No argument here.
No, my parents worked for and paid for every meal served to me just as I do currently for my family. If they chose to let me be picky it was their expense, not that of someone giving to charity.
It is? Since when? Ever hear the phrase “Beggars can’t be choosers?”
Which has nothing to do with anything. Don’t take donated goods and throw them away because you feel they are not good enough for you.
I’ll bet if you had rinsed the peas, you’ll greatly reduce the amount of salt. Although that’s irrelevant now as you threw out the food that people so kindly gave to you.
Really. When I was getting free food, I took most of it. “Hunger has no pride.” If you are hungry, you will eat anything.
My food bank had a big blue plastic tub where you could put things you didn’t want, and take anything out of it that you did want.
Damn Peas Activists; always stirring up trouble…
Pea problem solved – I asked my aid if she wanted them,telling her about the sodium and the China thing… She said yes,so they went home with her… yes,told her about the sodium and the China thing…
Which is approximately identical to the sodium per serving in every other brand of canned peas.
Regardless of the peas, the melamine in their own infant formula was a pretty well documented case. While millions of Chinese children didn’t die, the estimated number of poisoned was in the hundreds of thousands. It wasn’t a manufacturing error, but a deliberate attempt to doctor the formula to make it look higher in protein than it was. 2008 Chinese milk scandal - Wikipedia
The dogs poisoned by Chinese-made dog treats scandal was real as well. Toxic Jerky Treats Responsible For More Than 1,000 Dog Deaths, FDA Says | HuffPost Impact
While I wouldn’t have a wholesale fear of products made in China (not Asia generically, but specifically China), it’s also not completely ludicrous to be cautious. They are hardly doing it on purpose to poison us, but their oversight seems shoddy at best. In fact, Chinese citizens themselves seem to prefer American brands over their own, for safety reasons. The recent Heinz recall of baby food in parts of China illustrated this point.
You’re right, she should totally see if the food pantry has any fresh peas available.
Organically grown, locally sourced, and sustainably produced ONLY, of course.
Thanks for using that one. I debated which quip to use so I’m glad the whirled peas did not go to waste.
Food pantries don’t have warehouses of food available. Sometimes they have just a shelf or two, and that goes quickly. Chinese peas may have been all that was available when she went. Food distribution is perilous.
Besides, what’s the number one people donate? These cheap-ass cans of peas!
If she goes to a shelter, the choices become even less. A sandwich and a piece of fruit, maybe. She won’t get to pick what kind of sandwich, because of a need to make sandwiches in bulk and save resources, and the limited options of donated food. So there she’ll get Chinese ham.
You’ve never been to Iowa have you?
I don’t care if peas are actually the only thing there. She still has a choice for each item: “yes please” or “no thank you.” No need to bring food home and throw it away like a jackass.
Hmm. The toothpaste tube usually says to use a pea-sized amount for children. Coincidence?!
Yes, I think so.