Organic you say? We will see about that!

The word ‘organic‘ isn’t slapped onto foods just to get health nuts to buy them. And if that were the case, those products would get weeded out quick by the public and the stores that are maintaining their reputation.

‘Organic’ simply informs the consumer that what they are looking at has all-natural ingredients. There is nothing processed, no chemical reactions were made in the creation of the product, no crazy ingredients that you can also find in interior paints. Just great-grandmas old-school method of throwing a few things together to feed the family.

Take pancakes for example. Although I usually stick to waffles I heard about this product through a few friends last night.

…Organic pancake batter… in a can! Batter Blasters!

That sounds great but I’m skeptical. If it is organic, then whats going on with this ingredient list I found on their website:

Ingredients and Nutrition
Filtered water
Organic wheat flour (unbleached)
Organic cane sugar
Organic whole egg solids
Organic soybean powder
Sodium lactate (lactic acid from beet sugar)
DiCalcium phosphate (leavening agent)
Sea salt
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Organic rice bran extract

I’m seeing a compound here. DiCalcium phosphate used as a leavening  agent. So, what is this stuff?

Calcium phosphate is a compound containing inorganic materials. It is found naturally in milks, bone, teeth, and as minerals in the earth.

The compound is highly insoluble but some argue that insolubility helps the absorption on nutrients.

So, whether this product should be considered “organic” by its natural origin, or inorganic by its make-up, is relative. I’m sure some people will not eat this product for this reason, others will have a better understanding of what dicalcium phosphate is and find no concerns in eating this product.

However, nutritionally, this compound has been argued that it causes kidney stones. (see the source here).

But this argument goes beyond the scope of what is considered “organic”.

In conclusion?

Is this product lying to you? I don’t think so. I think the creators genuinely desire to create a good product that people can enjoy and trust. Obviously, their opinion is that dicalcium phosphate is organic by nature.

Is it misleading? Perhaps. Why they don’t use yeast as their leavening agent is beyond me, but I would suggest a revision on the ingredients.

Then again, I am no nutritional chemist so what do I know? This is only my consumer voice speaking.

Would I eat them?

You know, after all of this research on the topic, I think I will stick to my waffles, but thanks!

A free spirit and A clear mind….

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~~~2nd chances.~~~

Luck isn’t something you can find. It’s definitely not something that you can force into your life. Actually, luck really has no place in life at all anyway! It makes as much sense to attribute success to a god and failures to a devil.

Then, what is luck? How do I define a chain of events that seem like I hit a lucky streak?

A place of familiarities. Why did I decide to uproot myself from a place I knew so well? A place that never did me wrong? Well, I moved for the simple satisfaction of exploration and as fulfilling as it was, it made me realize what I had left behind. I guess you could say that I developed a greater appreciation for my old town in Austin, Texas.

And now that I am back, I’m full of positive energy and I get the feeling inside of my heart that makes me feel I’m treading on clouds made of gold.

Yeah, it’s a temporary feeling, but I might as well take advantage of it while the gettin‘ is good.

Ok, so back in Austin and I’m eating healthier, living healthier, loving more, and feeling free. WOW! How did I get this way?? I used to be depressed. I used to be so angry and so pessimistic. My old philosophy was to think negatively about an outcome that way I could never be let down. Bummer!!

Now my new philosophy is that thinking positively will create success.

You know, I wonder… could it be… could it be that this changed attitude is a side effect of being pescetarian??? Nah, no way. However, maybe being pescetarian is a side effect of thinking positively about life. Loving life, in turn, loving my own body and treating it well.

So, back to my question; what is luck? Moreover, what is creating the good things happening in my life? Is it so simple to say that positive thinking breeds success? Maybe it is that simple. How? Positive thinking vitalizes motivation. It releases chemicals in the brain that stimulate the senses and muscles which gets you up into the world and motivated making you feel like, well, a superhero.

But motivation sometimes needs a little help. It needs organization because motivation does you no good if you don’t know what to get motivated about. So, with this flowing river of motivation, I wrote down goals. Short-term goals (to be accomplished in 2 years) and long-term goals (to be accomplished in 5 years).

Now that I have my goals defined, my motivation has a place to go. All I have to do is look at my goals and start tackling them just like a to-do list. Or even a shopping list! I look at the list and the list tells me which ‘isle’ to go down to grab my goal and put it in the bag! It’s a funny analogy but it makes sense and puts the worries of tackling big things, such as goals, at ease.

Long story short; luck is positive thinking. Obviously it’s not a change over night but its a way of convincing the mind and body to get up and get active. Be proactive. Stop worrying and start doing! Remember that old saying?