Comments on: “100% Natural” Doesn’t Mean What It Used To http://corduroyorange.com/?p=345 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:41:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Farmer Troy http://corduroyorange.com/?p=345#comment-42688 Farmer Troy Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:51:36 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=345#comment-42688 Yes, I see food that contains high fructose corn syrup being labeled as all NATURAL too. If you ever saw the movie "King Corn," you know how they make HFCS. If you haven't seen it, to me there is nothing natural about soaking your corn in highly reactive acid until it turns into a mushy liquid, process it a few more times, and then, go ahead and add it to food and eat it . . . YUMM YUMMY!! How about all those commercials that have been showing Olympic-Style Athletes, eating at Mickey D's????? No wonder I haven't seen any of those athletes in any medal ceremonies . . . they be eatin' the Big Mac instead of proper workout food ----Ba-----da-----bah---bah-baaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!! To: Fillippelli . . . what I hate to see in the local ag spectrum are two farms both using the word sustainable to describe their individual operations . . . One would totally qualify as certified organic (if they wanted to get certified, which they don't) and the other is pretty darn conventional (use of treated seed and other chemicals), yet, how could you know just by looking at their web site? They both say sustainable, so they must be the same, right???? Yes, one of my pet peeves . . . naturally!!! Yes,
I see food that contains high fructose corn syrup being labeled as all NATURAL too. If you ever saw the movie “King Corn,” you know how they make HFCS. If you haven’t seen it, to me there is nothing natural about soaking your corn in highly reactive acid until it turns into a mushy liquid, process it a few more times, and then, go ahead and add it to food and eat it . . . YUMM YUMMY!!

How about all those commercials that have been showing Olympic-Style Athletes, eating at Mickey D’s?????

No wonder I haven’t seen any of those athletes in any medal ceremonies . . . they be eatin’ the Big Mac instead of proper workout food —-Ba—–da—–bah—bah-baaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!

To: Fillippelli . . . what I hate to see in the local ag spectrum are two farms both using the word sustainable to describe their individual operations . . .

One would totally qualify as certified organic (if they wanted to get certified, which they don’t) and the other is pretty darn conventional (use of treated seed and other chemicals), yet, how could you know just by looking at their web site? They both say sustainable, so they must be the same, right????

Yes, one of my pet peeves . . . naturally!!!

]]> By: Fillippelli the Cook http://corduroyorange.com/?p=345#comment-42622 Fillippelli the Cook Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:03:43 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=345#comment-42622 This is such a travesty. Funny, I saw that commercial a few months back and had the exact same reaction. You're right that "natural" means nothing at this point, although I do see some small-scale local operators who may not be organic but are trying to live up to that ideal using it to describe their products, which is unfortunate, because it suggests to consumers that there is an equivalence between what's being sold by these small-scale producers and behemoths like Budweiser or General Mills. This is such a travesty. Funny, I saw that commercial a few months back and had the exact same reaction.

You’re right that “natural” means nothing at this point, although I do see some small-scale local operators who may not be organic but are trying to live up to that ideal using it to describe their products, which is unfortunate, because it suggests to consumers that there is an equivalence between what’s being sold by these small-scale producers and behemoths like Budweiser or General Mills.

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