sadiegirl Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 http://liujiaoourhealth.blogspot.com/2008/12/10-dirtiest-foods-youre-eating.html Just finished reading this article...I knew some of this but not as much as I thought I did!! My husband and son are deer hunters and it makes me really thankful our freezer is usually full of deer tenderloins, ground deer and roast. It is about as organic as you can get with meat. What type of foods do you steer clear of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Unless you eat the meat, poultry or eggs raw or undercooked you shouldn't be in danger. Produce needs to be washed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 fear mongering. just because something is "dirty" doesn't mean it is TOXIC. even the bacteria, salmonella, and shigella stuff aren't necessarily out to kill you everytime you're exposed to it. If your family is sensitive to stuff like this, then take common sense precautions with EVERYTHING [not just these 10]. Otherwise, enjoy your food :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) http://liujiaoourhealth.blogspot.com/2008/12/10-dirtiest-foods-youre-eating.html Just finished reading this article...I knew some of this but not as much as I thought I did!! My husband and son are deer hunters and it makes me really thankful our freezer is usually full of deer tenderloins, ground deer and roast. It is about as organic as you can get with meat. What type of foods do you steer clear of? I don't steer clear of any of them. And the article provides the reason in the first paragraph: Now add in the fact that we each consume about 70 pounds of chicken a year—more than our intake of beef, pork, or turkey—and it's a wonder broilers don't come with barf bags. If these dirty foods were dangerous enough for me to avoid them, there'd be much more sickness from eating them than actually occurs. It's not a wonder, it's just a fact. Edited September 28, 2009 by Janet in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHGrandma Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 http://liujiaoourhealth.blogspot.com/2008/12/10-dirtiest-foods-youre-eating.html Just finished reading this article...I knew some of this but not as much as I thought I did!! My husband and son are deer hunters and it makes me really thankful our freezer is usually full of deer tenderloins, ground deer and roast. It is about as organic as you can get with meat. What type of foods do you steer clear of? Organic doesn't mean clean. How'd you kill the deer, was it a gut shot which contaminated the whole inside with e-coli? If the gut was not compromised, was it field dressed in sanitary conditions, then chilled promptly? Your deer is probably safe to eat, but no safer than the average beef at the local grocery. I also tend to think most of these kinds of articles are fear-mongering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Cook meat well, clean counters, and wash produce. Simple enough. My immune compromised son does not even have to avoid those foods as long as they are properly prepared for him to eat, and he has never gotten sick from food. IMO we get more germs from our cell phones, purses, and car steering wheel than our food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I wash (or thoroughly cook) all foods on that list, so they don't worry me much. I worry a lot more about these (which we *do* avoid): High Fructose Corn Syrup Sodium Benzoate MSG Any multi-syllabic preservative Artificial colors ("FD&C" colors) Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 We avoid HFCS, but mostly I try to buy ethically raised, local food as much as possible. Much less contamination risk. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Eh, that article didn't bother me. But I hate the smell of that packaged lettuce. No one wants to wash stuff anymore -- what's with the prepackaged sliced apple baggies at $1 a pop? It's now too hard to BITE an apple? God save us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wash (or thoroughly cook) all foods on that list, so they don't worry me much. I worry a lot more about these (which we *do* avoid): High Fructose Corn Syrup Sodium Benzoate MSG Any multi-syllabic preservative Artificial colors ("FD&C" colors) Lisa Don't forget nitrates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I eat all of them except raw oysters...and it is not because I am worried about contamination!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 We avoid HFCS, but mostly I try to buy ethically raised, local food as much as possible. Much less contamination risk. :) We do, too. However, I live in Perdue/Tyson/Allen's country and have recently read from completely different sources, published years apart, about the amazing spread of resistant bacteria from industrial chickens being fed sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotics (to stimulate growth). The bacteria is airborne in areas where there is chicken farming/processing. I don't buy chicken from local farmers. (As an aside, it has been known since around 1940 that these sub-therapeutic levels of antibiotics in feed breed resistant pathogens. A JHU research team just released a study on the airborne factor in our area.) When I was a teen, I worked for a crab house and handling the oysters (and the safety precautions involved just to shuck them) totally put me off those. Otherwise, I feel pretty safe. There is not a single "At the Grocery Store" in that that pertains to the way I purchase food. (because we purchase from farmers we know.) Even during the great spinach scare a couple of years ago, we kept right on eating spinach; we knew where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Don't forget nitrates! We don't eat those, either! ;-) Forgot to list them. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elw_miller Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 What type of foods do you steer clear of? No pun intended? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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