Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?

Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by slavik81 on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:00PM (#16522911)

If they're thinking about pesticides and their taste while eating, it might be hard to seperate the thought from the reality. Like, thinking about maggots while eating your rice. I'm sure your rice doesn't contain maggots, but do you really feel like eating rice right now?

Try a double-blind test and ask a series of questions. Some of the questions about taste should be the things you're looking for. Others should be irrelevant, just to set a baseline. Perceptions of taste are very subjective and easily influenced. Experimental rigour is necessary to mitigate that.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by SlowBro on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:20PM (#16524515)

The first time I really enjoyed celery was organic. (Same variety as conventional.) I was expecting the same nasty aftertaste and was pleasantly surprised.

Take that for what it's worth, but do suggest you give organic celery a try, see if you notice the same. Do it double-blinded if you must.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by perseusprime11 on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @05:35AM (#16535511)

Agreed. I forgot to add Celery along with Beetroot and corn.

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