Does Your Broccoli Taste Better?

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http://nypost.com/business/36394.htm

John Crudele wonders about "hedonic adjustments" to the CPI, thinks that the government just might have a horse in this race.

Mikey

 

[johnblake]

I think the food tastes worse than it did 10-20 years ago. This is especially the case with fruits and veggies. I attribute it to genetic engineering. Companies want to improve their profits and they focus on foods that are resistant to bugs and disease.

Take strawberries for example. Over the last 5 years, they've been getting bigger and bigger, with a very consistent red color. But the taste doesn't match what I recall from 10-20 years ago, or locally grown organics. Same for oranges and apple

 

[charlie]

I think your taste buds change with age. Nothing
tastes as good to me at 70 as it did at 16.

Cheers,

Charlie

 

[John Galt]

Same deal with sex

JG

 

[Tadpole]

Chuck-Lyn:

I don't think it is taste buds. I think it is "shipable" produce. We grow heirloom tomatoes that almost are as good as when I was a child. We stayed in San Diego a few years back and ate a diet of fruit. I think maybe it was grown in Mexico and not the "shipable" varieties that were grown in California. We kept going back and buying more.

 

[Spanky]

I thought this article is about the possible inaccuracy of CPI as an indicator of inflation. The CPI tends to underestimate inflation level.

What is releveance to the taste of fruits?

 

[mark]

Heres the problem as I see it

next to the bed there is a base model am/fm/single cd player that cost $100 some years ago

it breaks

I by a new base model am/fm/6 cd/digital clock/drink mixer/etc for $150

No inflation due to new features, but I'm out $50 extra for what is still a base model.

 

[haha]

I thought this article is about the possible inaccuracy of CPI as an indicator of inflation. The CPI tends to underestimate inflation level.

What is releveance to the taste of fruits?

I wondered if anyone would notice that there have been some very literal interpretations of the thread. Oh well, live and learn!

Mikey