food for thought…and for the wealthy?
“The organic-food movement is in danger of exacerbating the growing gap between rich and poor in this country by contributing to a two-tiered national food supply, with healthy food for the rich.”
you can read more here: http://www.slate.com/id/2138176/nav/tap1/?GT1=7932
as with most things, i don’t have a strong opinion one way or the other on this. however, the other day i needed to buy 4 zucchini and i was at kroger and i was going to buy organic because the zucchini looked really great - until i saw the price - $4.29 each?!?! i needed four of these. i’m sorry, do you know how many times i can eat at subway for that much? nearly five times (turkey sub, no drink, no chips). i just don’t have that kind of zucchini budget. that is the only opinion i have about organic food. it seems to be of higher quality, but is usually too expensive.
and here is a picture of my brother pondering organic peppers, courtesy of my brother-in-law who tends to ponder things like electronics, podcasts and technology. (my brother is the one on the right, not the one with the pepper)
$4.29 each, that IS ridiculous! You need a Whole Foods!!
Comment by Christine — March 23, 2006 @ 12:36 am
I have to admit, “The Iron Chef” the original version is my second favorite show. I always laugh hysterically when he bites into the yellow pepper like it is a snack
Comment by Jill — March 24, 2006 @ 8:31 am
funny you should bring up snacks, jill. i don’t think i’ve gotten your opinion on this - would cheese be classified as a salty snack?
Comment by crystal — March 24, 2006 @ 12:26 pm
I do not think cheese is a snack. I believe it is part of the dairy group. If you are going to classify it as a snack, like say in easy cheese, then I would just call it a snack, not salty. Potato Chips, Pretzels, those are salty snacks. Cheese is just average saltiness.
Comment by Jill — March 24, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
betrayed by a lifelong friend. ouch.
Comment by crystal — March 24, 2006 @ 6:27 pm
potato chips and pretzels: two things made into a salty snack by a salting process
Comment by Jamie — March 26, 2006 @ 3:57 pm
I agree. Pretzels and chips are made salty by a salting process just like cheese. BUT, failure to salt a pretzel or a potato chip doesn’t prevent it from becoming a snack, just from becoming a salty snack. (Ask Auntie Anne or Mr. Wetzel.) Pretzels are made salty by a salting process just as they are made sweet by a cinnamon-sugaring process or garlic-y by a garlic-ing process. Does the lack of salt in cinnamon or garlic pretzels cause them to be something other than pretzels? I think not. Cheese, like pretzels or chips, CAN be a salty snack, but the absence of salt in any of the above food products doesn’t change their fundamental characteristics.
Comment by brian — March 30, 2006 @ 6:29 pm
OK, you win. Cheese isn’t a salty snack. You’re on your own Crystal.
Comment by Jamie — March 30, 2006 @ 6:31 pm
Crystal, I’m still on your side on this one. Snacks can only be classified in one of two broad categories, so says the snackmaster. Salty or sweet. And while I’ll admit, I do watch the food network from time to time, I want nothing to do with a sweet cheese.
Comment by kara — March 30, 2006 @ 8:50 pm
I still don’t think that cheese is necessarily a snack. If you are going to classify it as a snack, then it would be salty not sweet. But, I think the real question should be, is cheese a snack at all.
Comment by Jill — March 31, 2006 @ 8:32 am
I think we can settle this quickly. When is the last time you sat down for a nice dinner of cheese and crackers?
Comment by kara — April 2, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Well, my mother-in-law used to cut up cheese and serve it on a tray at nearly every meal. Whether it was a special occasion or not. So to answer your question, about 2 months ago.
Comment by Jill — April 5, 2006 @ 7:06 am
your mother in law knows whats up.
Comment by crystal — April 5, 2006 @ 8:40 pm
Interestingly, cheese belongs in a special category of being a snack that is always a salty snack due to a salting process, a key step in the production of every cheese.
Comment by Jamie — April 6, 2006 @ 9:09 pm