The bushels of corn I raise are probably double what I would have raised without GMO corn and I would have been spraying toxic insecticides in the air and chemicals harmful to the environment in the ground. It's the law of supply of law and demand. The less corn I raise the less the supply so the higher the price. The higher the price of corn the higher the cost of food.
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These "Whole Foods/TJ's" dummies think they are doing something good for the planet when in reality the
opposite is true.
Same people are likely to buy organic cotton sheets from Boll&Branch.
Didn't you know organic cotton is softer(bullshit) and that 3 living presidents have slept on them.
Yet another example of the Pussification of America.
"eat poison its good for you. come on down. Trust us" - The government and Monsanto
http://www.responsibletechnology.or...-Reveals-Health-Damage-and-Cover-up-June-2005
http://www.responsibletechnology.or...-Reveals-Health-Damage-and-Cover-up-June-2005
GMO's are an amazing idea - helps supply/demand. it's fantastic. - but there are pitfalls
just eat real food - fruits, veggies, meat, eggs - organic if you can.
as mentioned earlier - it's the other crap that kills ya and makes you unhealthy and have no energy (SUGAR! Soda, chips, candy, other good stuff)
just eat real food - fruits, veggies, meat, eggs - organic if you can.
as mentioned earlier - it's the other crap that kills ya and makes you unhealthy and have no energy (SUGAR! Soda, chips, candy, other good stuff)
very true
What I think and what anyone else who thinks differently will never agree on GMO's. Some people live to over 100 and smoke. There is enough science of both sides of the GMO debate and having read enough of each side, I think they are a horrible thing. That's my opinion.
All I have ever said is I just want to see GMO foods labelled. So I can choose whether or not to eat them. That's all really. I don't think thats a lot to ask. But ask yourselves one question, why such an issue with labelling whether they are GMO or not? Companies are paying millions and millions to lawmakers fighting GMO labelling. Why? Doesn't that make you wonder at all? Hershey's recently announced they were going GMO free. So did Chipotle's.
I mean, let's just put aside the rest of the world banning GMO's for a sec, if they are so safe and great for us, then just put GMO all over the product. Let people choose.
1. Subsidies - Corn and soy are heavily subsidized by the government, and as a result farmers have been creating surplus since WWII. After exporting to the rest of the world, there was still excess product, so food scientists began to create new ingredients - such as high fructose corn syrup. This sugar equivalent sweetener is half the price of table sugar. These new super cheap ingredients find their way into thousands of product formulas reducing their cost.
2. Seasonality - most fruit and vegetables have a short season. In the past people would either eat in season or preserve in cans/jars. Today most produce is processed to be shelf stable for an entire year or more as canned, frozen or concentrate. So for most parts of the year the processed choice will be cheaper than something fresh imported from halfway around the world.
3. Transportation - It's easier and cheaper to transport cans of tomato puree than fresh tomatoes.
4. Processed foods contain many low quality ingredients. The meat in TV Dinners is the lowest allowable USDA grade. You'd never buy that meat to prepare a meal at home. Processors use artificial ingredients whenever possible - for example vanillin instead of real vanilla beans, artificial colors instead of natural colorings.1,823 views • 15 upvotes •
GMO corn is added to nearly all processed food as a filler with essentially NO nutritional value. It does nothing for supply/demand
of course, as you noted, food quality in USA is much much much more than just organic Vs GMO. The USDA food pyramid is flat out wrong. Grass fed meats, fruits , vegetables are first, then healthy fats, THEN grains.
