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Your views on Cheap food.....
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sallyrsm
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Now I have shopped at both ends of the spectrum, cheap and nasty food from necessity, and happy food when buying with my heart.
A background. My Grandmother's sister was one of the first people in this country to die of CJD back in 1989 WAY before the Government admitted the link between BSE in cattle and the food chain. When she died, three people had died in 10 years to give you a clue. I had the misfortune to watch Freda die in three weeks (for which we are 'grateful'... some poor souls lived as vegetables for years) and at autopsy her brain, from looking like a cauliflower, all wrinkley and "brainlike" was smooth like a football. She was in her late 60's, a fabulous, vibrant woman, much loved, catered for Chapel functions (ironically where she might have come into contact with contaminated meat). We stopped eating beef there and then... it seemed wrong that cows were fed the ground up remains of other cows, and sheep, and whatever.
Now I am as guilty as many of buying cheap meat. Nowadays I buy happy meat, going without when I can't afford as I'd rather not eat filth nor inflict it on DS (3). I can't stand to watch another person I love die of the monstrous disease that is CJD or any of its permutations. We in this country are lucky that it didn't become an epidemic, not much consolation to the dead/dying.
what I am trying to say is, are we reaping what we have sown? How many of us will still buy the two chickens for a fiver on "economy" grounds or have we gone a bit "veggie" a few days a week to stop it becoming an issue?
Personally, I would rather eat less meat than eat rubbish meat. I eat legumes in those meals that are meatless or meat-reduced. Iwould rather eat less better-tasting meat than water-filled, tasteless pap.
i appreciate that some of us have partners that won't eat "veggie rubbish"... or demand meat with every meal,.. and I will never condemn them as I haven't walked a mile in their shoes. My views are my choice and I accept that. I just feel we all, whatever our income, have a real chance here to make a difference with our buying habits. We may be small, but together we can change the world.
A background. My Grandmother's sister was one of the first people in this country to die of CJD back in 1989 WAY before the Government admitted the link between BSE in cattle and the food chain. When she died, three people had died in 10 years to give you a clue. I had the misfortune to watch Freda die in three weeks (for which we are 'grateful'... some poor souls lived as vegetables for years) and at autopsy her brain, from looking like a cauliflower, all wrinkley and "brainlike" was smooth like a football. She was in her late 60's, a fabulous, vibrant woman, much loved, catered for Chapel functions (ironically where she might have come into contact with contaminated meat). We stopped eating beef there and then... it seemed wrong that cows were fed the ground up remains of other cows, and sheep, and whatever.
Now I am as guilty as many of buying cheap meat. Nowadays I buy happy meat, going without when I can't afford as I'd rather not eat filth nor inflict it on DS (3). I can't stand to watch another person I love die of the monstrous disease that is CJD or any of its permutations. We in this country are lucky that it didn't become an epidemic, not much consolation to the dead/dying.
what I am trying to say is, are we reaping what we have sown? How many of us will still buy the two chickens for a fiver on "economy" grounds or have we gone a bit "veggie" a few days a week to stop it becoming an issue?
Personally, I would rather eat less meat than eat rubbish meat. I eat legumes in those meals that are meatless or meat-reduced. Iwould rather eat less better-tasting meat than water-filled, tasteless pap.
i appreciate that some of us have partners that won't eat "veggie rubbish"... or demand meat with every meal,.. and I will never condemn them as I haven't walked a mile in their shoes. My views are my choice and I accept that. I just feel we all, whatever our income, have a real chance here to make a difference with our buying habits. We may be small, but together we can change the world.
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i dont eat meat best way to be
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I make you right but I'd miss it too much. I can't bring myself to give it up completely ... I love chicken skin and pork crackling, and steak, so nowdays I buy the best I can.0
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I am so sorry that someone close to you died of this horrid disease. I totally agree with what you say. I too have bought from both ends of the spectrum - very cheap mainly from necessity, but I must also admit through a lack of knowledge. Now my daughters are grown up and I have finally reached the top of my salary scale I have a disposable income that allows me a choice as I can afford to buy happy meat. I now buy most things organic. There is also more information available these days helping to inform better choices along with greater availability of organic produce.
It is ironic that it is only once my children are grown that I have had enough money to buy organic as really it is when our children are young and growing that they are more in need of good untainted food.
I know when I was a child and growing up many of my friends parents had the notion that the adults were fed the "better" food, particularly the man of the house. The justification for this was that as the "worker" he needed not only more food but more protein. Children were often fed a diet with little protein. E.g the adults would get fish and ships while the children just chips. I was fortunate that my parents never thought this way, quite the opposite, when money and hence food was short it was the children who got the fish! I always tried to feed my children as well as I could afford and they always had a good selection of fruit and vegetables and meals that were bulked out with beans and piulses.
I was however always appalled at the choices that seemed to be offered for children in cafes and restaurants, always some cheap junk food and chips and by the look of some of the recent children's menu's I have seen nothing much has changed.
I wonder at the world I live in when parents of young children are not given the means to enable them to afford to buy good unadulterated food, and the restaurant industry still puts out the message that children should be fed on junk.0 -
dont buy cheap meat, if you must buy and eat meat make sure it is decent meat, you can counteract this by eating decent cheap veggie meals several times a week. as a life long veggie i do cook meat for visitors but would never comprimise on price- i want my friends to come back!!Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. There is no more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "i am really clever!"0
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We are eating less meat as I become a better cook!
I only buy fr chicken so if I cant afford it we dont have... Its not even something I thought about until I was doing my shopping list this week and realised we dont really need much from the butcher. But I agree that smaller amounts of good quality meat is prefereble to chemical/antibiotic filled mush. I have started using a local market butcher and his produce appears very good quality. I try to only by store cuboard foods from the supermarket now as I dont like the standards of thier so called fresh produce. Although I hope to grow some of my own veg this year...but as its my first attempt we might still be relying on the market
I wish I could go down the organic route but simply cannot afford it on my £50pw budget for five plus 2 cats and 2 dogs!!JAN GC- £155.77 out of £200 FEB GC £197.31 out of £180:o. MARCH GC - out of £2000 -
We buy meat purely on taste. I find outdoor bred pork to be the best and have bought free range chicken for years as it tastes nicer and isn't pumped with water. Well i say I eat free range chicken I dont at the mo as Tesco and Sainsburys never have any! Thanks very much Hugh and Jamie
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We only eat meat occasionally but when we do it has to meet our own very high standards for animal welfare. It also has to have been reared locally.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
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When it comes to fresh produce and meat i fully beleive that an animal that has lived a happy life will provide the best food source.
In a society where will only buy electrical appliances from the best brands and clothes by the best labels, i find it comical we are prepared to accept second best when it comes to food!!0 -
One of the reasons I dont eat meat at all is because of all the artificial hormones/fake "food" etc that are input into most animals. I dont want that stuff coming back into my body.
Sorry to hear of your loss.0 -
We stopped eating 'mystery meat' years ago.
The little bit of meat we eat is local and free range (don't think it's organic). And if we eat out I won't eat anything with meat in because I don't know from where it's been sourced.
There's nothing wrong with 'cheap' cuts of meat, braising steak and scrag end of neck of lamb for example. Properly cooked it can be truly delicious - if you like that kind of thing.
You cannot live as I have lived an not end up like me.
Oi you lot - please
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