MEAT - Watch these fun yet disturbing films "the meatrix" and learn about what you might be eating. I'm not a vegetarian, in fact i love meat and cant get enough of it. but once i saw these videos, my ways changed o.o. i only eat grass fed meats now. help spread the word and show your friends and family this video.
Also some tips on choosing meats. Marbling is key to flavor. Most folks in the know can tell you marbling is a nickname for the white flecks of fat in the beef. Don't worry, it turns into tantalizing and tender juices during cooking. The higher the amount of marbling, the higher the quality of beef. USDA Prime beef is the best grade of beef available, USDA Choice beef is below Prime on the scale, and USDA Select is one of the lower quality grades. If your grocer's beef doesn't have USDA Select, Choice or Prime on the label, it's going to be … bad. Anything below Choice, but especially below the Select grade, doesn't have enough marbling to taste good. To someone who doesn't understand the USDA Beef Grades, "USDA Inspected" on the label sounds dandy. The fact is, all beef must be inspected, but that doesn't mean it tastes good. If the meat department doesn't put Select, Choice or Prime on the sticker, it usually means the product received a Standard grade.
VEGETABLES/FRUITS - Potatoes, spinach, pears, grapes, lettuce, cherries, strawberries, nectarines, celery, sweet bell peppers, apples, and peaches are known at the "dirty dozen". according to tests conducted by the USDA and the FDA. Theses are the fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide residues. try getting these, or all your veggies and fruits, organic. :3
USDA ORGANIC - Always look for the ''USDA Organic" picture on your organic foods :3 (United States Department of Agriculture)
FAST FOOD - Just dont do it XD even if you eat a salad at McDonalds , the quality of the ingredients are below sucky and 99% is probably genetically modified -.- why risk that when you can make your own organic salad? plus you have all these recipes and stuff from the guild, why not use them?
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS - BEWARE of GMOs. GM or GE (genetically engineered) foods are a big no no. While scientific progress on molecular biology has a great potential to increase our understanding of nature and provide new medical tools, it should not be used as justification to turn the environment into a giant genetic experiment by commercial interests.
Genetic engineering enables scientists to create plants, animals and micro-organisms by manipulating genes in a way that does not occur naturally. These genetically modified organisms (GMO) can spread through nature and interbreed with natural organisms, thereby contaminating non 'GE' environments and future generations in an unforeseeable and uncontrollable way.
Also, there have been situations like the one in india that just make me disrespect the USA even more. We sold GM long grain rice that cannot reproduce to india. it was cheaper than normal rice, but the rice only lasts one generation and cannot multiply so india would be force to continue to buy from us. when some farmers tried to grow the original non-GM long grain rice, the US literally came in and ripped it from there fields and said they went against the world trade contract and sued them. US won. im from the united states, so it saddens me to see how disgusting we can be. they are just giving the USA a bad name and i dont blame the other countries for hating us. there are still originl long grain rice growing in india, but if the GM test continues, they fear there normal crops might be affected.
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i hope you guys read all of these facts and opinions i have! they are helpful and could save and expand your life.
i might add more if i find anymore facts for you guys. also, feel free to tell me more facts and opinions to add to this list :3
STAY HEALTHY!~
