Whats the Nestle "hate" all about?

[LimeSlice]

Meow - Milo is also made from GMO crops - has been for around 10 years...

[maz]

inform a dummy

what are GMO crops hon?

Ive tried the ovaltine switch over a while ago...someone notices it and has huge meltdowns about it.

hmm Yakkka stir fry is looking better and better and ya know what..knowing my luck it was probably grown in an inappropriate way aswell.

Man this is making my head spin...Lulu I cant get over what you put up OMG!!!!

[Inanna]

Genetically Modified Mazzy - hnave a google...

[maz]

God thats all I gotta know!!! dam it!!

googling now
thanks hon

[boomba]

I wish I could stick my hand up and be proud to say we dont have any nestle...its not that we dont care its just trying to work it all out...we give to charities and hold fundraisng for countries in need but the whole nestle thing really stabs at my heart and I know its impossible to help everyone but we do use a bit of nestle products at the shop ( please dont boycott us if you know us) our demographic wont pay to have organic fair trade products....but my house is nestle free i believe...sorry rambling but I feel so hypocrytical and didnt change my fb profile as i knew deep down we use the products

Can you still have strong dislike for a company but still occasionally buy their products?

Maz im with you I am going to live sustainably by growing our own food
ETA I remember seeing a doco on the orangutangs and it was awful they try to ave the ones that are near death...broke my heart

[meow]

Meow - Milo is also made from GMO crops - has been for around 10 years...

Thanks, though I was replying to Matryoshka who expressed a concern about orangutan habitats ie. palm oil with regards to milo.

Personally we buy very little processed foods, and generally not big brands as I choose organics, local suppliers, fair trade etc. We're also vegetarian so we don't buy into the animal slaughtering industry and we choose ethically produced animal products such as biodynamic dairy and free range eggs. So am well aware of concsious food shopping for ethical and environmental concerns.

I think being a concious shopper is very important but I also think as previously pointed out, that we all have our limits so I wouldn't harp on and on at someone to stop eating milo if that's their 'thing'. Perhaps looking at what you see as important and making choices elsewhere in your shopping can be the big difference. Life is not black and white and allowing the shades of grey helps people recognise what they ARE doing, rather than pointing out what they are NOT doing and making them feel defeated.

[Trillian]

God thats all I gotta know!!! dam it!!

googling now
thanks hon

Maz, don't get too hung up on that. Technically every single fruit, vegetable and grain item has been Genetically modified to an extent trough selective plant breeding to produce the sweetest, juiciest, biggest etc. For example the wheat your bread is made out of may have come from a plant that has been bred to reduce the incidence of fungal diseases or bred to be able to grow on less water etc. Or particular varieties of grain are better suited for different applications, like Durum wheat is best for pasta etc. The biggest issues are with GM Soya beans. But soya is just plain evil to start with LOL. The soy in Milo is the Emulsifier, which is Soy Lecithin and it is found in nearly every single processed food item. So even if you don't buy milo because of that, it is in ovaltine.

[meow]

Soy is NOT plain evil! Soy beans are a super amazing food!

[Lulu]

Mazzie - all this info will probably blow your head off at first but take it as you go. Sometimes I feel like sitting on the floor crying because I can't do EVERYTHING...but there is still lots you can do, and there is only benefits for all. Globally and locally.

[Trillian]

The only 'good' soy, is fermented soy, such as in tofu, but everything else is truly evil.

Here is an interesting thread we had about it https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...your-baby.html

[maz]

OH Soya?? man...thank god I cant afford it (as in the milk)

Mazzie - all this info will probably blow your head off at first but take it as you go. Sometimes I feel like sitting on the floor crying because I can't do EVERYTHING...but there is still lots you can do, and there is only benefits for all. Globally and locally.

you got your spies on me again woman Im currently sitting here with a hot face from my last shock of the day...now I just have to wait to stop rocking back and forth and I'll be right

[meow]

What's wrong with edamame?? Gosh, so harsh against the poor old super amazing healthy soy bean!

GM and food dripping with pesticides etc I get, but to start hammering into one of natures beautiful protein rich, healthy beans makes no sense to me.

[C~Q]

I know its impossible to help everyone but we do use a bit of nestle products at the shop ( please dont boycott us if you know us) our demographic wont pay to have organic fair trade products....but my house is nestle free i believe...sorry rambling but I feel so hypocrytical and didnt change my fb profile as i knew deep down we use the products

babe you are a small, family run business and you have to do what you can to survive. Nobody judges you and i'm sure if you had a massive string of bakeries you would be able to do a bit more. I know how much you do for others and it's amazing

It's hard but every little bit counts, i'm going to try and not buy Nestle (only if I don't realise it's owned by them) but I am going to finish up whats in the house first. It's already bought and I can't afford to chuck everything out and start fresh.

As long as you do what is right by you then you can't go far wrong xxx

[Trillian]

Meow, soy is absolutely fine if it is fermented, it is when you eat it in an unfermented form, that is when it becomes bad for you.

[Shanti]

ALL their products are full of petrochemicals, and very few natural ingredients too. Just look at the labels.

Don't buy in to the hype, some companies are not as ethical as you think.

:yeahthat: I would NEVER touch a body shop product and if one was given to me I would throw it out.

[Shanti]

Yep...and better drinking fresh goats milk than cows milk when they finished breast/bottle feeding too. Sooo much gentler on their tummies and is much healthier for them.

Where do you buy fresh goats milk? Is it just the stuff at coles??

On the Nestle thing.... I too am boycotting all their products (well the ones i am aware of anyway!!) from now on...... and have been aware of this for about 2 yrs now.... its very sad.

[Trillian]

I can't drink goats milk. It smells like goat LOL. We used to get buckets of it from our neighbour when we were kids and it was all we drank for months and months so I'm a bit over it.

[Lulu]

:yeahthat: I would NEVER touch a body shop product and if one was given to me I would throw it out.

Watch what hype you buy into......