AlaskaJono
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Yes... this is absolutely true. My first years in life were growing up in New Orleans, and I remember eating fresh fruit from ours and the neighbourhood kids' yards; Bananas, berries, zucchini, tomatoes, etc., ... and when Creole tomatoes were in season, August, then we had big creole tomatos sliced into steaks with a bit o salt n peppa! No cooking for mom... delish. Years later in the early 80s I was visiting a friend who lived in remote Oregon mountain country, and we visited an old gal in the 'neighbourhood' to check out her orchard. She was 80 years old and her Pappa planted this orchard. It was looking a bit forlorn, neglected. But still some fruit! I forget the variety but it was something - glory. I have never heard of this variety before or since. Super Delicious. I remarked to my friend, Marc, that in the future most people will only know Red Delicious, etc. . He agreed. We are almost there in history.Here is another thing. If you are not old enough to REMEMBER what food tasted like, looked like, felt like in the 1970s and even 1980s, then all that has been tasted in the 1990s and early 2000s seems normal. Those who have been eating the massively modified food of the last 20 years have. No. Idea.
The OP's statement is hard to gauge for me as we hardly eat out. Once a month if we have to. That kind of life. So.... ingredients used in most restaurants are just the cheapest they can get. Here in Australia, Woolies and Coles are the main grocery chains, and the fruit and veggies look ok, but taste bland, or has not much post-prandial satisfaction. There isn't much nutrition in it. Looks like cilantro but tastes like weak parsley. That kind of thing.
We buy as much as we can from local small farmers, and if it is spray free or organic that's great. Do what we can while we can.