On bag of sugar from HyVee
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I forget what it is now, but I had one of those things this past week while shopping with the hubby. I think it was "applesauce made with real fruit" which sort of gave me a queasy feeling on what else would it be made of??
I'm rather amused by the Gluten Free! labels my market puts on things like steak. Yeah. No gluten in steak and no need for a sticker...
I'm rather amused by the Gluten Free! labels my market puts on things like steak. Yeah. No gluten in steak and no need for a sticker...
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Tartan, I don't know the current standards but being in border states, when I've had the options between something grown/produced in the US versus Canada, I pick the Canadian option as being more consumer friendly.
It used to be that US farmers were allowed to put in essentially formaldehyde plugs in the trees to keep the sap running longer which was forbidden in Canada. I also like Canadian standards for sausage and meat products and will buy accordingly as well.
It used to be that US farmers were allowed to put in essentially formaldehyde plugs in the trees to keep the sap running longer which was forbidden in Canada. I also like Canadian standards for sausage and meat products and will buy accordingly as well.
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Iceblossom - I had no idea about the Canadian option for food. I will,not buy anything made in Mexico - which limits my tomato purchase at certain times of the year. If I lived close to the Canadian border I thunk I would do just as you do.
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The gluten-free labels have gotten quite amusing indeed. I just read that people who are going gluten-free just as a choice and nit because of a medical reason aren’t doing their bodies any good at all as they are missing certain ingredients that are needed. I understand about the medical reasons, but it seems to me that the gluten-free idea is just another bandwagon people are jumping on without investigating the products. And the GF products costs more. I’m also very Leary if the term “organic” because any company can slap that name and raise the price. True organic products have very stringent rules that must be followed when growing the products - even a farm right next to an organic farm can spread the pesticides, etc. that delete the true organic product.
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Kind of makes you wonder. Before the sugar was made clean, etc., what did they add? Sawdust? Ground beef? Old clothes? Or maybe some even worse stuff?
When the GF craze started, my favorite grocery store slapped that label on everything! It was really funny! GF fresh veggies; tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, celery, etc.
When the GF craze started, my favorite grocery store slapped that label on everything! It was really funny! GF fresh veggies; tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, celery, etc.
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Buying local at the source, if you can, is the most consumer friendly and environmentally friendly way to go.
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