Clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing. Often they're organic, and rarely (if ever) should they contain additives. But in some cases, the methods of today's food producers are neither clean nor sustainable. The result is damage to our health, the environment, or both. So we decided to take a fresh look at food through the eyes of the people who spend their lives uncovering what's safe--or not--to eat. We asked them a simple question: "What foods do you avoid?" Their answers don't necessarily make up a "banned foods" list. But reaching for the suggested alternatives might bring you better health--and peace of mind.
7 Foods That Should Never Cross Your Lips
Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals--and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and supersized health
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- Celebs seem to be showing a lot more skin these days. How do you feel about the scantily clad stars?
- If they've got the body, they should flaunt it
44% - It's okay to show more skin on the top or the bottom - but not both!
18% - Skirts have gotten too short and tops too low for my liking
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- If they've got the body, they should flaunt it
"MONEYMONEYMONEY1234", i couldn't agree with you more. I would buy organic but it's so darn expensive. Why isn't everything organic? Why should we choose how we want our food grown? There should be standards that all farmer are to meet before food is sent to the general public to purchase. If there are so many risks with non-organic foods, then why are they letting it go to the market. I don't get it! It's all about money and who can make it the fastest and the most.
This article is far too definitive, and that leads to error.
Case in point - I have changed to buying 5lb bags of potatoes instead of 10lb bags as we were regularly throwing out the last couple of pounds due to SPROUTING. Thus, the matter of fact statement that commercial potatoes won't sprout even if you try to get them to is less than industry wide.
Also - the continuous bashing of farmed salmon is really getting tiring. How many wild cows, pigs, and chicken do we eat? Zero. We farm them all. They all have this and that for chemicals, hormones, and additives in them. Why should salmon be different? Many rivers have warnings to not eat the wild fish out of them. At least farmed salmon are regularly tested for the levels of contaminants in them...
I expected this article to contain mostly junk foods and high fat/high carb foods. Or how about the highly feared EGG!!! Oh, that's right, it's not bad anymore..
Take any food and someone will be able to argue why it should be avoided...
You guys are right, organic is a big money-making business for farmers. The profit margin is bigger, simple as that. In Quebec, Dr Richard Beliveau says that organic is only a matter of choice and taste. He is a biologist, if you want to quote a credible doctor.
what a bunch of crap!!!!!!!!
I'm a farmer myself, with a degree in plant science, and I can personally inform all of you that organic foods are not healthier, nor are they sustainable. Scientific pesticide residue tests cannot tell the difference between organic and conventionally grown foods 90% of the time. As for the other 10%, it's a negligible difference.
Furthermore, growing organic foods cause severe soil erosion and threaten the food security of billions of people. This report is not only poorly referenced, but it is another typical media scare tactic that they make millions off of every day.
You want to know the facts on food production? Do your own research and visit a local farm. You think a farmer will feed his kids food that isn't safe?