipulation) makes it safe to eat.
Please identify an example of a food that wasn't toxic before modification and is afterwards.
The CDC, WHO, EUPHA and all the other major health organizations are making evidence based scientific conclusions. IMO, trusting science is more rational than dismissing it because I don't like blanket conclusions. There is no rational basis for assuming that modification makes something unsafe to eat when there is no evidence to support that. Science rarely if ever claims 100% certainty of anything only because it is logistically impossible to ever be 100% certain. That doesn't put an unproven hypothesis that isn't based on any evidence on equal footing.
EDIT - Also, they don't just create some new GMO variant and start selling it as food without extensive testing. Mostly they are making sure there is a benefit to the modification, but they do test to make sure the food is acceptable (taste, texture and doesn't kill anyone) as well as achieving their objective (better, yield, more nutrition, higher tolerance to adverse conditions, world peace, etc).5 -
I enjoy tuna, and fried cod or whatever. But other than that, seafood is the worst.1
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Sweet potatoes are absolutely horrid5
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And caraway seeds 🤢3
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Pizza and Bacon are completely over-rated.7
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Bry_Fitness70 wrote: »Oreos suck
Compared to what?
Famous Amos? Agreed. Sugar cookies? GTFO of here.
Oh, no no no. Famous Amos are awful. All dry and crumbly.0 -
Eating ice cream during the winter months is weird.8
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kshama2001 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »I don't like baked macaroni and cheese. I think it gets too dry. I'd much prefer the stove top stuff from a box.
@PaperDoll_ the Joy of Cooking's baked macaroni and cheese is AMAZING and not the least bit dry.
This looks like a pretty faithful rendition: https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/baked-macaroni-cheese-joy-of-cooking/396395
Onions in macaroni and cheese? That's different. I love onions though, so it's definately worth a try. Thanks.
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- I'm sure this isn't very popular, but I stopped buying peanut butter because I've had to throw away half-eaten (small) jars a year later.
- I haven't had a donut in 5 years and not even tempted to have one.
- I'm done trying to like steak.
- I can't understand how people like bacon.
- I can only eat chicken if it's skinless boneless breast - the least popular choice among those who like chicken.
- Ramen is a perfectly fine, delicious, and filling choice for a meal, not just a last resort.
- Anything in coffee ruins coffee. No sugar, no cream, no flavorings, no fancy Starbucks style drinks.2 -
FireOpalCO wrote: »AngryViking1970 wrote: »
Goldfish > either of those
All fake "cheese" dust crackers are icky. So is "cheese" in a can and American "cheese" and the V word.
Now a nice slice of white cheddar on a cracker with a slice of apple? Hand over the whole *kitten* tray.
american cheese is just orange rubber. I don't understand it.4 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »- I'm sure this isn't very popular, but I stopped buying peanut butter because I've had to throw away half-eaten (small) jars a year later.
As a kid I hated peanut butter. I discovered the peanut butter that is just peanuts and salt as an adult and liked it well enough but stopped buying it because I prefer other nut butters (and rarely have nut butter at all since I prefer nuts whole).Anything in coffee ruins coffee. No sugar, no cream, no flavorings, no fancy Starbucks style drinks.
Mostly agree, except on occasion I like it with milk -- latte no sugar as a dessert. I also like coffee and milk for breakfast when traveling in Europe.
The rest of your list I can't go along with! ;-)1 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Nutella is an oversweet insult to both chocolate and hazelnuts.
Definitely like Cookie Butter more!2 -
Gazpacho is one of my favorite soups, and so is a cold potato and leek (or the version with watercress). Would not have those in the winter, though.
Stew in the summer is weird, and also one of my favorite things about this time of year.4 -
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I'm not usually much of a KitKat person, but these are amazing!3 -
MommyLifts3 wrote: »I like frozen pizzas
Me too!
Can't wait to try this one
I'll eat thick crust pizza (usually like the ones with the cheese inside the crust), but generally I prefer thin crust.3
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