tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post2391088704617981800..comments2023-10-01T06:34:39.919-06:00Comments on Random Musings of a Tormented Mind: Salty!KGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-71280042579926976642010-03-12T19:06:23.143-07:002010-03-12T19:06:23.143-07:00I was listening to the radio (Sirius Patriot) and ...I was listening to the radio (Sirius Patriot) and a man from NY phoned in to say that when the city tried to ban transfats, his brother, who owned a restaurant, got around it by registering with the State instead. That was my understanding - that he could change which health authority or whatever it's called that he was listed with. The state did not have a transfat ban. So really if you go out to restaurants in a city that you think has banned transfats, you might very well be eating them. He said if the state banned it, he would then register his restaurant with the federal authority (until they might ban it, then he would be out of luck and have to comply). <br /><br />Another thing I have been watching is the talk in the US of trying to make some 'shoppers cards' that would keep track of people's purchases in order to try to track down foods better if someone gets, for example, ecoli. CNN's Wolfe Blitzer had a segment about it the other day and said that 5000 deaths occur each year in the US that are attributed to food borne illnesses. The idea for the FDA was to be able to track everything with these 'shoppers cards' so they can zero in on the tainted food faster.<br /><br />Sorry but that scares the poo out of me! Baloney it's only for food borne illness tracking. I don't want to belittle the people and families who have been affected by this, it would be a terrible thing to go through! BUT, 5000 people die each year, not 500 000. Cancers and heart disease kill over a million people in the US every year - why not do 'tracker cards' for what they are up to eh? See if maybe environment or food has something to do with it, track genetics better, etc.... but no, they want to do it for the 5000 deaths per year from ecoli, salmonella, etc. Blitzer went on to say that the most severely affected are elderly and people that already have other underlying illnesses. So the FDA might try to instate a federal shoppers card that people are supposed to use wherever they go so they can track what they are buying?? Sorry but I think that is out to lunch. I wouldn't want someone knowing every time I bought condoms or personal lubricant (lol have not bought before, but you never know ;0)), or tampax, etc. Who's to say they won't have a giant log of those items too? How will all the stores be able to comply with that? There are still little corner shops that do not have scanning machines, so what about the food sold there? Etc etc etc. It just seems really out there to me, but it has been on the news a few times lately. <br /><br />And I agree, people just want the govt to take over for them so they don't have to think or plan ahead. But they might get a rude awakening if they go to their fave Fri Night Spot and find half their Fave Foods gone off the menu because of salt content. I've actually had people complain at KFC when I worked there that we did not salt the fries ENOUGH - so I would hand them some extra packets lol. They wanted it, I gave it to them, without a lecture on salt and their blood and heart, etc.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-59086197449372488922010-03-12T18:38:09.639-07:002010-03-12T18:38:09.639-07:00I'm with you Kez,
I make almost everything f...I'm with you Kez, <br /><br />I make almost everything from scratch, it is cheaper and it gives me control over what goes in the tummies of my brood. I do occasionaly take them out to eat, but I know what that means to both the budget and the nutritional content of said meal out. It is about choices, being educated and doing what you think is best. The problem as I see it some folks don't want to have to think or worry about these things, they want to be able to sit down to a meal and just mindlessly believe that it must be OK because the government allows it to exist.<br /><br />This is very irritating to me as this salt issue is not the only thing being bandied about for banning. The heart and stroke foundation has strayed from it's original mandate of being an educational and research foundation into a political lobby group attempting to get trans fats banned in Canada. this is ludicrous, butter banned? I have now stroked them of my donor list.The Grey Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-38228893681801455182010-03-11T09:31:31.719-07:002010-03-11T09:31:31.719-07:00That's where it comes down to Mel - people'...That's where it comes down to Mel - people's choice. If they continue to go to restaurants despite all the press and warnings about how much salt might be in there, why should the govt spend more tax payer dollars to 'fix it' and push these bills through, create a new little unit of people to go around and check the restaurants are following the regulations, and so on. I wonder how much this particular bill has cost tax payers, I could not find the info.<br /><br />People make their own choices. If I was a cardiac patient and chose to go eat out instead of making my food myself so I could control the additives, I should get a kick in the butt from myself, my doctor, my family, my friends... not expect the govt to march in and demand changes from the restaurants. I am well aware of high salt amounts, I worked in some restaurants and spent 2.5 years at a KFC when I was a teen. Lots of people have, or have at least heard of the salt levels, so why do they keep going if they think it's so bad for them??? I don't get it.<br /><br /><br />This should be able to regulate itself by more people choosing to avoid restaurants if they are so worried about salt, and the businesses won't want to lose money so you'd think they would start changing things around. If not, they will go bust. All done without the govt stepping in to tell someone what they can and cannot do.<br /><br />If that passage is indeed correct, it says they are not allowed to add any salt at all?? Many recipes call for salt - from baking to casseroles, etc. Sometimes it is needed for the chemical reactions that occur in cooking/ baking... I don't understand if that bill is trying to say they cannot add any at all or what! It sounds a bit ridiculous to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-9625559851380754292010-03-11T09:00:17.075-07:002010-03-11T09:00:17.075-07:00Using salt is a choice for cardiac patients, howev...Using salt is a choice for cardiac patients, however, It's always good to know enough about a food product to make that choice.<br />Restaurants are notorious for using far to much salt and many servers don't know what is in the food they place on the table. <br />My experience is that one should stay out of restaurants for some time after any cardiac procedure or surgery...food outlets can't be trusted and since its a question of life or death, well-don't!<br />melwildeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-16837703395977235322010-03-11T08:58:34.284-07:002010-03-11T08:58:34.284-07:00People are not all the same what is a problem for ...People are not all the same what is a problem for some is not for many others, shall we make laws to conform to the weakest links and deprive those with better gene make-up the right to enjoy their food?<br />Stupid nanny-ism.Big Red Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182126347168539166noreply@blogger.com