What's your favourite kind of juice?

I see where you are coming from with this.
If anything, regardless of the country, I would prefer if the juice was organic.
In america, unfortunately most of what is produced is full of unnecessary pesticides and other chemicals. I'm sure there are many people with fruit trees, but do you ever really hear about them using what's on their land and making juice from it?

I used to have some raspberry and I think blackberry bushes. I don't remember ever eating from them, but I know my parents used to make jam from them.
I remember being in wonder from them and I always wanted to try them, but they were always covered in webs! We got rid of them awhile ago. I have some gooseberry trees. I tried a berry once and it was so fucking sweet that nothing needed to be added to it. We have walnut trees and maple trees. I don't eat the nuts, because I'm afraid of finding worms. I don't make syrup, because I don't have any tools.

Needless to say, I'm sure people have the resources, but most don't even put them to good use. You have companies that offer the products they want, but without the hassle, so they hop on the band wagon.

Do you get what I'm saying?

Well apples are harvested in the fall, just like any other fruit they have their season. I'm not up on juice making or how long it can 'keep' for or anything, but that could be a reason behind it. I mean, that's why we import fresh apples, just because they grow here doesn't mean they are available fresh anytime. Apples have a pretty short window of availability....I don't know the whole story behind why it's imported for juice, I'll try to find out.

I don't disagree that people have no clue and no care as to where their food comes from or what's in it. At the same time, bashing something just because it's imported isn't right either. Why is it imported? is more important. If it's simply for availability, OK. But what about reasons you may not think of like the cost of operating a farm in the US, the never ending regulations, the taxes on land (and everything else)....We're making it harder and harder every day for people to farm in the US.

Ascorbic acid is vitamin C.

Teach me how

lol, how right you are!

I usually avoid smoothies, because I'm severely allergic to bananas.

That blue one doesn't have them in it, does it?

Yeah, the world has greatly changed.

It makes me sick how these companies put all of these additives in the foods.
Jave you ever read about the side effects from artificial sweeteners? It's disgusting. I'm allergic to artificial sweaters and preservatives like BHA. I had to stop drinking Kool Aide, because of it. The last time I had it,my throat was suddenly on fire! I felt like I had eaten pulverized glass and I was chocking. It was horrible! I tried drinking something else to stop the feeling and it took about an hour or so. I refuse to touch that stuff...

I'm constantly reading the label. I usually only focus on calories: nothing 300 and above. Try to avoid anything in the 200's, etc.

I use to eat a lot of Stouffer's faux lasagna: the four cheese and the vegetable.
I kept ignoring the calories and what the guy said in eat this not that. Anyway, I finally stopped when my heart kept hurting and someone suggested that I was probably the cholesterol/fat. I haven't touched that shit since!
It baffles me that people don't read the labels and want to be obese. What the fuck is wrong with people?!

Hey FreeWilly:

Just crusing through this thread and noticed your post to Avant-Garde, and it made me "cackle" I thought it was so funny. Was a tad tired and classes were not that great and this was the response I needed to brighten up my day. THANKS AND TAKE CARE. :D

Lol. Glad to contribute:)

Awh thanks maybe I'll give it a go ;)