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>>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.
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>>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)
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>>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).
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> Chicken: ALL chicken used to be free-range. And they were slaughtered
> older, so they had more flavor.
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> Eggs: Fewer people keep chickens nowadays, so fewer people have access to
> fresh eggs from chickens with a "normal" diet.
I can still get free-range chickens and fresh eggs but the price is
slightly higher. Well the eggs are actually cheaper but the whole
chickens are slightly higer in price.
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> Apples: Many strains have just been ruined.
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We live close to orchards. For years, DH preferred Delicious apples.
Now he won't eat them! Like the thread of not so long ago, the
Delicious apples have been ruined. I think Granny Smiths are nowhere as
to what they used to be.
> Corn: It doesn't taste like CORN anymore.
I'd love to take that dang peaches and cream corn and stuff it where the
sun doesn't shine! It's all we can get here and it doesn't freeze worth
a crap compared to the old fashioned yellow corn. Forget making corn
relish with it either as the light kernels look odd and the flavour
isn't there. It's not space effective for small home gardeners to grow
corn but I swear next year I'm going to put in another raised and
protected bed just for yellow corn!
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> Pork: Leaner pigs mean less taste.
I haven't noticed a difference in pork but then we buy it through a
farmer. Where I've noticed a difference is in the bacon
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