tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post649935986165061304..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Banana anyone?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-27584269587344955642011-07-09T13:06:59.415-03:002011-07-09T13:06:59.415-03:00I miss the feira, too. Can't wait....I miss the feira, too. Can't wait....Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406213044166973862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-71455642366629089392011-07-08T17:02:06.760-03:002011-07-08T17:02:06.760-03:00Rachel,
This sounds great! I miss a good &q...Rachel,<br /><br /> This sounds great! I miss a good "feira-livre"! :)<br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-11936620377869085042011-07-08T10:43:26.616-03:002011-07-08T10:43:26.616-03:00I just went to the Feira (farmers market) and for ...I just went to the Feira (farmers market) and for R$50 bought fresh fish, fresh shrimp, and fresh chicken (half kilo of each). Not to mention my spinach, american lettuce, onions, garlic, eggplant, green peppers, carrots, tomatoes, aipim, and some other stuff. It's insane the difference between here and there!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-15438004877115757252011-07-07T22:48:40.624-03:002011-07-07T22:48:40.624-03:00It's interesting that the acronym for the Stan...It's interesting that the acronym for the Standard American Diet is SAD, isn't it? Industrialized/factory farming just sucks! Produce lose their flavor, nutrional value, it wreaks havoc on the environment... Unfortunately, junk food is less expensive in the US than healthier foods, so socio-economics come into play, too. People with less money are almost railroaded into a junky diet.Meilinahttp://venus-in-rio.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-31597685629058668852011-07-07T16:06:59.465-03:002011-07-07T16:06:59.465-03:00Inexpensive fruit, yes! I went to Hortifruti toda...Inexpensive fruit, yes! I went to Hortifruti today and bought 10 tangerines and 8 bananas for less than R$3.00! I'm really enjoying tangerine season this year.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157534345604450915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-10912065214405630542011-07-07T15:52:45.102-03:002011-07-07T15:52:45.102-03:00continued from previous comment:
I love the...continued from previous comment:<br /><br /><br /> I love the abundance of mushrooms in the US, not sure I will be able to find cheap Portabella mushrooms all over the place in Sao Paulo, at least not yet, maybe in the future, hopefully.<br /> Farmers spray cucumbers and tomatoes with a waxy oily substance to help preserve it longer, we have a hard time to scrub the nasty stuff off of it.American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-3085519771067543902011-07-07T15:52:03.993-03:002011-07-07T15:52:03.993-03:00Rachel,
Absolutely, we did the opposite fro...Rachel,<br /><br /> Absolutely, we did the opposite from you. <br />We went from being used to cheap and available healthy fruit, to expensive, ethylene injected produce that looked great and had little to no taste.<br />The strawberries here are sort of dry and hollow, opposed to juicy and wholesome like the strawberries we were used to in Brazil.<br />It is really hard to find good peachesAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-52046932376300173502011-07-07T10:23:54.595-03:002011-07-07T10:23:54.595-03:00There's a fantastic banana post in The Good Bl...There's a fantastic banana post in The Good Blood blog: http://thegoodblood.blogspot.com/2010/05/fruit-friday-10-things-you-didnt-know.html<br />This video is also great: http://thegoodblood.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-banana-happy-love-song-for-fruit.htmlAnitahttp://www.greetingsfromholland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-46060532376119974202011-07-07T10:15:18.863-03:002011-07-07T10:15:18.863-03:00Yes, the countries I lived at in South America gre...Yes, the countries I lived at in South America greatly affected by diet (Bolivia, Uruguay, Peru, and Brazil, and therefore my weight, too. That one reason why I can't wait to return to Brazil - healthier living, more natural foods, more exercise = weightloss for me. <br /><br />I love the fruits in Brazil, especially in the Amazon since that's where I lived. Mmmm to acai (the real stuff, Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406213044166973862noreply@blogger.com