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> I firmly try not to eat things that I couldn't make myself 150 years ago. Such as (in much of the world) fresh fruit and vegetables in the winter?

joenathanone 4y ago
It's not winter in every part of the world at the same time.
- Turing_Machine 4y ago
  Correct, but you can only live in one part of the world at the same time. There weren't any weekend jets to Cancun 150 years ago.
WirelessGigabit 4y ago
Fine, I'll bite. I eat apples. Most varieties didn't exist 150 years ago. But apples did. So did pineapple, and bananas, albeit different. But that's not the point. The point is that realistically speaking 150 years ago people were eating apples, bananas, pineapples, potatoes. Example of how simple things can be, and how other producers basically break down everything, and re-assemble only the bits they need for the sole purpose of maximizing profits: Ingredients in a bread I bought: Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water, Sea Salt, Organic Barley Malt Compare that to another bread: Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Salt, Dough Conditioners (Contains One or More of the Following: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Monoglycerides, Mono- and Diglycerides, Distilled Monoglycerides, Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Iodate, DATEM, Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid), Vinegar, Monocalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Soy Lecithin, Calcium Propionate (to Retard Spoilage). And the first one tastes better...
- Turing_Machine 4y ago
  > The point is that realistically speaking 150 years ago people were eating apples, bananas, pineapples, potatoes. You weren't eating bananas and pineapples if you lived in Britain or anywhere else in Europe. In fact, you weren't eating fresh fruits or vegetables of any kind in the winter if you lived in temperate regions.

joenathanone 4y ago

It's not winter in every part of the world at the same time.

Turing_Machine 4y ago
Correct, but you can only live in one part of the world at the same time. There weren't any weekend jets to Cancun 150 years ago.

WirelessGigabit 4y ago

Fine, I'll bite. I eat apples. Most varieties didn't exist 150 years ago. But apples did. So did pineapple, and bananas, albeit different. But that's not the point. The point is that realistically speaking 150 years ago people were eating apples, bananas, pineapples, potatoes. Example of how simple things can be, and how other producers basically break down everything, and re-assemble only the bits they need for the sole purpose of maximizing profits: Ingredients in a bread I bought: Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water, Sea Salt, Organic Barley Malt Compare that to another bread: Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Salt, Dough Conditioners (Contains One or More of the Following: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Monoglycerides, Mono- and Diglycerides, Distilled Monoglycerides, Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Iodate, DATEM, Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides, Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid), Vinegar, Monocalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Soy Lecithin, Calcium Propionate (to Retard Spoilage). And the first one tastes better...

Turing_Machine 4y ago
> The point is that realistically speaking 150 years ago people were eating apples, bananas, pineapples, potatoes. You weren't eating bananas and pineapples if you lived in Britain or anywhere else in Europe. In fact, you weren't eating fresh fruits or vegetables of any kind in the winter if you lived in temperate regions.