Comments on: On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:16:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Sisson http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-532222 Mark Sisson Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:19:09 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-532222 Link away! Link away!

]]> By: Michael http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-532216 Michael Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-532216 Mark, I stumbled upon your site after an article appeared on LewRockwell.com I think. Don't hold me to the source. :-) The common theme among the comments on this article relate to "taste" and "nutrient value" of commercially raised produce and fruits. For those interested, there is a movement to increase both in home grown fruits and veggies. Look up www.highbrixgardens.com for more info. I am NOT affiliated with them in any way, but I do endorse their philosophy. My company, MightyGrow, Inc. manufactures fertilizers and mineral soil amendments that can be used to grow high-Brix veggies and fruits. Organic is all fine and good, but it is NOT the end-all be-all. Unfortunately, "organic" is more about what NOT to use rather than what TO use. There are so many comments that could be made on this topic, I almost don't know where to start. Suffice to say that until the consumer demands better tasting and more nutritious produce the supply will not show up at the local grocer. Vote with your pocketbook. If anyone wants to test fruits and veggies to see what the nutrient content is BEFORE buying it, then an inexpensive refractometer (-$40) can be used. The "brix meter" is easy to use and gives an instant reading by passing light through fruit/veggie juice which then shows on a scale. It is as easy to use as looking through a telescope, and a LOT smaller, less than 7"X1". For more information on growing your own super nutritious foods, please visit my blog at www.michaellabelle.wordpress.com. Mark, I would love to be able to link your site from mine. Do I have your permission to do so? Michael LaBelle MightyGrow, Inc. plusMinerals, Inc. Fruitdale, Alabama Mark,
I stumbled upon your site after an article appeared on LewRockwell.com I think. Don’t hold me to the source. :-)

The common theme among the comments on this article relate to “taste” and “nutrient value” of commercially raised produce and fruits. For those interested, there is a movement to increase both in home grown fruits and veggies. Look up http://www.highbrixgardens.com for more info. I am NOT affiliated with them in any way, but I do endorse their philosophy. My company, MightyGrow, Inc. manufactures fertilizers and mineral soil amendments that can be used to grow high-Brix veggies and fruits. Organic is all fine and good, but it is NOT the end-all be-all. Unfortunately, “organic” is more about what NOT to use rather than what TO use.

There are so many comments that could be made on this topic, I almost don’t know where to start. Suffice to say that until the consumer demands better tasting and more nutritious produce the supply will not show up at the local grocer. Vote with your pocketbook.

If anyone wants to test fruits and veggies to see what the nutrient content is BEFORE buying it, then an inexpensive refractometer (-$40) can be used. The “brix meter” is easy to use and gives an instant reading by passing light through fruit/veggie juice which then shows on a scale. It is as easy to use as looking through a telescope, and a LOT smaller, less than 7″X1″.

For more information on growing your own super nutritious foods, please visit my blog at http://www.michaellabelle.wordpress.com.

Mark, I would love to be able to link your site from mine. Do I have your permission to do so?

Michael LaBelle
MightyGrow, Inc.
plusMinerals, Inc.

Fruitdale, Alabama

]]> By: Anna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-472189 Anna Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:42:37 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-472189 True, but true for ALL our modern day foods: vegetables, meats, (of course grains), nuts. They have all been cultivated, and not for greater nutrition. True, but true for ALL our modern day foods: vegetables, meats, (of course grains), nuts. They have all been cultivated, and not for greater nutrition.

]]> By: Best of Mark's Daily Apple July 2008 | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-434064 Best of Mark's Daily Apple July 2008 | Mark's Daily Apple Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:24:22 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-434064 [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit – July 16 [...] [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit – July 16 [...]

]]> By: The Importance of Cooking in the Evolution of the Human Brain | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-322342 The Importance of Cooking in the Evolution of the Human Brain | Mark's Daily Apple Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:07:50 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-322342 [...] worked well when sugar and refined flour weren’t readily available. Grok loved sweets, but fruit wasn’t nearly as sweet as the commercially grown fruit we eat now.If Grok had access to Twinkies and canned fruit drenched in syrup, he’d probably go for it too, [...] [...] worked well when sugar and refined flour weren’t readily available. Grok loved sweets, but fruit wasn’t nearly as sweet as the commercially grown fruit we eat now.If Grok had access to Twinkies and canned fruit drenched in syrup, he’d probably go for it too, [...]

]]> By: Grok Didn’t Take Supplements So Why Should I? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-221726 Grok Didn’t Take Supplements So Why Should I? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:57:49 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-221726 [...] Grok handled this easily by avoiding the kinds of chronic “made-up” stress we have today and by consuming foods rich in antioxidants like carotenoids, catechins, flavones, and anthocyanidins. Our problem in the 21st century is two-fold. First, we layer far too much stress on ourselves with our workloads, our worrying, our medicines, our lack of sunshine, and our less-than-optimum diets.  This means that our stress “load” is far greater and puts a greater burden on all these natural systems. When these antioxidant systems fail us, we can get sick and even age faster. Secondly, many of our historically healthy sources of dietary antioxidants have all but disappeared or have been rendered impotent by today’s aggressive factory farming techniques. In the fruit industry, for example, obtaining the highest possible sugar content has replaced antioxidants as the focus. [...] [...] Grok handled this easily by avoiding the kinds of chronic “made-up” stress we have today and by consuming foods rich in antioxidants like carotenoids, catechins, flavones, and anthocyanidins. Our problem in the 21st century is two-fold. First, we layer far too much stress on ourselves with our workloads, our worrying, our medicines, our lack of sunshine, and our less-than-optimum diets.  This means that our stress “load” is far greater and puts a greater burden on all these natural systems. When these antioxidant systems fail us, we can get sick and even age faster. Secondly, many of our historically healthy sources of dietary antioxidants have all but disappeared or have been rendered impotent by today’s aggressive factory farming techniques. In the fruit industry, for example, obtaining the highest possible sugar content has replaced antioxidants as the focus. [...]

]]> By: jimmy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-162339 jimmy Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:07:30 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-162339 question: Do we really need fruit in a healthy diet consisting of vegetables and protein sources? Theoretically, there should be enough Vitamin C and antioxidants in the veggies. Mark has mentioned in his definite guides that "ketosis is NOT a bad thing". But is it better or worse than a non-ketogenic diet? I don't recall the comparison being made. question: Do we really need fruit in a healthy diet consisting of vegetables and protein sources? Theoretically, there should be enough Vitamin C and antioxidants in the veggies. Mark has mentioned in his definite guides that “ketosis is NOT a bad thing”. But is it better or worse than a non-ketogenic diet? I don’t recall the comparison being made.

]]> By: Dear Mark: What’s Wrong with Juicing? | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-127023 Dear Mark: What’s Wrong with Juicing? | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:56:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-127023 [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit [...] [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit [...]

]]> By: dragonmamma http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-97695 dragonmamma Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-97695 I'm pretty lucky. I live in Sonoma County, California, and lots of the produce even in regular chain grocery stores is grown locally. The strawberries or plums I get at Food Maxx have just as much flavor as when I pick them from my backyard; they were probably picked the day before in the next town over. Plus, we have so many "micro-climates", that the growing and harvest seasons last a long time. I’m pretty lucky. I live in Sonoma County, California, and lots of the produce even in regular chain grocery stores is grown locally. The strawberries or plums I get at Food Maxx have just as much flavor as when I pick them from my backyard; they were probably picked the day before in the next town over.

Plus, we have so many “micro-climates”, that the growing and harvest seasons last a long time.

]]> By: Bill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-97669 Bill Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:01:09 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-97669 My grandfather worked on a farm all of his life and even in the later years after he retired from his job as a plummer and pipe fitter. He would give us some fresh veggies out of his garden and to this day I have never tasted a better onion or a better tomato. Now, to tell you the truth, he liked rhubarb as well and this was even edible out of his garden, and I hate, hate, hate, rhubarb. My grandfather worked on a farm all of his life and even in the later years after he retired from his job as a plummer and pipe fitter. He would give us some fresh veggies out of his garden and to this day I have never tasted a better onion or a better tomato. Now, to tell you the truth, he liked rhubarb as well and this was even edible out of his garden, and I hate, hate, hate, rhubarb.

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