Murph Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm a big fruit eater, always have been. I was making smoothies 35 years ago with a Waring blender. But I never bought organic anything unless there was no option. So a month or so back I'm at Krogers and guess what? There was no other option, all they had was organic bananas, they were like 69 cents a pound versus like 55 cents for the regular ones they were out of. Holy banana, Batman.... These things have twice the shelf life, are much more firm, better color, better flavor, everything about them is just WAY better. Anyhow, I wish somebody would have told me this 35 years ago. So I'm telling you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thats bananas! I have stopped using a lot of organic produce lately as I cant tell the difference. Except with milk. Organic milk goes off faster than the regular stuff. I cant make the same comparison you did with bananas. I think all the bananas in my neck of the woods are organic. I will check though. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yup. Organic stuff these days tastes just like ordinary stuff did 40 years ago. That's progress for you. Who would have thought trying to grow the maximum acreage of a food product using the minimum amount of time / space / care and with the cheapest possible source materials would mean that the end produce would taste of nothing whatsoever? Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Well, given the influence of GMO's in our food products, the recent WHO announcement about bacon and processed food and cancer... well...I remember cribs with lead paint, bikes before helmets, well, you know... In any event, I remember reading where Nell Newman (daughter of Paul, founder of Newman's Own Brands) was trying to get him to get into organic, and he was "resistant" to say the least. She offered to cook Thanksgiving dinner that year, and after dinner announced that everything she made was "organic". She got the immediate go ahead to start the organic branch of Newman's Own. At least that's how I heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 . Thank goodness . . . . thought you might be tripping out on some band playing NWO psychedelic mishmash music. Your not smoking them things, are ya? . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Organic carrots taste much better too...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glp2012 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Organic...charging you more for the way food should be grown. Here's a definition: organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Oh, so you mean they grow it in the ground using real fertilizer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 In many cases the organic produce tastes better. Without preservatives, they have to get it to you quicker. That means they wait until it's ripe to pick it. That tomato in the store may have been picked green months before it ever hit the shelf at your store and artificially ripened. It costs less to do it that way. I would never buy an apple that isn't organic. Why? It always tops the "dirty dozen" list for the foods with the greatest amount of pesticides still in the food. Bonus, the organic ones taste better and have better crunch. That doesn't mean I'm a total food freak. There are things that are worth the extra money, and other things that are not. We all have a different place to draw that line. Insights and incites by Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Funny fads nowadays. <_< Any grown nutrition is organic and biological. On principal, every component contained therein except water and minerals is denominated organic and biological. Next to all man-made unwanted synthetic residues within grown produce are organic, too, but not biological. It's about making more money in first order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Funny fads nowadays. <_< Any grown nutrition is organic and biological. On principal, every component contained therein except water and minerals is denominated organic and biological. ... True... but that's really just hair-splitting. (Like saying everything we eat, drink, touch, or breathe is "chemical" - or we're all "naturally radioactive") Words often have many definitions. Sure, anything living is "organic". In medicine "organic" means relating directly to one of the organs. Obviously applying that definition to bananas would be silly. Food certified as organic, however, meets certain farming criteria. These criteria can vary by country of sale. However, the criteria for the label is regulated by organizations such as the USDA or the European Commission. Whether you eat it or not (or feel justified paying the extra cost) is up to you. But whichever produce I buy I can promise you one thing... I wash it thoroughly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 In medicine "organic" means relating directly to one of the organs. Obviously applying that definition to bananas would be silly. Inadvertent-tongue-in-cheek-saucydouble-entendre banana joke ahoy! I wash it thoroughly! Ok, ok...enough already English humour....carry on...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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