Comments on: Try New Foods to Deal with Rising Costs http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/15/try-new-foods-to-deal-with-rising-costs/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:43:59 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/15/try-new-foods-to-deal-with-rising-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Presh Talwalkar Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:06:09 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=505#comment-2337 <b><em>RohoMech</b></em>: Yes, good point that local food would exclude things many people would like. I always thought shelf life was the biggest benefit of canned food. I would bet the veggies do not taste as good and are of lower quality. RohoMech:
Yes, good point that local food would exclude things many people would like.

I always thought shelf life was the biggest benefit of canned food. I would bet the veggies do not taste as good and are of lower quality.

]]> By: RohoMech http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/15/try-new-foods-to-deal-with-rising-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 RohoMech Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:02:16 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=505#comment-2334 <b>Yehuda</b> Also, buying locally really only makes sense if *all* the ingredients come from the same region. I was visiting a small town that really prided itself having lots of locally produced products. Just one example of where that failed, one particular beer required yeast from Belgium to be produced :-P <B>Presh</B> Just fyi, I was looking at canned vegetables as a cheaper alternative. Most of them have a lot of water added which can throw off the weight to price ratio. But, also, some of them like canned asparagus taste horrible. Yehuda
Also, buying locally really only makes sense if *all* the ingredients come from the same region. I was visiting a small town that really prided itself having lots of locally produced products. Just one example of where that failed, one particular beer required yeast from Belgium to be produced :-P

Presh
Just fyi, I was looking at canned vegetables as a cheaper alternative. Most of them have a lot of water added which can throw off the weight to price ratio. But, also, some of them like canned asparagus taste horrible.

]]> By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/15/try-new-foods-to-deal-with-rising-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Presh Talwalkar Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:53:19 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=505#comment-2329 <b><em>Yehuda Berlinger</b></em>: Is buying locally the best? I would like to find out more. It certainly makes sense. But not doing "the best" should not stop us from doing really good things in the meanwhile. Fruits and vegetables--even non-organic and non-local ones--have been shown to reverse heart disease and prevent a variety of other illnesses. Additionally, most of us enjoy food from other regions of the world. Is a locally grown steak better than an imported mango, for health? I've read certain types of food are more environmentally friendly--mostly plants. Hence, make good changes but keep searching. I would love to learn more about this topic if you have any suggestions on books or websites. Yehuda Berlinger: Is buying locally the best? I would like to find out more. It certainly makes sense.

But not doing “the best” should not stop us from doing really good things in the meanwhile. Fruits and vegetables–even non-organic and non-local ones–have been shown to reverse heart disease and prevent a variety of other illnesses. Additionally, most of us enjoy food from other regions of the world. Is a locally grown steak better than an imported mango, for health? I’ve read certain types of food are more environmentally friendly–mostly plants.

Hence, make good changes but keep searching. I would love to learn more about this topic if you have any suggestions on books or websites.

]]> By: Yehuda Berlinger http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/15/try-new-foods-to-deal-with-rising-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Yehuda Berlinger Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:01:28 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=505#comment-2319 Wouldn't buying locally be the cheapest, and healthiest, advice? Less fuel costs, better for the environment, no exploitation, and the right food for the climate. Yehuda Wouldn’t buying locally be the cheapest, and healthiest, advice? Less fuel costs, better for the environment, no exploitation, and the right food for the climate.

Yehuda

]]>