Vegetarian in Japan - Ep.5 Response to GMO Concern

I felt this was worth talking about, it is a growing concern in many countries and will continue to impact our lives. I try to give an objective point of view in my response.

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[Kiraina]

Even cereals like these are still processed foods. A better choice would always be rolled oats.

[LifeInShiga]

You are definitely right! However, rolled oats are much harder to come by here and are very expensive. When I can, money and availability permitting, I buy only raw foods.

Thanks for watching!

[JappaPie]

I really enjoy all of your videos! I agree with your view on these topics and I am also vegetarian(and love japan!), so these videos are really helpful! I was wondering if you've seen any almond milk in Japan?

[LifeInShiga]

Thank you!

I have not seen any almond at the regular supermarkets, but I'm sure it is available at a foreign food store in Kyoto, Osaka, etc. I will keep an eye open for it. I just found soy yogurt and it is fantastic!

[ChillNAndy]

yea really these days its hard to feed yourself the right stuff but iam sure there are specific stores in japan that sell teh good stuff for a good price hopefully.. like local farm markets?

Hey brotha thanks for all the cool recent vids!

just wanted to ask.. on how are you keeping fit? i work out 3 times a week with free weights to stay in shape. Are you signed up to a gym or do you just go for like a run outside?

[LifeInShiga]

There are a few farmer's markets here and they do have great prices. Even the local super markets have great quality produce for decent prices. I hope to do a video on the farmer's markets soon.

Believe it or not, I haven't really ever worked out. I have gone to the gym in the past, but it never lasted more than a couple weeks. I am pretty active, I cycle and walk a lot. My diet has kept the body fat off for years and my cholesterol down too. There are gyms here though, even Gold's.

[greentea11]

genetically modified food isn't food that has been sprayed by anything, or have hormones. although what you are talking about is still problematic to human health, and it IS much better to eat organic for a variety of reasons, GMOs are a separate and equally disturbing problem. GMO are made by companies for different reasons, usually to be resistant to certain herbicides, or to kill pests that would eat/destroy the produce. both chemically altered food and GMO's probably should be avoided.

[GraceDemon]

Weetabix are awesome. I have them all the time when I'm visiting family in the UK. We use to get these compact bars of basically the same stuff as the cereal (only a little finer) and you put them in a bowl with milk and brake them up.

And on a random side note, I like you have a ghost, your curtain kept moving by its self during the video. XD

[LifeInShiga]

Sad, but true, you are absolutely right! As I mentioned, these companies are in the business to make money and not produce healthy products.

Here it's a different story, nearly every grocery store offers locally grown produce. Now, of course, they do import things that aren't grown in Japan, but they are really picky about it and only get the best stuff.

Oh, and eggs, I could never dream of eggs fresher than what is sold here.

Thanks for the comment... I could talk for months about this!

[YellowMarmalade]

yes I do and yes they are :)