All these contaminated food problems should be a good warning to eat natural, not canned/boxed

[Rabrrrrrr]

And preferably (though this is not possible year-round in most places) eat local.

The more food gets recalled, the more I'm glad I stopped, for the most part, buying canned and boxed shit years ago, except in the occasional emergency.

Stay to the outside ring of the grocery store (fresh produce, fresh meats, fresh dairy, organic raw foods), people - it's healthier, better for you, and far less risk of dying because someone in the factory fucked up or didn't care.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Plus, the beer and wine is usually on an outside aisle.

:bounce:

[LostinVA]

7. It's right next to the fruit!

It must be healthy!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Except when the natural stuff makes people sick.

:shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

19. That's where the "buy local" part is important.

No lettuce or spinach in a bag if locally grown is sitting on the produce counter. You may still have a small risk of getting sick from locally grown produce but identifying the source and addressing the problem is much easier from a public health standpoint.

[underpants]

3. "The outside ring"-never thought of that

But I do need some paper supplies....what about that?

We went organic almost completely (supplemented with our garden) about the time they killed off 9,000 family pets so as to save a few pennies per 10 pound bag.

I have never felt better.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. You must make your own paper supplies out of veal and yogurt!!

OUTSIDE RING ONLY! USE KALE FOR TOILET PAPER!! MAKE PLATES OUT OF TI LEAVES!!!!

You bastard. :grr:

[underpants]

10. I think that you misunderstood me

I need to go to the center aisles to get nails and paper towels. The paper towels are self explanatory-for the cleaning up the mess when I use the nails to "fix" the goose to the 2X4 and shove the corn mash down it's throat you know so I can have my organic foie gras

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Oh, you didn't mention you were making foie gras. Yeah, then you go into the center aisles.

Get whatever you need!

Though personally, I make laces out of the skins of the previous geese, and use those to tie down the new ones. I also use them to keep the veal from wandering around.

[underpants]

31. If you know a good welder

you can get him/her to cut the bottom out of the basket of a shopping cart--that works great on the sheep AND they still feel, you know, independent and able to move around

[triguy46]

4. And to not eat mayo.

[Debi]

6. Uh, and don't eat the spinach? n/t

[matcom]

8. but what about my ho-ho's?

and manwich sauce?

and Kraft mac & cheese?

:cry:

[LSK]

21. just move closer to the ho-ho farms

:popcorn:

[matcom]

24. Virginia is awfully humid this time of year

[LSK]

25. yeah but the AC works well in their Cracker Barrels and Olive Gardens

[matcom]

27. ah gotcha

Cracker Barrel=Ho Ho Farm

*whew*

[Midlodemocrat]

30. Watch it, douchebag.

:grr:

[matcom]

9. Dear Supermarket Manager,

please move all Cheeze-Whiz, Vienna Sausages (packed in jelly), and Spaghettio's next to the Mango's & Bean Sprouts.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Matcom

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. And Cool Ranch Doritos, too, please.

[matcom]

33. and Fun-Yuns

[Rabrrrrrr]

37. Fun-yuns make my mouth hurt the next day

(seriously - I love 'em, but they put my mouth in pain, I know not why)

[Connonym]

11. I would LOVE to see a "victory garden" for the 21st century

I think we'd all be so much better off if we got rid of the manicured lawns and started planting something real. Hell, even if it's flowers and not food it's got to be better than looking at bland green grass

[Gormy Cuss]

12. Hippie.

:P

First thing we did when we bought our house was rip out the useless lawn in front of it. We have a small lawn off the patio and that's all.

Flowers are good for the bees, other insects, and birds.

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. And it would be a much better use of the water, too.

We waste so much water in this country on lawns. Especially in places that aren't, geographically speaking, designed to have grass.

MORE GARDENS, LESS CRAP!

[Connonym]

26. I think I'm going to have that made into a bumper sticker

"More gardens, less crap!" or maybe a T shirt

[Rabrrrrrr]

45. It would be a good presidential slogan, too!

Could be taken a lot of ways: anti-consumerism, anti-materialism, anti-bad art, pro-environment, and so on.

How could anyone vote against someone on a pro-garden platform?

[pitohui]

13. ridiculous and impossible advice for people in hurricane country

there is reason that we need access to foods that can be stored, people who are completely dependent on foods bought local that morning to eat are going to be completely worthless in a crisis

there are many good and sensible reasons to stockpile some food in storable form, not just hurricanes but winter storm season in the northern climates comes to mind

in times when people only ate fresh and local people routinely died like flies during harsh weather

next stupid suggestion?

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Oh, good. I'm glad you chimed in.

Always good to have someone who doesn't read a post make a comment.

Thanks!

:yourock:

[Shakespeare]

17. That's not at ALL what the OP was suggesting.

And you know that. But thanks for chiming in with your preditable bullshit.

[bicentennial_baby]

29. Oooh! Oooh! I bet I know who you're responding to!

:rofl:

[Shakespeare]

38. I try....

...to speak to it in its own language. :7

[bicentennial_baby]

40. ....

:spray:

I shall call you, The Douchebag Whisperer... :rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

41. OMG!

:spray:

[Shakespeare]

42. LOLOL

She's like our very own Prince Phillip, just utterly lacking any sense of what's appropriate to say.

[LSK]

18. psst

"And preferably (though this is not possible year-round in most places) eat local."

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Actually, I just want people in hurricane country to die. Couldn't give a shit about 'em. Fuck 'em,

I always say.

In fact, if I had my way, I'd outlaw all canned and boxed goods in all areas in which they be handy in case of emergency.

And yes, I'm still a Democrat!

:eyes:

[matcom]

22. you don't care about black people

:rofl:

[LostinVA]

32. Nice post, Kanye

[Rabrrrrrr]

39. Why not just say what you mean, Hitler? Why the pretending?

:eyes:

[datasuspect]

28. is potassium cyanide natural?

i hear it tastes like almonds

[LaraMN]

34. So you DON'T want me to make you spaghettios w/ meatballs for lunch?

*sigh*

I spent like forty-five seconds nuking them.

*heavier sigh*

[greatauntoftriplets]

35. Can they please move the Milky Ways to the outer ring of the store???

At least I can say that I buy Milky Ways made locally, since I pass the factory twice a day on the commute to and from the office.

[dropkickpa]

36. I can't afford to eat that way

Produce and fresh foods are more expensive and do not keep. I get paid once a month, and need to buy foods that can keep. Ahh, the poverty diet is a wonderful thing!

[redqueen]

43. The art of cooking seems to be dying...

canned / boxed appeals cause it's fast / easy. It's sure not cheaper, so that can't be why.

I was never taught how to cook and had to figure it out on my own... I imagine lots of people try and are intimidated, so they give up and go back to quick & easy. Sad, really.

[Rabrrrrrr]

44. It's weird, but while American's taste in art is slowly (or fastly) degrading

witness American Idol, the shit that passes for popular music nowadays (which even in the 70s was already shit, but it hits new depths every year), and so on - especially when we have a Republican president - the state of eating and of food is going up. Even fast food chains are falling in line with the better palates and the demand for healthier foods, and even in the processed shit food market, a greater amount is being made without the many chemicals, and with better flavors.

I do agree, though, that the art of cooking is dying out - people are more often buying ready made, or just going out to eat (and, thankfully, people are actually tending to go out to eat at better restaurants than 20 years ago). And when people do cook in, and don't reheat or open a box, they are tending to cook better - thanks to the Food Network, and the greater availability of gourmet ingredients, ethnic foods, and so on.

I just read a book "Nation of Arugula" or something like that (I loaned out my copy, so I can't look and get the exact title) that confirms my theory.

Our taste in art is plummeting - but our taste in food is going up.

Weird.