News 6 Most Shocking Truths-The US Food Industry

[Lou]

No one in this forum will be shocked or surprised. but I like that this is getting reported.
About 8 million people read Eat This, Not That. Including me.

Number one shocking truth

1.1 million animals are killed for food every hour​

6 Most Shocking Truths About the American Food Industry — Eat This Not That

 

[Emma JC]

No one in this forum will be shocked or surprised. but I like that this is getting reported.
About 8 million people read Eat This, Not That. Including me.

Number one shocking truth

1.1 million animals are killed for food every hour​

6 Most Shocking Truths About the American Food Industry — Eat This Not That

awww there goes my dark chocolate bar........

Emma JC
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[Tom L.]

@Emma JC I thought I was sort of aware about how much behind-the-scenes nonsense goes on involving food production, but... yeah. 449 gallons of water for one bar?! I was quote aware of how much food waste goes on, though. That's always bothered me. I often buy baked goods from the last-date-of-sale cart at my supermarket for that reason, but I have my limits: this week, I was checking out a loaf of all-natural multigrain bread, and noticed a big o'l colony of MOLD (which was already nomming that loaf). Mushrooms I will eat; yeasted bread too- but... yuck.

 

[Emma JC]

@Emma JC I thought I was sort of aware about how much behind-the-scenes nonsense goes on involving food production, but... yeah. 449 gallons of water for one bar?! I was quote aware of how much food waste goes on, though. That's always bothered me. I often buy baked goods from the last-date-of-sale cart at my supermarket for that reason, but I have my limits: this week, I was checking out a loaf of all-natural multigrain bread, and noticed a big o'l colony of MOLD (which was already nomming that loaf). Mushrooms I will eat; yeasted bread too- but... yuck.

so I did a bit of research on where the most cocoa beans are grown and as much as I am sure there is truth to the amount of water needed to grow, they do neglect to say that many of those cocoa beans are grown in areas that have a huge amount of rainfall eg the Ivory Coast

also I think if we looked at all food this way there would be little left to eat/drink as even coffee... for one cup takes 34 gallons to grow the beans or 5000 gallons for a pound of coffee - coffee is also grown in high rainfall countries eg Panama

so I am still going to buy my coffee and my large dark chocolate bar, of which I eat maybe 2 squares per week and store in the fridge

if we stopped buying all these things there are huge number of low income people/countries that would become even poorer - try to buy fair trade when you can

Emma JC
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