Madder Cows

Anna Gregoline | March 15, 2004
This is a good start to testing of Mad Cow disease. But it's not even enough. Does anyone find it disturbing that most animals in the food supply are tested for nothing before being added to said supply?

That said, I eat beef. Not often, but I do. This hasn't deterred me from that. What would it take for people to stop or slow their beef consumption?

Melissa Erin | March 16, 2004
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Anna Gregoline | March 16, 2004
I think it's hard to make people afraid of things they can't see with their own eyes.

John E Gunter | March 16, 2004
My take on that is, you can't be paranoid about doing things in life, because if you are, you aren't living. Granted, you have to be safe about what you do, no jumping out of airplanes for me, that is, unless the airplane is going down in flames, and then I hope I've got a parachute.

Anyway, what I mean is, you can be safe and still enjoy life, you just have to make sure that whatever risks you are taking are worthy risks. Trying to make sure that whatever you are eating is not going to make you sick is a good thing to do, but being paranoid that whatever you are eating isn't completely disease free can be carrying things to far.

I'm sure most people wouldn't even eat food from the store if they knew exactly how much foreign matter was allowed by the FDA. I try not to think about such things, but really, if you were worried about how healthy it is to eat the food that the US allows to get to market, you'd starve yourself.

You just have to try and make good judgements on what you are eating and get on with what you are doing. That's one reason I don't eat many things raw. Except maybe cookie dough and vegies.

Anna Gregoline | March 16, 2004
Yeah, cookie dough is a big risk too because of salmonella.

Melissa Erin | March 16, 2004
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Anna Gregoline | March 16, 2004
Veggies are only a risk if they are not washed properly (meaning there is still fertilizer, a.k.a. shit on them).

If you buy pre-made cookie dough, you're probably in the clear. But if you're cracking eggs, I wouldn't indulge too much, especially in the summer. That said, I just tasted the batter from the last two cakes I made. Eggs and all.

Geez, look back on this thread, I'm such a hypocrite, huh? =)

Melissa Erin | March 16, 2004
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Anna Gregoline | March 16, 2004
Veggies are better for you raw, yes, and the brighter the color the the veggies, the more nutrients there are. You're supposed to eat a rainbow of veggies now.

I'm too hungry to talk about food anymore.