went to the market today ...

[MattyMatt]

I meant to say , I just finished one of them mangos not I just finished of of them mangos. WTF does that even mean? lol

It was soooooooo good it made ya loopy. I personally am jealous.

 

[MikeB]

I was kinda serious, do you guys ever get poisonous spiders or anything?

Once July or August comes, we always get one or two stories about black widows or something in the produce (usually red grapes).

 

[MattyMatt]

Just left the local fruit stand. Limes were $3.49 a pound. Lemons were still 2 for $1.00, surprisingly. Strawberries are $14 a gallon, grown 20 minutes from my house though, and the best in the World IMO and a lot of others. Best peaches here too. My county alone grows more peaches than the entire Peach State (Georgia).

 

[JoeShmoe]

Been living in CR for a while now. I used to have more or less a Vegan diet. But living here has changed that. When I buy veggies/fruits at the supermarkets here, wash them up, eat, I get sick to my stomach, bad taste in mouth and I could never understand it. Then I found out why:

http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Agriculture/Pesticide-use

CR uses the most pesticides than any other country in the world.

http://www.wcrf.org/cancer_statistics/data_specific_cancers/stomach_cancer_statistics.php

Also CR has one of the highest stomach cancer rates in the world...easy to figure out why.

There is almost no organic fruits or veggies here. I sometimes see the guy at the outside feria with a cardboard sign that says "organico" and charges more but you know that he is a fraud.

I've gone back to eating some meat mostly chicken less fruits veggies more processed food, and lot's of imported food and feel much better. I'll be back to vegan when I go back north. Will be very very happy to pay a little bit more for healthier produce that is there.
Good luck with that stuff.

 

[Akillies]

but how much is a bag of chips?

 

[scottcarter]

Been living in CR for a while now. I used to have more or less a Vegan diet. But living here has changed that. When I buy veggies/fruits at the supermarkets here, wash them up, eat, I get sick to my stomach, bad taste in mouth and I could never understand it. Then I found out why:

http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Agriculture/Pesticide-use

CR uses the most pesticides than any other country in the world.

http://www.wcrf.org/cancer_statistics/data_specific_cancers/stomach_cancer_statistics.php

Also CR has one of the highest stomach cancer rates in the world...easy to figure out why.

There is almost no organic fruits or veggies here. I sometimes see the guy at the outside feria with a cardboard sign that says "organico" and charges more but you know that he is a fraud.

I've gone back to eating some meat mostly chicken less fruits veggies more processed food, and lot's of imported food and feel much better. I'll be back to vegan when I go back north. Will be very very happy to pay a little bit more for healthier produce that is there.
Good luck with that stuff.

thats disappointing to hear. I read that CR doesn't use GMO's but never expected to see that chart. The difference between men and women is interesting in the second link. There's always something.

 

[scottcarter]

and yet people here live as long as Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

 

[RaoulDuke]

If you want organic go to the organic market in Escazu on wed mornings or avenida escazu on saturday mornings. The guy in Escazu that sells the cured trout is a must buy.

 

[mickj]

I sometimes see the guy at the outside feria with a cardboard sign that says "organico" and charges more but you know that he is a fraud.

:Carcajada::Carcajada:

 

[pocketrockets]

How about Kiwis?

Huge fan of them, but I stopped eating them because now they want $.79 a piece for them, compared to 4 to 5 for a $1 a short time ago. I sware Americans are going to be run outta their own Country by food prices. I honestly don't see how half the people already afford it...

Man kiwis dont grow here in CR, imported item and it's almost same price, i dont recall exactly but i bough a box with 6 for about $4