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re: Walmart wants to go organic; attacks status symbols
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:18 am to Tiger1242
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:18 am to Tiger1242
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Meh, Whole Foods has better quality stuff than most grocery stores. You can tell by tasting it
Just about everything you buy in Europe at the store is organic esp when it comes to meat. But I don't buy euro beef don't want any fricking horse by mistake.
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Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:30 am to StraightCashHomey21
I think the typical Walmart shopper is way more concerned about food quantity over food quality.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:36 am to CharlesLSU
HEB is so awesome
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:47 am to Zantrix
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Also, Sierra Nevada isn't a craft beer.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:47 am to CT
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quote: organic Marketing scam. Sheep are stupid.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:53 am to Voorhies7
Walmart is smart. same shipping costs, higher prices = more profits
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:55 am to gthog61
Except that they're marketing a whole new product line for shoppers that don't shop at Wal Mart. Do you think the average Wal Mart shopper gives two fricks whether the food is organic or not?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:55 am to Skillet
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I think the typical Walmart shopper is way more concerned about food quantity over food quality.
very true
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:08 am to StraightCashHomey21
Just popping in to 
at those claiming organics are a waste. Maybe in the setting of purchasing from a store, but anything past that and I back at you.
at those claiming organics are a waste. Maybe in the setting of purchasing from a store, but anything past that and I back at you.Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:11 am to TheOcean
quote:Maybe they're not targeting the average WalMart shopper.
Do you think the average Wal Mart shopper gives two fricks whether the food is organic or not?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:17 am to BuckeyeFan87
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Just popping in to at those claiming organics are a waste. Maybe in the setting of purchasing from a store, but anything past that and I back at you.
just had 100% USDA organic steak the other day, shite was amazing and almost no fat on it not bad 2 for 12$.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:18 am to TheOcean
quote:they should at least be educated on the product they are buying and have the option of going organic.
Do you think the average Wal Mart shopper gives two fricks whether the food is organic or not?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:18 am to StraightCashHomey21
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just had 100% USDA organic steak the other day, shite was amazing and almost no fat on it not bad 2 for 12$.
No fat at all? Doesn't sound like it would be worth a shite.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:19 am to Yat27
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No fat at all? Doesn't sound like it would be worth a shite
saves me time cutting all that shite off
This post was edited on 4/20/14 at 8:20 am
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:22 am to SlowFlowPro
Would you frickers finally admit to Wal*Mart doing some good things if they can make organic foods more affordable giving more people access to healthier options or would y'all bitch about Whole Foods and Fresh Market closing stores and not being able to compete against a company with cost savings culture ingrained in every level of the corporation?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:33 am to Nelson Biederman IV
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, I was attacking it because it fuels the ignorance of people by reaffirming what they already think.
i was a blank canvas and i was raised by hippies who were organic/natural before it was cool/mainstream
but there isn't much actual scientific evidence that organic is healthier. there are certain processing techniques that are certainly not healthier, like injecting hydrogenated fats/oils into goods, or adding any type of sugar (HFCSs are just a concentrated sugar and not some demon food)
when presented with evidence, the pro-organic grouping almost always relies on their own confirmation bias, typically attacking the funding of the studies in question. this is the same shite environmentalists do
Stanford meta study
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For their study, the researchers sifted through thousands of papers and identified 237 of the most relevant to analyze. Those included 17 studies (six of which were randomized clinical trials) of populations consuming organic and conventional diets, and 223 studies that compared either the nutrient levels or the bacterial, fungal or pesticide contamination of various products (fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, milk, poultry, and eggs) grown organically and conventionally. There were no long-term studies of health outcomes of people consuming organic versus conventionally produced food; the duration of the studies involving human subjects ranged from two days to two years.
After analyzing the data, the researchers found little significant difference in health benefits between organic and conventional foods. No consistent differences were seen in the vitamin content of organic products, and only one nutrient — phosphorus — was significantly higher in organic versus conventionally grown produce (and the researchers note that because few people have phosphorous deficiency, this has little clinical significance). There was also no difference in protein or fat content between organic and conventional milk, though evidence from a limited number of studies suggested that organic milk may contain significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
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. Two studies of children consuming organic and conventional diets did find lower levels of pesticide residues in the urine of children on organic diets, though the significance of these findings on child health is unclear. Additionally, organic chicken and pork appeared to reduce exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but the clinical significance of this is also unclear.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:35 am to Nelson Biederman IV
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Believe it or not there are reputable companies that care about the product they put out and what their consumers are eating, they don't cut corners and that's why it costs more.
here is the thing: walmart is trying to provide organic food...at lower cost
and they're trying to do this via the supply chain (which has no affect on the care re: product)
who is upset? the pro-organic crowd, b/c it will eliminate the perceived advantage (of price only) and decrease the produce segregation
This post was edited on 4/20/14 at 8:36 am
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:39 am to TheOcean
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Except that they're marketing a whole new product line for shoppers that don't shop at Wal Mart. Do you think the average Wal Mart shopper gives two fricks whether the food is organic or not?
if there is one thing i've learned in my 30 years, it's to trust walmart when it comes to opening up markets and making money
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:43 am to CtotheVrzrbck
Figures an Arkansas fan would knight for Walmart
Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:45 am to CtotheVrzrbck
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Would you frickers finally admit to Wal*Mart doing some good things if they can make organic foods more affordable giving more people access to healthier options
ignoring the perception that is healthier, which there isn't really much/any data, i think it's great
people who like organics don't seem to be too happy about it, though. just look at all the negativity the last 2 pages (as i predicted)
"going organic" is a status symbol. having the poors buy affordable organic foods will really hurt that status symbol
they'll just invent some new characteristic to attempt to segregate themselves
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