Are Cheetos organic?

[Crzy Chi Lady]

I had a job where I had to test fast food. I got the job because I could take the left over food home and feed it to the chickens. When they saw the bags coming, they would get really excited. Those chickens sure loved that sauce.

 

[rascal66]

This might have already been said, but shame on me for not reading through everything here.
But in order to have your chicken eggs (products) to be considered organic, you have to feed them organic labeled foods and not feed anything non-organic!
To be fair, I think what your coworker might have meant was that your eggs tastes farm fresh and natural, and as they should! I've noticed some of my own customer base assumes that organic = farm fresh, but I don't feed organic, so theyre not organic just feed regular layer pellets, allow them table scraps and free range.
To label them as organic, I believe you also need to be certified.

 

[SandLapper]

The lady that “could tell they were organic” was likely just being pretentious

I have nothing against organic food, but have noticed that a lot of folks can’t help but pat themselves on the back about it, in a food snob sorta way, and feel the need to boast about their food choices to anyone else that will tolerate it

as for cheetoes I’ve tried growing them organically, but without using a little bit of pesticides on them, the pot heads sneak in at night and eat them all just as they get ripe

as a side note, I’m pretty sure to label and sell something as organic in the US you must pay for the privilege of doing so

Maybe she was being pretentious

But there are real world benefits to organic farming, despite some latching on to the moniker out of fashion only.

Some benefits are: A likelihood of less chemicals in your food with known links to ill health and cancer. Additionally, many organic farmers seek to intensify the nutritional value of their product where most farms focus on increasing weight.

The probability of a more eco-friendly food source.

A possibility of a more human-friendly food source, perhaps even local.

That said, there are a ton of mega farms that are organic but use approved chemicals that most health conscious people would like to avoid. These same farms adhere to detrimental modern methods of monoculture and hiring illegal, and therefore under paid workers.

Your best bet is to be a well informed consumer and purchase locally produced products when possible, and the label "organic" is often a quick way to sift through an abundance of products and narrow your research down.

Personally, I find the taste of organic produce to indeed be noticeably better than that I would get from my chain grocer.

But, again, there are many factors coming into play. The largest contributor likely being delivery distance.

 

[featherhead007]

This might have already been said, but shame on me for not reading through everything here.
But in order to have your chicken eggs (products) to be considered organic, you have to feed them organic labeled foods and not feed anything non-organic!
To be fair, I think what your coworker might have meant was that your eggs tastes farm fresh and natural, and as they should! I've noticed some of my own customer base assumes that organic = farm fresh, but I don't feed organic, so theyre not organic just feed regular layer pellets, allow them table scraps and free range.
To label them as organic, I believe you also need to be certified.

Does being certifiable, count?

 

[featherhead007]

A neighbor up the hill from me, grows hydroponic "Organic" plants, in several greenhouses.
I sure hope he doesn't get busted for it!

 

[SandLapper]

A neighbor up the hill from me, grows hydroponic "Organic" plants, in several greenhouses.
I sure hope he doesn't get busted for it!

Ruh Roh, Raggy!

 

[featherhead007]

Ruh Roh, Raggy!

What do you think "Scooby Snacks" are made of anyways?

 

[Bown]

My friend, who is from Alberta, got chickens for the first time this past spring and she fed them Cheetos regularly as snacks. One day when they started laying she came over to show me these gorgeous dark yolks but she was in a panic because she thought it was the Cheetos!! Lol She was convinced they weren’t fit for consumption

Here in Newfoundland our store bought eggs still have a nice yellow colour due to feed and local industry practices. But when working up in Alberta I noticed my store bought yolks were pale, neon yellow. Probably because of the different practices and feed used in the industry there. This is what she was used to.
She will never live that one down.

 

[featherhead007]

My friend, who is from Alberta, got chickens for the first time this past spring and she fed them Cheetos regularly as snacks. One day when they started laying she came over to show me these gorgeous dark yolks but she was in a panic because she thought it was the Cheetos!! Lol She was convinced they weren’t fit for consumption

Here in Newfoundland our store bought eggs still have a nice yellow colour due to feed and local industry practices. But when working up in Alberta I noticed my store bought yolks were pale, neon yellow. Probably because of the different practices and feed used in the industry there. This is what she was used to.
She will never live that one down.

No one wants to try my blue, or olive colored eggs either! Silly people

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Maybe she was being pretentious

But there are real world benefits to organic farming, despite some latching on to the moniker out of fashion only.

Some benefits are: A likelihood of less chemicals in your food with known links to ill health and cancer. Additionally, many organic farmers seek to intensify the nutritional value of their product where most farms focus on increasing weight.

The probability of a more eco-friendly food source.

A possibility of a more human-friendly food source, perhaps even local.

That said, there are a ton of mega farms that are organic but use approved chemicals that most health conscious people would like to avoid. These same farms adhere to detrimental modern methods of monoculture and hiring illegal, and therefore under paid workers.

Your best bet is to be a well informed consumer and purchase locally produced products when possible, and the label "organic" is often a quick way to sift through an abundance of products and narrow your research down.

Personally, I find the taste of organic produce to indeed be noticeably better than that I would get from my chain grocer.

But, again, there are many factors coming into play. The largest contributor likely being delivery distance.

Fess up, you are Eddie the Yeti’s coworker aren’t you?

give us the dirt on him, does he heat up fish in the break room microwave? Does he park right up front straddling the line so that he takes up two spots

C’mon you can tell us