Comments on: You be the judge and dictionary http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/ Witnessing absurdity since 1983. With room for crazy since 2007. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lauren http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 Lauren Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:14 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6123 Welll, I'm just going to have to disagree with you here, as Bob from Office Space would say. Processed food is just that, processed. There are quite a lot of chemicals in your average lean pocket, and the vast majority of them have not have longitudinal studies to measure their effects on human health. BPA is a good example of a chemical that had been in a wide variety of products that is just now proving to have deleterious effects on health. While I don't always pay the premium for organic produce, I do try to buy the best quality that I can. I do think that what you eat has a big impact on how you feel, so I try to limit my intake of anything that comes in wrappers, boxes, or contains more than a few multi-syllabic chemical compounds. It's worth giving a try, rather than dismissing out of hand. Welll, I’m just going to have to disagree with you here, as Bob from Office Space would say. Processed food is just that, processed. There are quite a lot of chemicals in your average lean pocket, and the vast majority of them have not have longitudinal studies to measure their effects on human health. BPA is a good example of a chemical that had been in a wide variety of products that is just now proving to have deleterious effects on health. While I don’t always pay the premium for organic produce, I do try to buy the best quality that I can. I do think that what you eat has a big impact on how you feel, so I try to limit my intake of anything that comes in wrappers, boxes, or contains more than a few multi-syllabic chemical compounds. It’s worth giving a try, rather than dismissing out of hand.

]]> By: Mary Jo http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6087 Mary Jo Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:38:50 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6087 OMG it's your Lean Pockets!! They are causing your migraines! I love me some Kraft Mac N Cheese and you don't even know how happy it makes me to see people agree. OMG it’s your Lean Pockets!! They are causing your migraines!

I love me some Kraft Mac N Cheese and you don’t even know how happy it makes me to see people agree.

]]> By: maureen http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6086 maureen Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:56:11 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6086 Katie, I read your blog often and enjoy it! I hate to admit it but I do buy a lot of processed food. Frozen pizza, mac and cheese, bottled pasta sauce, luchmeat. I have an awful stomach and I don't eat much but fruit and bagels. And we grill a lot in the warm weather, I know a lot of people don't like either. I cook it....they eat it. I hate to cook so the easier the better. Great topic, you got a lot of people riled up. xoxomaureen Katie, I read your blog often and enjoy it! I hate to admit it but I do buy a lot of processed food. Frozen pizza, mac and cheese, bottled pasta sauce, luchmeat. I have an awful stomach and I don’t eat much but fruit and bagels. And we grill a lot in the warm weather, I know a lot of people don’t like either. I cook it….they eat it. I hate to cook so the easier the better. Great topic, you got a lot of people riled up.
xoxomaureen

]]> By: Katie http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6084 Katie Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:24:11 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6084 I actually asked my neurosurgeon, point blank, if diet coke could be a problem. He said that not only was it not a problem, but rather, it was something that could be used as a treatment. Obviously in moderation, but he said there was no harm in 1-2 diet cokes a day. I didn't ask about lean pockets. :) I actually asked my neurosurgeon, point blank, if diet coke could be a problem. He said that not only was it not a problem, but rather, it was something that could be used as a treatment. Obviously in moderation, but he said there was no harm in 1-2 diet cokes a day.

I didn’t ask about lean pockets. :)

]]> By: suz http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6083 suz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:31:51 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6083 Organic and nonprocessed are 2 different things. You can have organic food items (grown without chemicals & pesticides) that are as processed as hell--all that fake meat crap, frozen organic meals. You can have nonprocessed whole food that's grown with chemicals and pesticides--produce, grains, etc.. I also think that buying the soup that your grocery just made today is way different from getting a can of soup with a million pesticides. That's a convenience food, not necessarily a processed food. I consider processed food to be stuff that has an extremely long list of unpronounceable ingredients. I get plenty of convenience stuff (already made there, by them) from our local version of Whole Foods, but it's still real food and not overly processed. But Lean Pockets, Diet Coke, crap like that? That's just poison! And it can't be good for your headaches. I'm just sayin'. Organic and nonprocessed are 2 different things. You can have organic food items (grown without chemicals & pesticides) that are as processed as hell–all that fake meat crap, frozen organic meals. You can have nonprocessed whole food that’s grown with chemicals and pesticides–produce, grains, etc..

I also think that buying the soup that your grocery just made today is way different from getting a can of soup with a million pesticides. That’s a convenience food, not necessarily a processed food. I consider processed food to be stuff that has an extremely long list of unpronounceable ingredients. I get plenty of convenience stuff (already made there, by them) from our local version of Whole Foods, but it’s still real food and not overly processed.

But Lean Pockets, Diet Coke, crap like that? That’s just poison! And it can’t be good for your headaches. I’m just sayin’.

]]> By: Becs http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6081 Becs Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:32:34 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6081 Yeah, but it's only for some items so I am not sure why there is a difference. The most recent one I discovered was spinach. We have been making a ton of recipes with spinach lately (my husband is a health food and workout freak and spinach is really good for you and blah blah blah) and the organic spinach lasts about a week to a week and a half and the regular spinach lasts like 3 days. Huh? Yeah, but it’s only for some items so I am not sure why there is a difference. The most recent one I discovered was spinach. We have been making a ton of recipes with spinach lately (my husband is a health food and workout freak and spinach is really good for you and blah blah blah) and the organic spinach lasts about a week to a week and a half and the regular spinach lasts like 3 days. Huh?

]]> By: Katie http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6080 Katie Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:22:40 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6080 Doesn't it seem a little ironic that some organic foods last longer than their processed counterparts? Sort of kills my longevity point, eh? Doesn’t it seem a little ironic that some organic foods last longer than their processed counterparts? Sort of kills my longevity point, eh?

]]> By: Becs http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 Becs Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:19:28 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6079 I do not eat organic food all the time but I try to eat it if I have the option. A lot of canned foods (like beans or tomatoes for example) have a ton of preservatives and ingredients that I can't even pronounce. But the can of organic beans right next to it only contains beans, water and sea salt. I choose that one! I do a lot of research on what I eat (which I get from my hubby)and read labels. I feed my dogs food that is a little more expensive because a lot of the common dog foods have filler and animal by-products that aren't that great for dogs. I would never judge someone who ate a ton of processed foods but I choose to eat more organic as long as I believe it is better for me. However, there are some organic products that seem like a waste of time (and money). Like fruit. I don't get that. How is a banana not organic? One thing I noticed though is that some organic foods last longer. Not sure why. I do not eat organic food all the time but I try to eat it if I have the option. A lot of canned foods (like beans or tomatoes for example) have a ton of preservatives and ingredients that I can’t even pronounce. But the can of organic beans right next to it only contains beans, water and sea salt. I choose that one!

I do a lot of research on what I eat (which I get from my hubby)and read labels. I feed my dogs food that is a little more expensive because a lot of the common dog foods have filler and animal by-products that aren’t that great for dogs.

I would never judge someone who ate a ton of processed foods but I choose to eat more organic as long as I believe it is better for me. However, there are some organic products that seem like a waste of time (and money). Like fruit. I don’t get that. How is a banana not organic?

One thing I noticed though is that some organic foods last longer. Not sure why.

]]> By: Elizabeth Kaylene http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6078 Elizabeth Kaylene Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:06:19 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6078 Basically, "organic" food is called organic so that they can charge you twice as much for something that tastes exactly the same. Basically, “organic” food is called organic so that they can charge you twice as much for something that tastes exactly the same.

]]> By: purplebreath http://overflowingbrain.com/2010/03/07/you-be-the-judge-and-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-6077 purplebreath Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:45:55 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=2584#comment-6077 I compromise...organic-ly produced milk and real butter mixed into my kids' Macaroni and Cheese. Next to the meticulously washed, locally grown apple. I compromise…organic-ly produced milk and real butter mixed into my kids’ Macaroni and Cheese. Next to the meticulously washed, locally grown apple.

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