Comments on: Organic Foods Lack Popular Sales Appeal

By: Fay Webb

Fay Webb — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:32:12 +0000

The organic market may not be growing as fast as predicted, but it is growing. We need more education out there about the health dangers of poisonous chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Organic foods are still MUCH, MUCH cheaper than medical care and pharmaceuticals. More people need to be made aware of the health dangers of genetically engineered and modified foods. Take soybeans for example. (I recommend not comsuming any soy products unless they are fermented, like tempeh.) Over 83% of the soy grown in the U.S. is genetically modified. One of the gene portions spliced into the soy is from peanut genes. Anyone with peanut allergies should take note. Every organic consumer needs to spread the word and educate their family members and all their friends.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:11:31 +0000

diet cookie diet…

I usually agree with your article content, but in this case I am sorry to say that I do not share your views….

By: Elizabeth Eckert

Elizabeth Eckert — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:33:24 +0000

Just my $ .02 as *not* the author … “chi” (energy) is more about how you feel than about how it tastes. Presumably you’re getting less chemical and hopefully less added hormones in the organic milk, which is a big plus!

You might find that organic-ness and the degree of pasturization don’t always go together. It sounds like you’ve found some ultra-pasturized organic milk, but not all organic milk is ultra-pasturized. There are some aspects of ultra-pasturization that work well for you, i.e. convenience. Some people would argue that there is another side to increased pasturization, which kills the beneficial live enzymes in the milk as well as the harmful bacterial. Personally, I avoid most ultra-pasturized products for this reason. Perhaps it is also a factor in the available “chi.” That’s a great question which I hadn’t specifically thought about before reading your comment!

Lake in Tennessee sounds great. Do you have room for a couple of cows?

By: Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:43:26 +0000

Chi and food. I learned something new. Great exchange.

I’ve been drinking organic milk the last couple of months. I was hoping it would make a difference in menopause symptoms (hot flashes, etc) but I can’t see a difference. It tastes the same to me. I guess that this means I am not experiencing any “chi”???

One benefit to organic milk is that it is highly pasteurized. The benefit to this is that you do not have to refrigerate it until after you open it. That makes it great for buying and storing larger quantities if you live far from a grocery store.

Why buy in larger quantities, you ask? We are thinking of moving to a lake in Tennessee and this benefit was appealing to us in that we would not be a hop-skip-and-a-jump from a grocery store.

That’s also why I purchased my bread machine, months ago. By the way, it is working out great.

By: Elizabeth Eckert

Elizabeth Eckert — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:07:45 +0000

Cool! From what you said, I think you are getting it — just don’t realize it yet. That’s ok. Reading new cool book on the subject you (or your readers) might like: “Food Energetics” by Steve Gagne. FWIW. Anyway, thanks a bunch. You’ve given me food for thought!