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> What foods do you guys know of that aren't as good as they used to be?
> Here's the ones I know.
>
> 1. Salmon. They have farm raised salmon which is inferior to
> wild-caught salmon because the farm salmon lacks omega 3 fatty acids,
> which are important for many human physiological functions, including
> the creation of more serotonin, which helps fight depression.
>
> 2. Coffee. I heard that the average coffee is lower quality than it
> used to be, because at some time, maybe in the 70's, there was a coffee
> shortage, which resulted in lower coffee quality. And ever since then,
> Americans have become accustomed to drinking lower quality coffee.
> (However, I'm sure high quality coffee is still available if you look
> for it)
>
> 3. Meat - Americans used to eat a lot of wild meat 100 or more years
> ago. Once again, it had omega 3 fatty acids, which farm raised meats
> lack. (By the way, I take fish oil pills which have the omega 3 acids).

Green Beans. I used to like green beans. We grew them in our back yard and
they were great. My mother would freeze the excess and we had enough frozen
green beans to get us through the winter, and they were good even after
freezing. We buy beans from local vegetable stands in season, but even
those are not as good as the beans I remember from years gone by. And the
beans in the grocery store... forget it... they are crap.