Voting with Our Pocketbooks on the Foods We Buy
Elections do have consequences and how we spend our money on foods also restates our fundamental beliefs on what is important to us and our families. This is a very provocative statement but I think this is true but this will not be a political article but a reflection that started with last week's blog on Are Our Strawberries Safe. Some may question that a blog on cookbook writing would venture in the current debates on foods but a family recipe cookbook is really about our families and keeping them safe as well as well feed our families so I do think this topic is important for your families whether you collect recipes or even if you never complete your cookbook.
The FDA over the last 12 years has had a hands off approach over our food supply. We have many recalls of food items that have been deem to be unsafe. But there is a whole place in agriculture that has been over utilizing anabiotic in foods to help get products to market but make bacteria strains that infect humans and are passing on those germs drug resistant. I.E. Why many of us are buy chicken that are antibiotics free. But there are many people that can not pay extra for chicken. When we eat out those chicken are more likely not to be used.
For years I had not been buying organic vegetables since I could not feel confident they really were organic but in the last few years I have made the decision to error on the side of trying to make a difference with my pocketbook and buy organic. I buy chemical free chickens and try to buy grass feed beef. Yes my grocery budget has ballooned but I thinking I am trying to make a statement to those farmers that are trying to be good stewards and bring healthy products to market whether our government is asking them to or not.
This weekend the New York Times Sunday Magazine highlighted the perils of the tuna. It brought the whole question of farm raised fish and wild fish back to front of mind awareness and choice we make. Again this matter is unsettled and when we go to the grocery store we need to make good choices for the future of our planet. It is important that we keep abreast on what information is coming out about the fish and farming fish to help us make those decisions. If you read the link I think this will help you understand the questions in buying fish or not buying certain fish. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/magazine/27Tuna-t.html?scp=2&sq=tuna&st=cse
How we spend our money is really open to the individual but use your money wisely. The questions in the grocery should be are these products safe for my family or could eating this products harm our families. When I buy this product do I harm the planet or help those companies that have tried to help the planet. Voting with our pocketbooks on the foods we buy really says a lot about our values and the future of our families.
The FDA over the last 12 years has had a hands off approach over our food supply. We have many recalls of food items that have been deem to be unsafe. But there is a whole place in agriculture that has been over utilizing anabiotic in foods to help get products to market but make bacteria strains that infect humans and are passing on those germs drug resistant. I.E. Why many of us are buy chicken that are antibiotics free. But there are many people that can not pay extra for chicken. When we eat out those chicken are more likely not to be used.
For years I had not been buying organic vegetables since I could not feel confident they really were organic but in the last few years I have made the decision to error on the side of trying to make a difference with my pocketbook and buy organic. I buy chemical free chickens and try to buy grass feed beef. Yes my grocery budget has ballooned but I thinking I am trying to make a statement to those farmers that are trying to be good stewards and bring healthy products to market whether our government is asking them to or not.
This weekend the New York Times Sunday Magazine highlighted the perils of the tuna. It brought the whole question of farm raised fish and wild fish back to front of mind awareness and choice we make. Again this matter is unsettled and when we go to the grocery store we need to make good choices for the future of our planet. It is important that we keep abreast on what information is coming out about the fish and farming fish to help us make those decisions. If you read the link I think this will help you understand the questions in buying fish or not buying certain fish. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/magazine/27Tuna-t.html?scp=2&sq=tuna&st=cse
How we spend our money is really open to the individual but use your money wisely. The questions in the grocery should be are these products safe for my family or could eating this products harm our families. When I buy this product do I harm the planet or help those companies that have tried to help the planet. Voting with our pocketbooks on the foods we buy really says a lot about our values and the future of our families.
Posted by Hella at 6/30/2010 9:21 AM 
Categories: Cookbook Writing, More than recipes, Healthy Eating, food saftey
Tags: cookbook writing what are you eating food saftey eat locally
Categories: Cookbook Writing, More than recipes, Healthy Eating, food saftey
Tags: cookbook writing what are you eating food saftey eat locally
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