OT: Food Inc, the movie

[Guest guest]

A lot of OT postings lately but I think we all struggle to stay healthy after

mold exposure. This film will probably be coming to a small independent theatre

near you regarding the food we eat. One thing I was struck by in trailer is

statement that alot of the food we eat is preprocessed corn.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/

[Guest guest]

OMG I just lost my lunch!!!  Where did youget that info??  I want to share, that

is so disgusting,   I've read some pretty disgusting stuff like everyone else

but this is just nasty!!

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>this really isn;t off topic due to the amounts of mycotoxins that

>are allowed in foods like peanut butter or pork. No wonder I can't

>eat eggs, have you seen what they feed them??

LOL I eat a lot of organic eggs. Only organic and free range. The

feed is anything growing

in the yard/range (weeds, grass, flowers, bugs, flies, worms,

....). And rocks. About 1/4th

rocks. Seriously. It aids their digestion by forcing more stomach

acid to be released.

So, yes, what hens eat can drive you right away from eggs. LOL.

And grains as the bulk of the food, only organic grains. No slop for my eggs.

Now, what they feed non organic hens, that is truly appalling, I

would think. :-(

Did you know that 1/10th of all chickens sent to the slaughter die before

arriving? They can not be slaughter, but it happens. And that 1/3th or

so have cancer? If the cancer is " obvious " then the bird is not sold

whole. However, now a days, as of this decade, in the USA, such

a bird can have the 'bad' part cut off and discarded, while the rest

of the bird is sold in a shrink wrap as parts? Thus, 1/3rd of all chicken

sold has cancer, that you then eat? Remove parts of the bird you do

not recognize, like the red globules joined by a fiber, and the bunches

of white globules, that look like fat. Not that you can get cancer from

well cooked chicken, but undercooked chicken, no one knows. Hmm,

perhaps even from well cooked chicken, no one knows.

Point is, never cook anything you do not recognize.

Ditto for putting anything in your mouth, to eat or otherwise.

I only buy whole birds now a days. Less risk of them having cancer.

And only organic free range. Due to exercise, there is less cancer.

Due to being feed organic food, less toxins, less cancer causing

toxins, I eat mostly organic chicken, or rarely trusted other brands.

Though some brands, Rosie, is not organic, or some like 's do

an okay job.

Yes, I do eat chicken at restaurants. They get premium chickens,

though they are not organic. I try for half chickens mostly.

Chicken burritos as well. Sigh. A perfect world it is not.

[Guest guest]

At 07:41 AM 7/20/2009, a Townsend wrote:

> OMG I just lost my lunch!!! Where did youget that info?? I want

> to share, that is so disgusting, I've read some pretty disgusting

> stuff like everyone else but this is just nasty!!

Not sure if you mean my post, or the post I was replying too.

And not sure if thought that info should not have been posted,

or should be spread far and wide. Here is background for you,

that will allow you to read what I have in the last 2 years.

Make your own informed decision. Let me know what you decide.

I eat chicken still. Very selectively. Very.

I read up on what " Organic " means in the USA according to www.FDA.gov rules.

They list what can not be fed to animals, if the animal and it by

products (eggs)

are to be considered for the label " Organic " . They also list what can be fed.

I read up on chickens when I posted to another list about how to detect

cancer in chicken and avoid eating it, by removing it from the meat. It was

an eye opener the first page I read. So, I googled for more chicken info.

And more. And more. Until I knew all I needed to make informed choices

in the food store in what chicken products to buy, and what to avoid.

And I found I have been better off for it. Especially in preparing chicken.

What I found was truly nasty food supplier practices. Appalling to me.

I've shared it with the list, and now you can make informed choices.

Or more so, as I had read about 50 web pages worth on 10 sites.

I needed lots of confirmation of what I read. It was so disgusting

how chickens are treated.

Did you know in California that the people are in such an uproar of

how chickens are raised, for meat, or eggs, that a State Measure

was submitted and voted on to treat chickens more humanely?

To ensure this part of the food chain has less disease in it?

Look at avian flu in Asian? A billion (not millions) chickens destroyed.

Why are they so susceptible to flu? Bad housing (packed tightly, no

room to move), no exercise, excrement not removed, allowed to eat it,

bad air (workers fall unconscious entering the hen house), and worse.

It's very important to understand that chicken farmers have very

poor practices, and they are getting worse and worse. So, the

people need to practice their rights, vote with purchasing dollars,

and vote for better food. Write your congress men, both fed and state.

Let's not get into " downed cattle " and mad cow disease and how

cattle are raised and slaughtered. Big changes there too.

And some slaughter house employees, supervisors, managers

and owners are now literally in jail, fined, or being indicted for

tons of bad practices, video taped by activitists. Google for them.

The videos are on youtube as well.

[Guest guest]

, this is a very important subject and yes, I believe belongs here as a

post. Thanks for the info. One thing I have learned over time is how the

strangest things have a link somewhere. Not all links belong on the board for

sick buildings but diet, exposure, meds etc. We need all the information

availiable. Sometimes there are links that no one has thought of that could

click when read and save someones life.

Just wanted to throw that in...

Not sure if you mean my post, or the post I was replying too.

And not sure if thought that info should not have been posted,

or should be spread far and wide. Here is background for you,

that will allow you to read what I have in the last 2 years.

Make your own informed decision. Let me know what you decide.

I eat chicken still. Very selectively. Very.