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I usually get food poisoning at least once a year. It used to me more until I cut out mexican and LA oysters.
People who have lots of children for religious reasons creep me out ... and thats coming from a Christian.
That's way too often. I've only had botulism twice in my life and I'll eat pretty much everything as long as it doesn't smell bad.And knowing "**** happens"...
I usually get food poisoning at least once a year. It used to me more until I cut out mexican and LA oysters.
That's way too often. I've only had botulism twice in my life and I'll eat pretty much everything as long as it doesn't smell bad.
I completely agree. "Jesus wants you to have more babies, and god is anti-birth control." Could we be any more ridiculous as a species?
I think it comes from Genesis, be fruitful and multiply, but I would say that anyone who looks around can tell that we have fulfilled that command extremely well already.
Or maybe we could convince people to stop having litters of children. But that would fly in the face of superstitious religious nonsense, eh?
I'll tell you what...you can eat whatever crap you want, and I'll continue eating fresh/local. I suspect more people will join me, in the future.
Superstitious religious nonsense? Love tolerant lefties... I happen to be a Catholic and have two children... or is that too many for you? Generally speaking, developed countries have lower birthrates, regardless if they have religious populations or not. The country I live in has one of the lowest if not THE lowest birthrate in the world ... and people are pretty religious here.
And knowing "**** happens"...
I usually get food poisoning at least once a year. It used to me more until I cut out mexican and LA oysters.
I completely agree. "Jesus wants you to have more babies, and god is anti-birth control." Could we be any more ridiculous as a species?
I guess from this sentence that you've never visited a factory farm to see where your food comes from...For the record, I grew up on a farm where we raised black angus cattle that we ate, so I'm no anti-meat whacko. However, no animal should live in the conditions I've seen on some of those farms.
I've never gotten sick from gulf oysters, but then, I only eat them raw from October - March, when the water is colder and less hospitable to bacteria. The rest of the year, we eat them steamed, with butter & garlic. Yum.
A good friend of mine got e-coli from raspberries grown in Mexico when we were both on a business trip to San Diego. He was hospitalized for several days and nearly died. I got Hep A while I was pregnant with my son from plums grown in Chile. There's a good reason why I eat the way I do.
Its what each of us have to decide for ourselves as "Acceptable risk"... I for one have cut out almost all processed foods from my family's diet. If I wan't ham, I buy fresh and from a local farm.
Neither am I, I abhor Vegetarianism and its hubris as if they would survive a week without society making thier lifestyle possible. That said, I abhor the factory farm just as much. Chicken? I don't think I have purposefully had perdue or tyson in over 10 years....
Bell and evan's or empire Kosher I'll do in a pinch.... But none of that mass slaughtered nonsense soaking in a vat of bleach.
Not a fan of cooked oysters..... I think gulf oysters are average at best. about on par with our local jersey flats that we get around here... Give me a wellfleet or a totten virginica any day of the week. :thumbs:
I buy Pilgrams Pride whole chickens, good stuff. And are you CRAZY REV??? Smoked Oysters for the win bro.
And we would have an even worse global food problem than we already do...
I have hardly any processed foods in my place. I used to buy salsa, beans, and the like. But now I only keep a couple cans for "emergencies" and I buy all my beans dried. No instant rice, etc. I'm working on my herb garden so I can always have fresh herbs. I have cinnamon sticks to even grind my own cinnamon.Its what each of us have to decide for ourselves as "Acceptable risk"... I for one have cut out almost all processed foods from my family's diet. If I wan't ham, I buy fresh and from a local farm.
This is my only "bad" spot. The farmers I get my meat from only sell whole chickens. A whole chicken really does me no good, it would be a huge waste of chicken. I don't care for anything but the breast. So, I buy frozen, boneless chicken breasts at the grocery store. I can't really think of any way around that except to not have chicken at all.Neither am I, I abhor Vegetarianism and its hubris as if they would survive a week without society making thier lifestyle possible. That said, I abhor the factory farm just as much. Chicken? I don't think I have purposefully had perdue or tyson in over 10 years....
Bell and evan's or empire Kosher I'll do in a pinch.... But none of that mass slaughtered nonsense soaking in a vat of bleach.
This is right on the heels of the egg recall, which begs the question: Do we continue with business as usual, or do we need more robust regulation when it comes to the processing of foods? Note that in both cases the companies have voluntarily pulled the product without the government ordering them to.
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I have hardly any processed foods in my place. I used to buy salsa, beans, and the like. But now I only keep a couple cans for "emergencies" and I buy all my beans dried. No instant rice, etc. I'm working on my herb garden so I can always have fresh herbs. I have cinnamon sticks to even grind my own cinnamon.The only processed meats I have is bacon. I make my own salsa, going to start making my own mayo, pickles, relish, jams, etc. (I just need to learn how to start canning - working on that)
This is my only "bad" spot. The farmers I get my meat from only sell whole chickens. A whole chicken really does me no good, it would be a huge waste of chicken. I don't care for anything but the breast. So, I buy frozen, boneless chicken breasts at the grocery store. I can't really think of any way around that except to not have chicken at all.
Neither am I, I abhor Vegetarianism and its hubris as if they would survive a week without society making thier lifestyle possible. That said, I abhor the factory farm just as much. Chicken? I don't think I have purposefully had perdue or tyson in over 10 years....
Bell and evan's or empire Kosher I'll do in a pinch.... But none of that mass slaughtered nonsense soaking in a vat of bleach.
Not a fan of cooked oysters..... I think gulf oysters are average at best. about on par with our local jersey flats that we get around here... Give me a wellfleet or a totten virginica any day of the week. :thumbs:
Indeed, that's why I make my own now.Salsa?
Home made is sooo much better.
No can do. It's given to me frozen.Hack it up, freeze the other parts and donate them to a soup kitchen. You probably will still pay the same or less per lb.
Indeed, that's why I make my own now.
No can do. It's given to me frozen.
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