Which Giant Corporation Owns Your Favorite Organic Food Brand?

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Poetbyday — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:09:57 GMT

PDK your right, I'm 20 and get hungry every 3 hours and I'm ADD/ADHD. I've always liked vegetables and meat and can easily ignore all the chip, and sugary drink sections in the supermarket. It's your choice that you make, now that we all have the info on how to eat healthier, you'd better think twice before buying those condiments. You are what you eat! I'm eating raw!

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pdk — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:50:52 GMT

Having raised 8 healthy children, I question that teenagers can survive on only 3 meals a day...no matter how healthy. If these kids are active and growing, there is no question in my mind that they will be hungry about every 3 hours. What an excellent opportunity to get good healthy vegetables and fruits into their diet! If we have foods that are good for them readily available whenever they're hungry, they'll grow up making healthier food choices on their own. And, they'll be less likely to hang out at the homes of their friends and eat the "junk" that's available at those homes.

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nymaven — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:51:51 GMT

Check out www.organicvalley.coop

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Jonay — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:41:01 GMT

I really don't trust what is written on any package and so I make all my meals from scratch. Plus, I mostly buy from a small local market. However, I still feel I'm missing something in my diet. The almighty dollar is more important to most then the health of our people. If governments really wanted the country to be healthy then why not double the price of junk food and lower the price of good food such as fruits and vegetables. Provided they are grown under ideal conditions.

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thefarmersdaughter — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:17:13 GMT

When i read "no added msg on a label,it makes me mad! The (implied) conclusion is there IS some in there! But we should not have to be a forensic scientist to decipher a label! There are so many "names" for msg,even the owner of our local healthfood store did not know. I took in a list,so he does now.

As for the cost issue for organic products, it is real & valid. Sadly it has gotten to the point that only wealthy people can afford to buy the "good food"! No,i don`t smoke,drink or have any other vices,just trying to feed my family & pay my bills,so cain`t cut costs there. At this point my budget is on a budget.

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LadyPam — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:07:13 GMT

These organic brand names are all new to me; we don't have them in England even though we have plenty from Heinz, Kraft and of course Unilever (I've even worked for the last one myself). So perhaps for this reason, it was not so shocking. Organic stuff in English supermarkets tends to be the store's own brand, Green & Black's for a few things (at least before Cadbury-Schweppes bought them up) and let's not forget the enormously expensive Duchy Originals, which is owned by our very own Prince Charles - himself a loud advocate for real food. Though in this case I think he just wants the money.

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MoMerm — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:53:11 GMT

Right on, rajsanand

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curious7 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:04 GMT

In several earlier posts, I commented that the organic label, had become no more than a means of aquiring more sales, especially once our Government got into the business of certifing what is and is not organic. Government has no knowledge of the true facts, and these large corporations only want increased profits.

Also there have been recent articles about 1, 4 dioxane being in what we think is organic skin, and body care products. Please see www.organicconsumersassociation.org for a full list.

Healthy eating is under attack, and we have to be vigilant, read labels, and take the

Government's word for nothing. Look for the USDA seal, but also look for a secondary seal as well. Once you find that second seal, Google said certificate, and make sure of what you are getting.

Unfortunately, the Government has stuck it's nose into things and and all organics must have the USDA seal. Again if you want more information, go to www.organicconsumerassociation.org.

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APhotoWizard — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:23:39 GMT

If you enter an establishment in search of the lowest price food as most people do, you will never get the best nutrition no matter who makes it or where it was grown, nor how it was grown. All of these labels are only a crutch. If everyone would stop with the organic this, lowest cost that, and focus on demanding nourishing food the corporations would gladly line their pockets by providing it. Until then they will continue to focus on providing the lowest cost junk they can get away with in the name of profits because no one is willing to ask for, demand, and pay for good nutrition.

Just my thoughts

- Jerry

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Duanne — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:36:00 GMT

Get Raw milk , nut milks and rice milks instead of the conventional milks

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peggylee_203 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:24:17 GMT

I was dismayed when, shortly after being taken over by Whole Foods, that the Wild Oats stores switched from a locally produced "organic" milk and cream products in recyclable glass bottles to the Horizon brand. I complained to the store manager who explained that by using the same suppliers as Whole Foods, they were able to provide better prices (though the Horizon brand is 20% higher in cost than the locally produced brand). I resent the lack of CHOICE that occurs when these brands that were at one time, small independent companies with a real concern for the quality of the product are gobbled up by these huge corporations where the profit motive is preeminent.

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amysnaturals — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:48:50 GMT

I'll most likely not recieve votes on this one, but I think we all need a reality check. I live in a rural area; I garden w/o pesticides, I hang my laundry out to dry, we use a woodstove so as to not drain more electricity than nessessary, and other ways to be green. However, when you live 90 miles from the nearest city, the only options you have is a couple small grocery store. The very few items that are sold as organic are rape on the pocketbook. Forgive my strong language, but it is true. We are a struggling middle class American family, barely scraping money together to have gas for my husband to work out of state. Why out of state? Because we cannot make a living on $14 an hour; which happens to be a great wage in Lakeview. So these big companies are making organic? If they are certified, where is the problem? They are trying to make it affordable for the little guys like our family who cannot afford to pay the outragious prices elsewhere. I've mentioned in a comment on farmers markets, which I sold at. It is a government approval you need to be certified, and as a stay at home mom, I cannot afford to pay the outragous fees to be "certified organic". You go through soil testing; There has to be proof there was no chemicals in the last seven years to be approved. I pull my weeds by hand; yes, I have dirty fingers, and have to deal with earwigs in my corn and lettuce, but they wash away. I can only market my items as naturally grown; same with our cows that we sell the meat each year. In essense, your damned if you do and damned if you don't. Trying to eek out a living in this day and age where I have to pay $3.57 a gallon for gas is tough at best. I live 12 1/2 miles from town, so bike riding is out of the question. When are we going to have compassion for those of us who try and are shot down for doing so? In the words of John Stossel, "Give me a break"! My article is not intended to offend, just point out the little guys perspective.

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da_witchdoc — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:30:23 GMT

For most people it is difficult to find the time to educate themselves concerning what they eat. For example, reading food labels is difficult for most people and if you don't know what to beware of you can fall for the "organic" on the label. How many mothers (with children at their side) in the grocery have or take the time to REALLY read the labels? Not many. We must educate everyone or make the labels simpler. Another problem is the time to shop for the locally grown foods. Not many mothers (and let's face it-they do most of the food shopping!) have the time to find locally grown foods. A co-op of those seeking locally grown foods would be a start in the right direction. A weekly meeting with education and discussions of what was available and what was needed/wanted and then appointing pick-up people and delivery points where all could meet to retrieve their locally grown foods for the week. Everyone could take part in the pick-up and this would even out the costs for everyone. If there were enough of these co-ops for locally grown foods it would support the local farmers, too. If the co-op grows too big for one person to do the pick-up then split the co-op and keep each other posted on what you find locally. Some of those getting raw milk from local farmers share pick-ups this way and it works well. I see no reason it wouldn't work for other products. Someone mentioned cooking from scratch, which is difficult if you are time pressed. There are lots of businesses springing up that cook your food for your family for a week and deliver it ready to re-heat in the oven/microwave. But this leaves out those who can ill afford the extra cost for preparing the food. A co-op cooking session for those with access to a large kitchen facility might be the answer there, too. If a play area were available it would also allow socializing for the kids while mothers cooked. I think the answer, in general, is that we all help each other more.

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dempoolguy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:27:13 GMT

Okay - quick question - I have teenagers at home, who HAVE to have their snack food - isn't organic (Amy's, Green and Black, Nantucket, Woodstock Farms, etc.) still better than the conventional counter-

parts? I keep my fridge stocked with locally grown produce, but I still have to have something in the cupboard for them.

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mature lady — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:18 GMT

Thank you, thank you, Dr. Mercola, for your research. Thank you for this chart and source website with many more charts. Knowledge is power... and bodily energy.

About lectins, etc: About 1945 ... and possibly as early as the 1920s ...when the US wanted to store wheat in silos, a wheat was developed with more gluten which causes more digestion problems and dis-ease. I try to avoid flour products. I have found sprouted grains more easily digested with less weight gain. The Ezekial 4:9 bread and tortillas by Food for Life seem to be more digestible.