Thread: What is wrong with Wal-Mart fruits?

On Sat, 2 May 2009 23:01:24 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
wrote:

>Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>give an explanation for this?
>
>I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?

Interesting question. I don't shop at Walmart and don't know anything
about their produce.

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On Sat 02 May 2009 11:01:24p, told us...

> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>

It should be okay, but some of that oversized fruit has absolutely no flavor.

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Wayne Boatwright
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green leafy wings reaching heavenward. ~Jasmine Heiler

<[email protected]> wrote:

> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?

I'm sure it costs less to grow and distribute larger fruits and
makes for a bigger profit, probably at the expense of taste and
texture. It's typical Walmart practice.

-sw

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> On Sat 02 May 2009 11:01:24p, told us...
>
>> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>> give an explanation for this?
>>
>> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>>
>
> It should be okay, but some of that oversized fruit has absolutely no
> flavor.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>
Unfortunately, they (whoever "they" are) seem to be engineering the taste
out of a lot of fruits and vegetables. Not to mention pork, poultry,
beef...

Jill

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> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?

I have not been in a Walmart in a couple of years and will never set foot
in one again. I'm not sure why the fruit is so big there. Whatever the
reason is you can be sure it is for profit.

Michael

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On Sat, 2 May 2009 23:01:24 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
wrote:

>I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>anywhere are genetically modified

Walmart depends on quantity for the price. I doubt they go to the
trouble to search out genetically modified fruit. That would make
the price to be out of reach for most of their customers.

On May 3, 2:01*am, nonse...@mynonsense.net wrote:
> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?

If the fruit has those little labels on it, they can tell you if the
fruit is gm.

"[T]he sticker labels on fruit: The numbers tell you how the fruit was
grown. Conventionally grown fruit has four digits; organically grown
fruit has five and starts with a nine; genetically engineered has five
numbers and starts with an eight."
http://www.megnut.com/2006/03/read-t...-on-your-fruit

As others have pointed out, the larger fruits have been bred for their
transportability and size, not flavor or nutrition.

The questions I ask myself when purchasing produce are: how is the
quality and ripeness, and how long will it last once I get it home?
I've never been in a Walmart that carries fresh produce, so can't
answer those questions for you.

maxine in ri

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Sat, 2 May 2009 23:01:24 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
> wrote:
>
>> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>> anywhere are genetically modified
>
> Walmart depends on quantity for the price. I doubt they go to the
> trouble to search out genetically modified fruit. That would make
> the price to be out of reach for most of their customers.
>
Genetic modification can be used to increase yield. walmarts standard
practice is to beat suppliers to death and give them a kick in the face
for good measure so they understand who is boss. So if a supplier can
grow a huge likely tasteless fruit that would allow them to make
$0.0001/lb more they will likely do it. And wally has dumbed down
customers who will likely think jumbo tasteless fruit is an extra bonus.

"sf" wrote:
> (PDT) wrote:
>
>>Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>>tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>>grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>>give an explanation for this?
>>
>>I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>>anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>>Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>
> Interesting question. I don't shop at Walmart and don't know anything
> about their produce.
>
>
So WTF did you reply?!?!? DUH

In article <YehLl.2125$[email protected]>, "brooklyn1"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"sf" wrote:
>> (PDT) wrote:
>>
>>>Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>>>tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>>>grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>>>give an explanation for this?
>>>
>>>I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>>>anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>>>Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>>
>> Interesting question. I don't shop at Walmart and don't know anything
>> about their produce.
>>
>So WTF did you reply?!?!? DUH

Probably for the same reason you did (and I have :-).

Cheers, Phred.

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> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?

It is genetically engineered to give more shelf life, therefore, reducing
the cost of rotting foods in their warehouses and storerooms.

Unfortunately, it is at the expense of taste and juice.

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> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?


Wal Mart fruits are grown in West Hollywood & the SF Tenderloin district
ergo the giant size.

For the vegetables WM has been irradiating Mexican farms for the past 2
decades.

Dimitri

[email protected] wrote:
> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> give an explanation for this?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?

I don't find that to be true. I do not care for WalMart's produce and
definitely not their fresh (?) meats. Their distribution system is such
that it takes stuff longer to get from the farm of processing plant to
the retail store. I have always found that while their produce looks
good in the store, it's shelf-life in my fridge is half of the stuff I
buy in my local supermarket. The meat is injected with salt water for
preservation. YMMV

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Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Sun, 03 May 2009 06:20:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat 02 May 2009 11:01:24p, told us...
>
>> Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>> tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>> grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>> give an explanation for this?
>>
>> I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>> anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>> Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>>
>
>It should be okay, but some of that oversized fruit has absolutely no flavor.

Which reminds me about my only experience with softball sized
artichokes. I was sooo excited to see them, bought two, cooked them
and they were tasteless. UGH. Won't make that mistake again. Let
the rubes on the East Coast have them.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" <[email protected]> wrote

> Let
> the rubes on the East Coast have them.
>
uh, hold up a minute there, girly.

Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
> > tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
> > grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
> > give an explanation for this?
> >
> > I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
> > anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
> > Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>
> I don't find that to be true. I do not care for WalMart's produce and
> definitely not their fresh (?) meats. Their distribution system is such
> that it takes stuff longer to get from the farm of processing plant to
> the retail store. I have always found that while their produce looks
> good in the store, it's shelf-life in my fridge is half of the stuff I
> buy in my local supermarket. The meat is injected with salt water for
> preservation. YMMV
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

I won't buy Wally-world's (WW) meat or produce either! When the first
mega WW opened in my area, I checked out their grocery sections mostly
out of curiousity. Imagine my surprise when I noticed the very poor and
dismal quality of their produce! It was more suitable as livestock feed
than for human consumption (IMNSHO!)! I don't buy their meats for the
reason Janet mentioned. In addition, I believe those WW containers for
their meats are also filled with some particular 'gas' that's not the
regular 'air' folks breathe.

Sky

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On Sun, 3 May 2009 12:57:00 -0400, "cybercat" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"sf" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> Let
>> the rubes on the East Coast have them.
>>
>uh, hold up a minute there, girly.
>
General Tsao did it.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 May 2009 23:01:24 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
> wrote:
>
>>Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>>tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>>grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>>give an explanation for this?
>>
>>I recall reading somewhere that pretty much all fruit you find
>>anywhere are genetically modified. So as long as the fruits at Wal-
>>Mart taste okay it should be okay, no ?
>
> Interesting question. I don't shop at Walmart and don't know anything
> about their produce.
>
I take my elderly aunt there to shop because she won't shop anywhere else. I
have to admit, the produce is beautiful looking and cheap, too. Twice we
have seen asparagus (slender, young, tender spears) for $1.79 a pound since
January. I'm still not shopping there. It's not so much for all the good,
principled reasons others give. The stores just suck all the life out of me.
It just feels bad to be in there. I feel the same about Home Depot and
Lowes.

On Sat, 2 May 2009 23:01:24 -0700 (PDT), [email protected] fired
up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Most fruits at Wal-Mart appear oversized. For example the oranges,
>tomatoes and strawberries are double the size what you find in typical
>grocery stores. I know people like to bash Wal-Mart but could someone
>give an explanation for this?

OTOH, we had an apt. in Mainz Germany for a number of years and it
always surprised me at how small the citrus was. Most of it was from
Israel, IIRC, but the grapefruit, for instance, was about the size of
a US orange.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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