In the US, "organic," as a food label, does tell us things. It means the producer did not use pesticides, for example. And the food can't be genetically modified (at least in the sense of splicing in genes from other organisms).
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In the US, "organic," as a food label, does tell us things. It means the producer did not use pesticides, for example. And the food can't be genetically modified (at least in the sense of splicing in genes from other organisms).
A business that places a "organic" label on any food that does not meet a long list of requirements can face sizeable monitary fines..
Organic meats (and dairy) must be raised organically on certified organic pastures, have year-round outdoor access, must be fed certified organic feed for their entire lives, and have been given no drugs, antibiotics or growth hormones at any point, which includes in the womb.
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Organic meats (and dairy) must be raised organically on certified organic pastures, have year-round outdoor access, must be fed certified organic feed for their entire lives, and have been given no drugs, antibiotics or growth hormones at any point, which includes in the womb.
(Go Seahawks)
^ True dat. But it's also true that 'organic' is as much a marketing tool as anything else. The propaganda of the day is that anything organic is better and safer and 'cooler' to eat and drink, that it's a way to fight back against those eeeeeeeevil corporations.
This is going to be true with replicators in Trek's time as well. Of course there's nothing to market there, as such, but the gist of it is the same: the prejudice that anything technological or processed is bad, and that anything "all natural" (whatever the hell that means) is good.
This is going to be true with replicators in Trek's time as well. Of course there's nothing to market there, as such, but the gist of it is the same: the prejudice that anything technological or processed is bad, and that anything "all natural" (whatever the hell that means) is good.
You replicator snob!
Not necessarily "gourmet meals," just good home cooking.
If you had a bowl of non-replicated fruit on your table top, would you walk past it to the replicator and order a bowl of fruit?
Yeah I grew up in a country where we cook our meals. Even now as I logged in online, I tried eating a frozen meal and the chicken they put in there is so bad, I had to quit 10 seconds into eating it.
I didn't want to veer off course on this one. I meant organic in theory, whether some producers use loopholes or not is not the point of my post. In the US, believe it or not, it's not as strictly enforced as it is in EU for example. Free-range chicken eggs, for example, could mean that they were out and free 15 minutes per day. I'm not saying that all manufacturers do this, but there was one that did.
For some of you who doubt organic, you need to do a little experiment. Try growing some tomatoes in your back yard or balcony, just a few, and see the difference between the leather you pick up at the grocery store and your own. There is simply no comparison between the two. If I could grow my food, I would without a second thought.
If processed foods are just as healthy why is it considered bad for you to eat Fast Food all the time when it is essentially a form of processed food.
Besides don't some of them have a lot of salt in them which too much of is bad for you?
"fast food" is usually food that is filled with salt, fat,and/ or cholesterol, and often with little nutritional value. However, not all "fast food" is the same, and a fast food grilled chicken sandwich, while probably still high in salt, is much better than a bacon cheeseburger.
But I could see it going the other way, at least initially.
When the replicator first came on the market, I'd imagine that there would be people who couldn't wait to acquire the latest thing, and I'm sure the businesses producing and marketing the replicators would have included that aspect in their advertizing. But as the quality of the food produced became common knowledge there would be people who would decide not to get one, and other people who had them remove from their homes and businesses.
Plus I can see them being fairly expensive, that also would be a consideration.
However as I stated up-thread, a replicator could definitely be a convenience.
Something produced by way of a purely biological action, as opposed to a technological process, would be one example.
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