COTTONSEED OIL, WEIRD TASTING SULTANAS, AND PSEUDOSCIENCE.
Gosh! I never thought I would have gotten some of the reactions I received from my last article:
VEGANS, BE VIGILANT. BE VERY VIGILANT.
The article features sultanas that taste like agent orange - not that I have tasted agent orange, you know what I am saying, right? Maybe you don’t get what I am saying… I will try to clear any issues up in a bit… Hang in there!
Then the article mentions the possible dangers of cooking with oils such as coconut; when the oil burns at a high temperature it is said to release carcinogens. I will also give you more info on that too! There again, it seems that people don’t have a problem with the possible dangers of cooking with oils. Uh-uh! Some people have a problem with the fact that my recent purchase of Tesco branded sultanas have a weird chemical taste to them…
CHEMICAL REACTION
I was a little taken aback with some of the responses coming from people professing to be “Vegan” with regards to my weird tasting sultanas. I had a few people listing the chemical composition of apples and strawberries, which was quite peculiar. Then one person was going on about not liking the taste of grapefruit or mushrooms in a Homer or Marge Simpson moment. C’mon, really (to all of the above)???
I even managed to get banned from a couple of “Vegan” groups through grown adults using the term “clickbait”. Can you imagine? Grown adults using such a redundant term as “click bait” in 2017??? Maybe these “Vegans” are lacking something…
Like I am going to tell people not to purchase a certain food because it “tastes funny”. It's not like I ate a clown. [tumbleweed] I ate something that's a staple in my diet and it tasted abnormal.
I guess some people are pathologically vapid whereby they have to find fault where there is none; it’s as though the lives of these people don’t mean much if they aren’t challenging someone or something. Oh, well…
Some of these people want to talk chemical composition when it is clear that I am talking chemical contamination. Hey, if you want to tell me the chemical composition of random fruits then go ahead - whatever turns you on! I get it; you want to show that you're not the malnourished weird animal kidnapping tree hugging neo-hippie uni dropout that people think you are. You have to show off your great intellectual prowess and how adept you are at alienating people. Yeah, good PR work you're doing for Veganism! Bravo! Kudos to you!
To make it easy for such folk who have difficulty in understanding…
Vegetable Oil treated Sultanas = A Pleasing Taste
I have been eating dried fruit treated with vegetable oil for years; I use them in my oatmeal and for snacking on.
Cottonseed Oil treated Sultanas = An Unpleasant Chemical Taste
I don’t see why this is so difficult to comprehend. Do you still want to tell me that I am talking about the taste of the natural chemical composition of a dried grape in the form of a sultana? Do you??? OK… Nevermind… The fact is that I noticed the difference in the taste straight away! Just in case you are still lost, I am talking about the unpleasant taste that suggests chemical contamination and not chemical composition of the sultana. As a result, I will not be consuming any dried fruit treated with cottonseed oil.
This situation reminds me of aspartame; I have read that this artificial sweetener is okay for human consumption. On the contrary, I have read the total opposite. I have read that aspartame is dangerous! Here’s what I have to say about aspartame:
When I used to chew gum with aspartame in it I had some dental issues. My mind said, “Hey, it’s gum! It makes your breath smells nice! TV says it's good, it must be good!” Yet my teeth felt as though they were melting. I stopped consuming chewing gums containing aspartame and, guess what? That’s right… Next to no dental problems! I am sure that someone will take issue with my experience with aspartame. In any event, I am going to trust my innate reaction over anybody’s antagonistic commentary for the sake of it.
Here are some links that you might find interesting about cottonseed oil:-
GMO
PESTICIDES
SOME BENEFITS
Vegetable Oil treated Sultanas = A Pleasing Taste
I have been eating dried fruit treated with vegetable oil for years; I use them in my oatmeal and for snacking on.
Cottonseed Oil treated Sultanas = An Unpleasant Chemical Taste
I don’t see why this is so difficult to comprehend. Do you still want to tell me that I am talking about the taste of the natural chemical composition of a dried grape in the form of a sultana? Do you??? OK… Nevermind… The fact is that I noticed the difference in the taste straight away! Just in case you are still lost, I am talking about the unpleasant taste that suggests chemical contamination and not chemical composition of the sultana. As a result, I will not be consuming any dried fruit treated with cottonseed oil.
This situation reminds me of aspartame; I have read that this artificial sweetener is okay for human consumption. On the contrary, I have read the total opposite. I have read that aspartame is dangerous! Here’s what I have to say about aspartame:
When I used to chew gum with aspartame in it I had some dental issues. My mind said, “Hey, it’s gum! It makes your breath smells nice! TV says it's good, it must be good!” Yet my teeth felt as though they were melting. I stopped consuming chewing gums containing aspartame and, guess what? That’s right… Next to no dental problems! I am sure that someone will take issue with my experience with aspartame. In any event, I am going to trust my innate reaction over anybody’s antagonistic commentary for the sake of it.
Here are some links that you might find interesting about cottonseed oil:-
GMO
PESTICIDES
SOME BENEFITS
These so-called “Vegans” don’t have a problem researching animal cruelty because it is there right in front of any conscious person. But these “Vegans” would not think to do some research on cottonseed oil to see if there could be anything to further substantiate my reaction to the offending articles.
Imagine, if you will, someone coming to my home who was desperate for some sultanas. There is no way that I could give that person, in all good consciousness, these cottonseed treated sultanas - even if good money was offered to me! I couldn’t do it. They taste foul. I chose to speak out because I do not want anyone to become ill - even if the possibility is remote. I wouldn’t eat these nasty sultanas and I do not think you should either. Well, you have got the links and it is up to you if you want to consume sultanas or anything for that matter containing cottonseed oil.
Not me!
Then you have some absolute fools who cry, “He’s got a link to a blog in that article. He’s using click bait so that people can go to his blog…” Again, these are the rhetoric coming from grown adults! It is unbelievable and in this day and age!
I thought being a “Vegan” is all about love and community. My bad! It seems that some people who happen to not eat meat and dairy can be jealous because of someone else’s creativity. These people try to hide behind an intellect that just isn’t there. A couple of people referred to one of my recipes as “pseudoscience”. Well, I never! LMAO! The funny thing is that I have been posting up my Vegan recipes in those (former) “communities” for a good while. Good riddance if that’s how feeble their minds are! Some people need to look up the terms “Vegan” and “community”.
And now it’s time for…
BEAR THE PSEUDOSCIENCE GUY
Somebody stated something along the lines of, “You make Vegans look stupid with your pseudoscience…” I’m like, “WHAT???”
That person or the persons were on about my meal replacement recipe. I am laughing as I type as these people are so freaking stupid! There is no other expression that’s family friendly. I have to call it as it is.
They are calling this recipe, Midnight Booty Call, a pseudoscience! I don’t know whether to take it as a compliment or to get those particular people some counseling. Let me quickly tell you how I arrived at the Midnight Booty Call in the shortest way possible!
Above: A variant of the Midnight Booty Call. It's über-tasty and very filling!
And now it’s time for…
BEAR THE PSEUDOSCIENCE GUY
Somebody stated something along the lines of, “You make Vegans look stupid with your pseudoscience…” I’m like, “WHAT???”
That person or the persons were on about my meal replacement recipe. I am laughing as I type as these people are so freaking stupid! There is no other expression that’s family friendly. I have to call it as it is.
They are calling this recipe, Midnight Booty Call, a pseudoscience! I don’t know whether to take it as a compliment or to get those particular people some counseling. Let me quickly tell you how I arrived at the Midnight Booty Call in the shortest way possible!
Above: A variant of the Midnight Booty Call. It's über-tasty and very filling!
In bullet points!
1. I forgot to eat a couple of times.
2. I was hungry but it was too late in the night to eat.
3. I had to create something that was nutritious, substantial and yet light.
From the foods that were in my humble abode, the Midnight Booty Call was born. That’s it! I do not see where pseudoscience comes into it.
Ah, 1, 2… Ah, 1, 2, 3, 4… Pseu, pseu, pseudoscience. Nah! It doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Just look at all the meal replacements out there… Would you call them “pseudoscience”??? Some of these things will work for some people and some won’t work for others. I can tell you that Slim Fast worked very well; I lost a good amount of weight on tubs of the chocolate shake. Obviously, you wouldn't be consuming Slim Fast as part of your weight loss program. Oh, look…
1. I forgot to eat a couple of times.
2. I was hungry but it was too late in the night to eat.
3. I had to create something that was nutritious, substantial and yet light.
From the foods that were in my humble abode, the Midnight Booty Call was born. That’s it! I do not see where pseudoscience comes into it.
Ah, 1, 2… Ah, 1, 2, 3, 4… Pseu, pseu, pseudoscience. Nah! It doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Just look at all the meal replacements out there… Would you call them “pseudoscience”??? Some of these things will work for some people and some won’t work for others. I can tell you that Slim Fast worked very well; I lost a good amount of weight on tubs of the chocolate shake. Obviously, you wouldn't be consuming Slim Fast as part of your weight loss program. Oh, look…
… Vegan based protein powders! This is blasphemy! An outrage!
Here’s a definition of the term…
Pseudoscience consists of claims, beliefs, or practices presented as being plausible scientifically, but which are not justifiable by the scientific method.
Does that describe the meal replacement products out there? The science behind meal replacements is simple; provide a liquid or solid alternative to the average breakfast and lunch that contains vitamins and minerals to nourish the body whilst on a low-calorie intake.
Does that describe sports nutrition protein powders? Sports scientists claim that animal based proteins are the best for optimal results. Do you trust this notion? Have they proved this notion scientifically? I don't think so, yet these products are on the shelves, and who knows what harm these chemical and animal concoctions will do in the long term?
Above: A selection of “extractor” blenders that are said to extract all the goodness from fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. People have been known to make smoothies for breakfast and lunch. It's like some “Vegans” have never seen the likes of the Nutribullet; they remind me of that M Night Shyamalan movie, “The Village”. Gee… I wonder why?
Anyway, I blend some ingredients together for a meal replacement (breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner), I get accused of “pseudoscience” wizardry and that I've, singlehandedly, made Veganism look “stupid”. Can you believe that crap?
PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC PROOF?
Okay, let me get this straight… Some of you “Vegans” want me to provide scientific proof that my recent batch of sultanas tastes of a chemical residue, right? Really? One more time, when food tastes of a nondescript chemical or chemicals then it can't be good, right? No, it's not good!
This is how two-faced some of you are… You want me to prove what I know to be true scientifically when the same “science” is telling you that vaccines are safe when there's evidence to the contrary.
Science has been telling us for the longest time that we live on a spinning ball with composite photographic images for proof.
Oh, but some actor pretending to be a scientist is now saying that the Earth is “oblate - pear-shaped”. For real??? Well, that contradicts the Earth from space “photos”.
Science tells us that density is gravity.
The same science is telling you that the Vegan diet is extremely flawed and that the Caveman diet, which consists of meat and vegetables is the ultimate for us humans.
Yeah, so much for science! Hurrah! Light up those Bunsen burners as we sing a heartfelt tribute to science.
Yet you find that it's perfectly normal to try and ridicule and chastise someone for noticing that his sultanas tastes of an unpalatable chemical residue and not safe to consume. Are you nuts? You need to take a good look into the mirror. You might see an arrogant self-aggrandizing pathological ignoramus looking back at you. I guess you're gonna tell me that you don't eat organic foods. You're an idiot and a hypocrite!
Mic drop
The mic dropped due to density and not gravity as some “scientists” would have it.
Right now my head's killing me… Could it be attributed to these cottonseed oil treated sultanas or the incredible vapidity of some of you so-called “Vegans"?
THE SCIENCE TEST
On the left, cottonseed oil treated sultanas that taste what I imagine agent orange tastes like. The keyword is “imagine”. It tastes like a chemical contamination.
On the right, non-cottonseed oil treated sultanas which taste like I know sultanas should! It's organic and the oil used is organic sunflower oil.
The organic sultanas (from Holland & Barrett) tastes sweeter, I can also taste the sunflower oil, which isn't unpleasant.
Which one of those sultanas would you eat? Which of those sultanas would you give to your child?
Yeah! You got that that right!
The organic sultanas are considerably more costly compared to the supermarket brand; £4.99 for 500g worth to £3 for 1kg, I'm worth it. Someone suggested washing the cottonseed oil sultanas with warm water. Heck, it's easier for me to purchase a decent brand of sultanas from the off!
COOKING OIL: THE TRUTH
Look, I merely pointed out that certain oils are better suited to frying/high temperatures. And from watching “Food Unwrapped” (Channel 4, UK), I have decided to stop cooking with oil. It's fine if you want to cook with oil. It's no big deal.
Above: I cooked this great meal without the use of oil and it tasted better for it. Now you want to sue me? What? You think this is sorcery? Nooooooo! LMAO! You need to get out more! Keep up the good PR for Veganism. People want to become like you!
Just in case it was not clear, I am addressing these fake "Vegans" whose sole purpose it to alienate others for whatever nefarious reason or reasons.
Thanks for reading!
Love,
Bear XOXOXOXOXO
