Saturday, June 26, 2010
Why buying Kosher food can be good for you
Most people don’t really know what Kosher food is. Some think it’s just anything that is marketed to Jewish people. Other’s think it means that it’s okay to eat, such as when someone says something in general is Kosher. The truth is, Kosher food is food that has been processed in a certain way and has been certified by an appointed Jewish person, as following the traditions of Judaism during its preparation; such as assuring that meat and dairy are separated and that no dish that has touched one has touched the other. The traditions go back for century’s but aren’t really relevant to this discussion. What does matter though is that any commercially prepared food that has the designation of being Kosher (by having a capital K in a circle on the packaging) has been looked at by a member of the Jewish faith, and as such, has passed a visual inspection, and is thus deemed fit for consumption by Jewish people.
The thing is though, it’s also fit for consumption by any other people as well. There is no rule that says non-Jewish people can’t or shouldn’t eat Kosher food. It’s there in the grocery aisles for anyone who wants to buy it, prepare it, and eat it.
And the reason that other people might be inclined to buy it is because a lot of the Jewish tradition regarding Kosher food has to do with cleanliness. In order for a food to be deemed Kosher, it has to pass certain cleanliness inspections; inspections that go well beyond the kind that the government requires. Thus, when you eat Kosher food, you can be assured that you are eating food that is prepared in exceptionally clean ways, which means your chances of getting sick from it are far lower than for food that is not Kosher. Think about this for a moment, when was the last time you heard about a salmonella or e-coli outbreak happening with Kosher food?
Another way that eating Kosher might be good for you is in the way that some foods must be processed in order to qualify for the Kosher labeling. Certain meats for example, are allowed to have only a certain amount of fat in them, which is something that would benefit anyone that eats meat.
And finally, if you eat Kosher foods, you will always know as you’re eating it that there is no pork or pork by-products in it. Neither as ingredients nor as products that are used in its preparation, such as pork fat in deep frying. And this is better for people because it usually means that the foods are lower in cholesterol, which is good for everyone.
http://www.helium.com/items/1873436-why-eating-kosher-is-good-for-you
The thing is though, it’s also fit for consumption by any other people as well. There is no rule that says non-Jewish people can’t or shouldn’t eat Kosher food. It’s there in the grocery aisles for anyone who wants to buy it, prepare it, and eat it.
And the reason that other people might be inclined to buy it is because a lot of the Jewish tradition regarding Kosher food has to do with cleanliness. In order for a food to be deemed Kosher, it has to pass certain cleanliness inspections; inspections that go well beyond the kind that the government requires. Thus, when you eat Kosher food, you can be assured that you are eating food that is prepared in exceptionally clean ways, which means your chances of getting sick from it are far lower than for food that is not Kosher. Think about this for a moment, when was the last time you heard about a salmonella or e-coli outbreak happening with Kosher food?
Another way that eating Kosher might be good for you is in the way that some foods must be processed in order to qualify for the Kosher labeling. Certain meats for example, are allowed to have only a certain amount of fat in them, which is something that would benefit anyone that eats meat.
And finally, if you eat Kosher foods, you will always know as you’re eating it that there is no pork or pork by-products in it. Neither as ingredients nor as products that are used in its preparation, such as pork fat in deep frying. And this is better for people because it usually means that the foods are lower in cholesterol, which is good for everyone.
http://www.helium.com/items/1873436-why-eating-kosher-is-good-for-you
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