There is so much debate as to the meaning and ramifications of the E. coli outbreak caused by tainted bagged spinach but one issue I don’t see being talked about is why in God’s name do we even need bagged spinach or any salad for that matter.  Has our society so devolved that we need to have someone else cut leafy vegetable for us?  I know that we have grown fat and lazy but come on, bagged lettuce and spinach?

I think one of the bigger issues here is our instant pudding mind set which reminds me of a bunch of lemmings going over a cliff because they follow the leader. Now I know I’ve probably insulted a lot of people who use bagged salads as a convenience but please stop and think about it for an instance.  Do you really need to save those brief few seconds that buying a bagged spinach would save you?  Do you realize the cost of those products versus buying it from the produce aisle and cleaning and cutting it yourself?  Even if you waste half a head of lettuce you would still save money.

Sorry folks, but I just can’t wrap my brain around the issue of bagged lettuce.