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MineralMan

(151,281 posts)
118. Well, some folks are angry with me about my opinion of
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 02:26 PM
Sep 2022

food that pretends to be other food. I'm not sure why, really.

For me, the thing is that all foods are worthwhile, if prepared appropriately for what they are. Whenever you try to make them look or taste like something else, though, you're sure to fail.

Oddly, some of those who reject my skepticism about highly processed foods like Impossible Burgers are also vehemently opposed to GMO foods. Again, that makes no sense, if you are defending foods concocted in some laboratory to pretend to be something they are not. That seems to me to be the epitome of contradiction.

But there it is, I guess...

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Great. dchill Sep 2022 #1
Well Who would've thought it? jimfields33 Sep 2022 #2
I'm In That Boat ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #14
Exactly, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2022 #21
You know what. Your post actually changed my mind. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #61
The Saccharine Study Result... ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #89
If you are into them, I would eat Beyond Burger instead of Impossible Burger womanofthehills Sep 2022 #99
The saccharine studies were built on an assumption of dose and time dependency Model35mech Sep 2022 #90
I Know That ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #97
Yes, the initial studies didn't discriminate between acute and chronic effects Model35mech Sep 2022 #109
"The Impossible Burger is people!" Ray Bruns Sep 2022 #36
Ha! area51 Sep 2022 #65
Kick dalton99a Sep 2022 #3
Well, this says the harmful ingredient cilla4progress Sep 2022 #10
No. That comment relates to whether we know, from prior experience Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #16
Historically, Europeans did not eat potatoes Effete Snob Sep 2022 #37
I was merely answering the question, not suggesting it was a bad thing. Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #66
Granted I only scanned the article, grumpyduck Sep 2022 #4
My question too is how much. Guess more research is needed. live love laugh Sep 2022 #8
Good point. I recall the saccharin study overdosing. I believe i found the actual SLH study. kysrsoze Sep 2022 #12
The site is a propo woo and CT site obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #19
Don't like a site funded by Friends of the Earth - how about US RTK womanofthehills Sep 2022 #60
Soy is a huge migraine trigger for me. zuul Sep 2022 #5
non organic soy is so loaded with glyphosate too womanofthehills Sep 2022 #67
Not a fan of them myself but for different reasons Amishman Sep 2022 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author kysrsoze Sep 2022 #6
The impossible to eat burger... MiHale Sep 2022 #7
"makes it appear to bleed like meat" OneGrassRoot Sep 2022 #9
It Does ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #23
That is a non-neutral comment designed for the yuck response. If I bite into a good burger... Hekate Sep 2022 #86
That's fair. Thx. n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2022 #91
Anything beyond this weird woo GM website? Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #11
the GM website is funded by Friends of the Earth - I think Dems like Friends of the Earth womanofthehills Sep 2022 #64
I honestly have never heard of Friends of the Earth. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #68
Look them up online - UK branch, Europe branch and US International womanofthehills Sep 2022 #72
Courts aren't known for being great with science NickB79 Sep 2022 #104
You are sticking up for Johnson & Johnson who grew all the poppies for opioid pills womanofthehills Sep 2022 #110
Well, unfortunately the source in the OP is low credibility at best, nor Hortensis Sep 2022 #116
Yeah... cilla4progress Sep 2022 #13
Is Health Canada in favor of high glyphosate levels too? womanofthehills Sep 2022 #69
Unknown. cilla4progress Sep 2022 #70
Me too womanofthehills Sep 2022 #73
Also, organic housecleaning products, cilla4progress Sep 2022 #78
I eat very similar to you womanofthehills Sep 2022 #100
For those not familiar, that's Roundup, folks. Duppers Sep 2022 #92
Warning: studies are meaningless without details Novara Sep 2022 #15
Well said (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #22
I think the ingredients listed on the package says it all womanofthehills Sep 2022 #74
"Overall, we rate GMWatch as a moderate conspiracy website and quackery-level pseudoscience Hortensis Sep 2022 #114
Maybe not use a junk science conspiracy site for these "facts" obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #17
Also, has high levels of glyphosate according to Moms Across America - womanofthehills Sep 2022 #27
Plus all the problems Brenda Sep 2022 #43
Soy is perfectly fine, unless you believe in junk science and disinformation obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #51
Stealth attacks. Brenda Sep 2022 #55
Soy just happens to be one of the most pesticided foods on the planet womanofthehills Sep 2022 #76
Is Soy Leghemoglobin Safe? billh58 Sep 2022 #18
thank you for this renate Sep 2022 #25
I live in ranch country and love grass fed/grass finished burgers from local cows womanofthehills Sep 2022 #29
Some us just do not want to eat cows grass-fed or corn-fed. Big Blue Marble Sep 2022 #44
I have both - cilla4progress Sep 2022 #75
Glyphosate can mess with gut microbiota womanofthehills Sep 2022 #101
Yes, the FDA is also fine with it obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #39
Our bodies don't know how to process genetically modified "foods" SheltieLover Sep 2022 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #26
Really? SheltieLover Sep 2022 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #30
I need a cite for this obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #52
You don't seem to understand where the burden of proof lies here Silent3 Sep 2022 #83
That's nonsense Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #31
Could you cite the longitudinal studies supporting your statement Big Blue Marble Sep 2022 #45
That's not what I said ... Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #56
But are there long-terms studies that tell us that there are no risks with GMO foods? Big Blue Marble Sep 2022 #79
There's big difference between saying "I avoid them because I think there's risks Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #85
Perhaps the author of #30 can share their info? SheltieLover Sep 2022 #59
(Message moved) Silent3 Sep 2022 #63
Perhaps you are confusing me with poster #20. Big Blue Marble Sep 2022 #82
You're right. I replied to the wrong message. Silent3 Sep 2022 #87
Did you ever eat an avocado? Effete Snob Sep 2022 #47
lol wtf that is absolutely not true at all obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #50
So your body doesn't know what to do with a banana? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2022 #58
My body knows what to do with a banana Effete Snob Sep 2022 #62
Not true! USALiberal Sep 2022 #119
I never tried those because they are so highly processed. gldstwmn Sep 2022 #24
Just the glyphosate in them is reason enough not to eat them womanofthehills Sep 2022 #34
GM Watch, lol Sympthsical Sep 2022 #32
Gwyneth has decided to accept her aging body for what it is. gldstwmn Sep 2022 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #33
Ya think! You probably don't like Friends of the Earth either as they support this site womanofthehills Sep 2022 #42
lololllolollolol go look at the DJ Trump orgs "About: section obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #35
Thank you obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #38
Maybe - because this is a discussion forum and there are millions of people injured by glyphosate womanofthehills Sep 2022 #46
You are 100% proudly promoting misinformation and disinformation obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #54
Who mentioned glyphosate? Silent3 Sep 2022 #71
They are inextricably linked when it comes to non organic soy womanofthehills Sep 2022 #77
"yeast-derived protein soy leghemoglobin" Silent3 Sep 2022 #80
Most of the "burger" is soy - 2nd ingredient is soy womanofthehills Sep 2022 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #48
maybe stop supporting companies whose executive bit a mans nose - stock 70% down too womanofthehills Sep 2022 #113
There are so many delicious vegetarian dishes central scrutinizer Sep 2022 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #49
I hear duck noises Bonx Sep 2022 #57
Seems like cilla4progress Sep 2022 #81
Hmm...so some engineered food that looks like and tastes like meat MineralMan Sep 2022 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #98
Not judgmental. I'm just telling you what I do. MineralMan Sep 2022 #103
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Sep 2022 #106
That's your reading of it, I suppose. MineralMan Sep 2022 #107
Gout BornADemocrat Sep 2022 #102
I eat it as a big "Fuck You!" to the factory farm meat and dairy industries. hunter Sep 2022 #108
This! BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #117
Well, some folks are angry with me about my opinion of MineralMan Sep 2022 #118
I wonder if the beef industry rownesheck Sep 2022 #88
Soy is terrible, for me anyway... Meowmee Sep 2022 #94
Load a rat up with 50x their usual intake of DHMO and they'll develop signs of toxicity too. Lancero Sep 2022 #95
I tried eating one and ended up throwing it away. Emile Sep 2022 #105
I have only had one once, and it tasted bloody. milestogo Sep 2022 #112
"Overall, we rate GMWatch as a moderate conspiracy website and quackery-level pseudoscience Hortensis Sep 2022 #115
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