How is it possible @RobertKennedyJr that the Italian food supply is vastly superior…

X ^ | Apr 29, 2026 | Dave M. Weisberger

[CondoleezzaProtege]

I just spent 2 incredible weeks in Italy and it is so frustrating to come back to the U.S…

How is it possible @RobertKennedyJr that the Italian food supply is so vastly superior.

I literally ate bread at every meal, dessert multiple times per day, and generally ate way more than I do in the U.S.

Not once did I have acid reflux. Not one headache, no digestive problems, and I didn’t gain any weight.

If I ate the same way in the U.S. (I used to at times) I would have gone through a full bottle of Tums and Advil just to get through the day…

WHY does the U.S. allow glyphosate in wheat, high fructose corn syrup in food and who knows what in our milk products?

The difference in quality of life in Italy vs the U.S. is staggering from their common sense (anti corporate) food regulation.

WHY aren’t more people upset about this?

The U.S. is the richest country in the world and we eat like one of the poorest.

2:56 AM · Apr 29, 2026 · 1M Views

Dave W @dmweisberger

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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Travel
KEYWORDS: foodsupply; glyphosate; health; hfcs; italy; maha; monsanto; organic; rfk; rfkjr

[CondoleezzaProtege]

#MAHA

[Uncle Miltie]

Someone had a nice vacation and American Farmers are to blame.

Or something.

[Red Badger]

High Fructose Corn Syrup in practically everything we eat unless it’s made at home from scratch.............

[Red Badger]

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2010/03/22/sweet-problem-princeton-researchers-find-high-fructose-corn-syrup-prompts

[Uncle Miltie]

So, eat at home from scratch.

I do every night. Maybe 4 restaurant meals a month, usually tacos with all recognizable base real food items.

[Uncle Miltie]

America has a crap food culture problem.

That is not a government or farmer problem.

It is a people problem.

Anyone can eat exceptionally well in America.

If they pay some damned attention.

[proust]

we import more food and agricultural products than we sell abroad.

FY 2025/2026 Estimates

Total Exports $173.0 Billion

Total Imports $210.0 Billion

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Definitely and good on you. But his point is that even without trying, just indulging and snacking, he felt better. Even a McDonald’s meal abroad will taste more “real” and not cause digestive upset because so many of the additives & ingredients present in the food items here are flat out banned in most places.

This is a Korean *school cafeteria* meal being prepared for hundreds of students. The difference in quality is noticeable.
https://x.com/LynneBP_294/status/2049822009807294866?s=20

[Secret Agent Man]

Its population control and patients for big insurance, big medand big pharma

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Sweeteners Banned in Europe but Used in the US: Understanding Global Food Laws
https://elchemy.com/blogs/chemical-sourcing/sweeteners-banned-in-europe-but-used-in-the-us-understanding-global-food-laws

10 Foods Americans Eat That Are Banned In Other Countries
https://expatsi.com/culture-lifestyle/foods-banned-in-other-countries/

Dough conditioners, HFCS, Propylparaben, Brominated Vegetable Oil, Ractopamine (animal meat muscle enhancer) , Synthetic Food Dyes, Olestra (has since been phased out of potato chips) , Synthetic Hormones, GMO’s, BHA & BHT.

[Red Badger]

Cyclamates artificial sweeteners were banned in the US in the late 60’s. That’s when diet drinks actually tasted good. Pre-sweetened Kool-aid was a big seller...........

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclamate

[Cronos]

Not so much farmers as food processing.

[Veto!]

I don’t think high fructose corn syrup is in anything I eat. Or buy. No prepared foods cross my doorstep. And I threw out my salt shakeer a couple of years ago. Don’t miss it. It’s horrible for your heart. I’ve always detested pizza. And chocolate.

I buy organic fruits, veggies and don’t eat any prepared foods, hardly ever anything in a can. No butter or cheese as I avoid all saturated fat. EVOO works for cooking oil, (saute, don’t fry) Sometimes shop at Natural Grocer where almost everything is organic, just a tad more expensive than stuff sprayed with weed killer. Pasture raised organic milk goes on my organic cereal.. Some cereal might have high fructose corn syrup in it, but if I saw it on the label, I wouldn’t buy it.

Amazon is now selling incredibly good gluten-free cereal and gluten-free pancake mix from Whole Foods (we used to call it Whole Paycheck when their stores first opened. but AMZ prices are great.). Can buy pasture-raised organic chicken in all the stores now and pasture-raised organic eggs almost everywhere. Trader Joe’s has the best deal on those eggs and on pasture-raised chicken thighs too. But Safeway prices are just a little more.

I buy grass milk, which is very expensive, and also a cheaper version of the same milk in Safeway. Pasture raised 2%.

I buy single-serving cups of yogurt for dessert, many choices of brands and flavors at Safeway and Trader too. I realy don’t mind spending a buck on staying healthy. Disease is far more expensive.

Buying super good food is a a bit more expensive but I’m worth it. Love my life and my daughter and my cat and hope to go on for many more years. My MD says I will.

[Red Badger]

I don’t eat cereal. Might as well eat a candy bar.................

[Flaming Conservative]

I like to watch YouTube videos of Honeyjubu, A South Korean housewife. It’s amazing what she serves her family. Huge amounts, with fruits and lots of vegetables, even at breakfast. Eggs, rice. Same thing for lunch and dinner. Plus meat or fish. And none of them are the least bit overweight.

[jonrick46]

The only fast food I eat is KFC once a month. Otherwise is food I cook for the my wife and son. I cook a lot of Chinese with my first book, by Joyce Chen published in 1962, I got from a used book store. I prefer my carbs from rice because it complements the food I make.

I have eaten in Italy and I wasn’t impressed with the minimal tomato sauce used in their spaghetti. I wasn’t impressed with their fish cooked with head on and eyeballs staring at you. The pizza in Naples was a big disappointment. Their street food was tripe sprinkled with vinegar and wrapped in newspaper.

The fish market in Naples was massive with every variety of lifeforms out of the Mediterranean. Some of it I would describe as sea bugs. The only other place I saw with that much variety was in Athens.

[Bullish]

Funny how I never hear anyone yelling “I want my damn high fructose corn syrup!”... But there it always is.

[SPDSHDW]

Europe has more stringent food regulations then USA. USA essentially allows industrial chemicals to be marked as food safe and edible, and then we are shocked at the autism/cancer increase here. not to mention the diabetes and overweight children(lack of exercise is part of the issue with that one)

[GaryCrow]

I was stationed in Italy in 1996. I had always been one who had to watch every ounce I put in my mouth because I gain weight easily. It seems like I can smell a cookie and gain a couple of pounds. During my time in Italy I ate far more than I would back in the U.S. and never gained weight. When I returned home I went right back to gaining weight if I didn't monitor my intake to the point I was constantly hungry.

There IS something different about the food there vs. the U.S. I don't know what it is, but it doesn't pack weight on me like U.S. food.