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buffaloboy · Moderator

Hi-Ho, the Derry-O (9-18-09 Washington Post) Michelle goes to the market

Optixmom · Super Moderator

This is from the woman who paid $10,000 for dance lessons for her girls BEFORE her hubby was in the White House.

Her visit to the market was just a photo op. She doesn't cook anymore and she should lead people to believe that she does. Her kitchen staff cooks.

Just because the word "Organic" is stamped on something doesn't mean it isn't healthy. There is just as much sugar, sodium, and bad fats in organic food as non-organic. It is just 3-4 times the price.

I buy organic milk for my family because I don't want the added hormones. It costs me a lot. If I have a little extra I will try to do that with meat too, but many times I can't because it is cost prohibitive.

Who the heck is going to spend money on fancy organic cheeses and crap like that when they can barely afford Raman Noodles? Fresh fruit and vegetables are extremely expensive unless you have a farmers market that offers locally grown REGULAR produce or you shop at a big grocery store.

MO still has yet to impress me. She has and never will be common and in-touch, and I don't believe she wants to be.

Hillarysmygirl16 · Administrator

Hell no no one on food stamps can spend that much money or they won't eat the rest of the month.

ssmith · Platinum

the woman embarasses this country more and more every freaking day!

freespirit · Moderator

If MO wants to make nutrition and health her pet issue - there's a hell of a lot better, more realistic way to do address those issues. But, as we all know, that's not what she is doing. She's trying to act out some yuppie fantasy life where people have the time and money to spend on fancy, high dollar foods. Most of us are working our rear-ends off to earn a living every day - to be able to afford the specials at the Wal-Mart grocery section. This woman truly has no substance.

rachel · Platinum

No kidding. Healthy stuff is more expensive than stuff that's not healthy. IE sod vs juice. The answer is not to tax and make soda and other non healthy things more expensive its to make the healthy foods less expensive.

thebword · Super Moderator

Now here's an example of the huge difference between First Lady's. Who thinks anyone who met HRC as First Lady only had trivial topics, like the cat or a garden, to speak to her about? disbelief

She spoke of the global reach of her cause: "The first thing world leaders, prime ministers, kings, queens ask me about is the White House garden. And then they ask about Bo."

thebword · Super Moderator

Optixmom wrote:

This is from the woman who paid $10,000 for dance lessons for her girls BEFORE her hubby was in the White House.

Her visit to the market was just a photo op. She doesn't cook anymore and she should lead people to believe that she does. Her kitchen staff cooks.

Just because the word "Organic" is stamped on something doesn't mean it isn't healthy. There is just as much sugar, sodium, and bad fats in organic food as non-organic. It is just 3-4 times the price.

I buy organic milk for my family because I don't want the added hormones. It costs me a lot. If I have a little extra I will try to do that with meat too, but many times I can't because it is cost prohibitive.

Who the heck is going to spend money on fancy organic cheeses and crap like that when they can barely afford Raman Noodles? Fresh fruit and vegetables are extremely expensive unless you have a farmers market that offers locally grown REGULAR produce or you shop at a big grocery store.

MO still has yet to impress me. She has and never will be common and in-touch, and I don't believe she wants to be.

Not to get to "off topic" Optixmom, but I try to do the same thing and I found this websites and their pesticide load lists helpful in prioritizing which organics are worth the price. As you can see Apple hold some of the highest pesticide loads while bananas do not. So I buy organic Apple juice or fresh apples, but regular bananas since most of their pesticide load is peeled off before eating.

http://www.foodnews.org/

http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php

RANK...........FRUIT OR VEGGIE ....................SCORE

1 ...(worst).........Peach-------------------- 100 (highest pesticide load)

2..................... Apple------------------------- ----93

3................ Sweet Bell Pepper------------------ 83

4.................... Celery---------------------------- 82

5..................... Nectarine------------------------ 81

6.................. Strawberries--------------------- 80

7.................... Cherries------------------------- 73

8....................... Kale--------------------------- 69

9 ......................Lettuce------------------------ 67

10.............. Grapes - Imported----------------- 66

11..................Carrot---------------------------- 63

12..................... Pear--------------------------- 63

13................ Collard Greens------------------- 60

14.................. Spinach------------------------- 58

15 ....................Potato------------------------- 56

16.................. Green Beans------------------- 53

17............... Summer Squash----------------- 53

18.................... Pepper------------------------- 51

19 ..................Cucumber----------------------- 50

20................... Raspberries-------------------- 46

21............. Grapes - Domestic----------------- 44

22 .....................Plum--------------------------- 44

23................... Orange ------------------------- 44

24................... Cauliflower---------------------- 39

25 ...................Tangerine----------------------- 37

26.................. Mushrooms--------------------- 36

27...................... Banana----------------------- 34

28................. Winter Squash------------------- 34

29.................. Cantaloupe--------------------- 33

30 ................Cranberries----------------------- 33

31.............. Honeydew Melon------------------- 30

32 ..................Grapefruit----------------------- 29

33................. Sweet Potato-------------------- 29

34 ..................Tomato-------------------------- 29

35.................... Broccoli------------------------ 28

36 ..................Watermelon--------------------- 26

37.................... Papaya-------------------------- 20

38................... Eggplant------------------------- 20

39.................... Cabbage------------------------- 17

40 ......................Kiwi---------------------------- 13

41............... Sweet Peas - Frozen--------------- 10

42 ..................Asparagus------------------------ 10

43...................... Mango-------------------------- 9

44 ....................Pineapple------------------------ 7

45............. Sweet Corn - Frozen----------------- 2

46 ................... Avocado-------------------------- 1

47 (best)............Onion---------------------------- 1 (lowest pesticide load)

-- Edited by thebword on Saturday 19th of September 2009 07:12:43 AM

-- Edited by thebword on Saturday 19th of September 2009 07:20:48 AM

-- Edited by thebword on Saturday 19th of September 2009 07:30:48 AM

JustTheFacts · Super Moderator

Obama, in her brief speech to the vendors and patrons, handled the affordability issue by pointing out that people who pay with food stamps would get double the coupon value at the market. Even then, though, it's hard to imagine somebody using food stamps to buy what the market offered: $19 bison steak from Gunpowder Bison, organic dandelion greens for $12 per pound from Blueberry Hill Vegetables, the Piedmont Reserve cheese from Everson Dairy at $29 a pound. Rounding out the potential shopping cart: $4 for a piece of "walnut dacquoise" from the Praline Bakery, $9 for a jumbo crab cake at Chris's Marketplace, $8 for a loaf of cranberry-walnut bread and $32 for a bolt of yarn.

Michelle basically said: "Let them eat cake".

What an embarassment she is.

And we're supposed to believe that the White House has no one on staff in the kitchen to do the shopping? PUHHLLEEAZZE!

-- Edited by JustTheFacts on Saturday 19th of September 2009 07:50:14 AM

Optixmom · Super Moderator

thebword wrote:

Not to get to "off topic" Optixmom, but I try to do the same thing and I found this websites and their pesticide load lists helpful in prioritizing which organics are worth the price. As you can see Apple hold some of the highest pesticide loads while bananas do not. So I buy organic Apple juice or fresh apples, but regular bananas since most of their pesticide load is peeled off before eating.
http://www.foodnews.org/
http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php
RANK...........FRUIT OR VEGGIE ....................SCORE
1 ...(worst).........Peach-------------------- 100 (highest pesticide load)
2..................... Apple------------------------- ----93
3................ Sweet Bell Pepper------------------ 83
4.................... Celery---------------------------- 82
5..................... Nectarine------------------------ 81
6.................. Strawberries--------------------- 80
21............. Grapes - Domestic----------------- 44
22 .....................Plum--------------------------- 44
23................... Orange ------------------------- 44
24................... Cauliflower---------------------- 39
25 ...................Tangerine----------------------- 37
26.................. Mushrooms--------------------- 36
27...................... Banana----------------------- 34
28................. Winter Squash------------------- 34
29.................. Cantaloupe--------------------- 33
30 ................Cranberries----------------------- 33
31.............. Honeydew Melon------------------- 30
32 ..................Grapefruit----------------------- 29
33................. Sweet Potato-------------------- 29
34 ..................Tomato-------------------------- 29
35.................... Broccoli------------------------ 28
36 ..................Watermelon--------------------- 26
37.................... Papaya-------------------------- 20
38................... Eggplant------------------------- 20
39.................... Cabbage------------------------- 17
40 ......................Kiwi---------------------------- 13
41............... Sweet Peas - Frozen--------------- 10
42 ..................Asparagus------------------------ 10
43...................... Mango-------------------------- 9
44 ....................Pineapple------------------------ 7
45............. Sweet Corn - Frozen----------------- 2
46 ................... Avocado-------------------------- 1
47 (best)............Onion---------------------------- 1 (lowest pesticide load)

If you think about it, tree fruits like the apple, peach, and plum have many many nasty pests that like to eat them as much as humans do. We also have a tendency to be very picky about what our produce looks like. We tend to like it as blemish free as possible...therefore the need for more pesticides from the farmer's perspective.

My Obot sister-in-law is mostly vegetarian (she eats fish and chicken, but rarely) and she is a stickler about buying organic and soaking her fruits and veges for at least 30 minutes before preparing them.

Alex · Diamond

Oh, the perks of being the puppet's wife!

Hope your schooling is going well, OM. smile

And good morning, Hillary's World!

Building 4112 · Moderator

I guess her White House Garden was a total failure, or just rotted for lack of attention.
She doesn't surprise me, she showed up in her $500 tennis shoes at an event
couple of months ago, that in itself tells us all about her character, and her new found life in the White House.

-- Edited by Building 4112 on Saturday 19th of September 2009 09:41:46 AM

Hillarysmygirl16 · Administrator

Optix you know I love you but if MO can cook she more then likely does do the cooking. A black woman who can cook doesn't tend to allow others to cook for her all the time. I know if I were first lady I would not allow some chief to cook for me an mine. I would assume that I cook better wink