Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I had a bagger ask me what the difference between organic vegetables and fruit and non. I said, " oh, just all the pesticides and fertilizer they use. " Then he said something like " oh the fertilizers make everything grow better. " I couldn't help respond " fertilizers are chemicals and not needed. " He was young (high school), but I'm glad he asked. Perhaps one day it will sink in even further for him. I love going through the checkout and letting the clerks see what I buy. It's a far cry from most people's shopping carts, which I'm always eyeing and shaking my head (on the inside). I try not to be judgemental but it's so sad to see soda, cookies, crackers and other junk food as the primary food items in shopping carts. I rarely see fresh fruits and veggies. And it REALLY pisses me off when I see them buy crap like that with food stamps! That is one thing that could be changed about food stamps. Okay, sorry went off on a tangent and a political rant. Denise , " PuterWitch " <puterwitch@c...> wrote: ...when I got to the checkout the woman who was about my age was ringing me up and she stopped and asked me what the endive was, then stopped and asked me what the chard was, and then she rung up a few more things and said, " oh, you must be makin' a recipe huh? " and I said, " no, I always eat this stuff, I am a happy vegetarian. " and she said, " oh wow, being a vegetarian is much too expensive. " > I told her that my chard was 1.89 and the garlic and onions and squeeze of lemon that go in it are not much and a pack of pork chops is ten bucks. > Then I punched her in the face. > > well, not really, but I said that the chard and a piece of oat bread is a meal for me, costs under 3 bucks. > she said, " ohhhhhh. " and then she said, " so do you eat fish? " and I said, " no, those are pescatarians. " (I just learned that in here) and she laughed. well okie dokie then, didn't know that was funny, but whatever floats her boat. I also bought the whole wheat pasta which I am buying from now on, oh, and did I tell you guys that I made my house a " no more strohmanns bleached white bread house? " > I bought the Arnold last time but this time I got a big loaf of pepridge farm white. Not as good as whole grains, but at least they will eat it with some tiny complaints which will wane in time and they aren't eating that paste anymore. ) > > hugs, > Chanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 no need to apologize denise. i totally agree. i always look around at the grocery stores to see what is in others' carts and i'm often shaking my head too. i hate to see moms with children in tow buying nothing but crap....processed " foods " with artificial flavors, colors and lots of sugar....no vegetables in sight, except for maybe potatoes and iceburg lettuce. and then there are the carts that are filled with huge packs of meat and not much else. i always wonder how those people can afford to buy that much meat and wonder about how unhealthy they must feel.....they often appear to be " greasy " . lol. and i can't tell you how often i run into the same cashier that chanda did.....asking what every produce item is and then making dumb comment. i think it's sad when they don't know what a veggie is because 1) that person has never had that vegetable and 2) they don't see it often because customers don't buy it. i'm proud of what's in my grocery carts. susie --- organic_homestead <organic_homestead wrote: > I love going through the checkout and letting the > clerks see what I > buy. It's a far cry from most people's shopping > carts, which I'm > always eyeing and shaking my head (on the inside). I > try not to be > judgemental but it's so sad to see soda, cookies, > crackers and other > junk food as the primary food items in shopping > carts. I rarely see > fresh fruits and veggies. And it REALLY pisses me > off when I see them > buy crap like that with food stamps! That is one > thing that could be > changed about food stamps. > > Okay, sorry went off on a tangent and a political > rant. > > Denise FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Me too. It's just handed down from generation to generation. Until I became a vegetarian last December I didn't know what a lot of vegetables were. Just a couple of months ago I started learning the greens, LOL. My mother cooked broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, peas, andlima beans.that's it. And she probably cooked more veggies than a lot of other moms. Every meal revolved around the meat. I never tasted a squash until I was an adult! Encore was big too. what a shame. My dad has cholesterol bags under his eyes. hugs, Chanda i think it's sad when they don't know what a veggie is because 1) that person has never had that vegetable and 2) they don't see it often because customers don't buy it. i'm proud of what's in my grocery carts. susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Tonight when we were at the checkout, buying our vegies and soycheese and Silk milk, the bagboy (literally, probably about 17 if a day) kept looking at my dh in his Sears Repairman uniform and you could almost see him thinking, " Why are you eating this stuff? " It was comical...yet sad...all at once. Dh has never felt better in his entire life than he does now, and he was always meat and taters. So sad. And sad that we were once there too...at least some of us...I sure was... But the funny thing is, I always loved the vegetables more than the meat! (as a Southerner, you are raised with lots of fresh vegies and have a vegie meal at least twice a week, maybe more in the summertime...) And now I can go full speed ahead on that love. :>) Bron On 11/9/05, PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: > > Me too. It's just handed down from generation to generation. Until I > became a vegetarian last December I didn't know what a lot of vegetables > were. Just a couple of months ago I started learning the greens, LOL. My > mother cooked broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, peas, andlima > beans.that's it. And she probably cooked more veggies than a lot of other > moms. Every meal revolved around the meat. I never tasted a squash until I > was an adult! Encore was big too. > what a shame. My dad has cholesterol bags under his eyes. > > hugs, > Chanda > i think it's > sad when they don't know what a veggie is because 1) > that person has never had that vegetable and 2) they > don't see it often because customers don't buy it. > > i'm proud of what's in my grocery carts. > susie > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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