02-04-2004, 11:53 PM
I am in agreement with what is said here and it is also the first that i have read about Tara's theory on "new" food. a few observations after being out in the far east for so long. the chinese eat anything and everything and when they sit down to eat, they eat a lot of food. BUT they remain "small" much smaller than their european counterparts. when they sit down the food arrives in waves bowl after bowl, and on a table of 6-10 people they share the food. Usually there is little no starch and unlike the rice laden "western" chinese meals; they may have a single rice dish called sticky rice that has a lump of pork fat in the centre which is removed and not eaten. Rice is a staple but is not consumed in vast amounts and a large number of dishes have fish or sea food. a further observation is the new growth of MacDonalds, pitza places etc out there and at the same time they now acknowledge that they are starting to have a growning obesity problem.
BUT as devils advocate..... our changes in eating (along with medical advances) have been attributed to our increased longevity.
My theory is that it is all down to corporate greed, as the refined foods are cheaper to produce with higher profit margins. Ever notice how food has changed - take rice crispies - once upon a time they were just puffed rice - now they are what? they don't even snap crackle or pop anymore!! even castle beer went through two different production changes, many said they could not taste the difference - but compare it to a naturally brewed german beer.
then there is a big huha out here about what you can expect to find in a chicken nugget, and it is either very little or no chicken! i never have and never will like macdonalds and i would love to know what exactly they have in the meat - if it is ? Mass production and intensive farming practices and now GM foods. best reason for GM seeds the farmer has to keep buying seeds and that increases the bottom line.
so if you eat refined foodstuff it increases your dependance on large corporations, be they pharmaceutical / food manufacturers or GM.
BUT as devils advocate..... our changes in eating (along with medical advances) have been attributed to our increased longevity.
My theory is that it is all down to corporate greed, as the refined foods are cheaper to produce with higher profit margins. Ever notice how food has changed - take rice crispies - once upon a time they were just puffed rice - now they are what? they don't even snap crackle or pop anymore!! even castle beer went through two different production changes, many said they could not taste the difference - but compare it to a naturally brewed german beer.
then there is a big huha out here about what you can expect to find in a chicken nugget, and it is either very little or no chicken! i never have and never will like macdonalds and i would love to know what exactly they have in the meat - if it is ? Mass production and intensive farming practices and now GM foods. best reason for GM seeds the farmer has to keep buying seeds and that increases the bottom line.
so if you eat refined foodstuff it increases your dependance on large corporations, be they pharmaceutical / food manufacturers or GM.