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12 foods that are bad for the planet: Packaged, processed food
12 foods that are bad for the planet
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Gene Parquette
Jan 17 2013 at 3:17 AM
Hmm... while it's certain that a lot of plastic is bad for the environment... it doesn't have to be bad. That thin coat of plastic can easily be taken away before proper recycling, there just aren't facilities in the US set up for it (There are a few in japan, just hopelessly overwhelmed) And, you have to take into account possible contamination from those 'food bins' to human health as well. In every grocery store I've been to, those food bins are practically breeding grounds for insects and bacteria.
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I even saw one woman bury her baby's dirty diaper in there.
Pointing out inconcistincies
Nov 28 2011 at 1:18 AM
Uhm...I thought rice was bad for the planet. So why would you say to eat it a few slides later. Make up your mind.
Concerned about GM foods
Jul 25 2011 at 2:02 PM
Watch the movie Food inc, and it will change how you eat, and how you look at the world around you.
meg
Jul 24 2011 at 8:36 PM
This is the stupidest story, seriously cows produce natural gas? So does my husband after eating beans, does that mean I should stop letting him eat beans so that he doesn't produce green house gases?
Debbie
Jul 25 2011 at 10:59 AM
But your husband is probably not 600-700 lbs. These animals produce far more natural gas than your husband or any human.
Speak out
Jul 25 2011 at 6:28 PM
Have you actually ever seen a cow fart and compared it to a human being?
Packaged and processed food
The majority of the food you’ll find in the grocery store is processed and packaged, which is bad news for the planet. Processed food contains multiple chemicals and often involves energy-intensive production processes. Plus, all that packaging typically ends up in a landfill, where plastic poisons the environment and can take thousands of years to break down. In fact, in 2006 the U.S. generated 14 million tons of plastic through packages and containers alone, according to the EPA. Unfortunately, even those eco-friendly packaged items made from cardboard are coated in a thin layer of plastic. The solution? Buy local, eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and buy foods like rice, oats and pasta from the bulk bins.
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