Posted on 01/16/2025 6:49:18 AM PST by MtnClimber
Bring back pink slime!
Manhattan Contrarian ping
Well, at my age, I need all the preservatives I can get!
*yawn*
TLDR and the language tweaked my senses.
The one thing the bureaucrats have never done is a study comparing a sample of people ‘eating clean’ vs. those consuming a cocktail of what they’ve saw fit to label as ‘GRAS’, including everything incorrectly dumped under the label ‘ultra-processed’.
And they can’t omit seed oils, alcohol, mj, OTC medications and unregulated supplements...
...THAT would be a wakeup call to the Doubting Thomases, including dear ‘Francis’ here.
Folks,
Anyone in history would trade us for our modern food and available selection.
Processing is big part of the reason we have quality and selection.
Maybe food is not perfect which some want but it is the best in history.
Just choose “organic” and you’ll be fine.
Oh, wait .....
They are not.
Poptarts are.
The author is clearly a leftist who opposed and is trying to discredit RFK Jr.
He makes a bunch of bad assumptions to bolster his argument.
The pseudo-category of “ultraprocessed foods” includes plenty of things that are very healthy, plenty of things that are fine in moderation, and plenty of things to (mostly) avoid — and no assistance in distinguishing which ones are which.
I don't trust RFK Jr much either. It would require some time in a position while making reasonable decisions before I will reconsider.
What the author failed to say is the other ingredients in the bag of chips. They may contain high amounts of sodium (salt), unhealthy fats from frying oil (often containing trans fats), acrylamide (a chemical formed during high-heat frying), and sometimes added artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives; making them high in calories with little nutritional value. Speaking about salt, they're loaded with a combination of salt, MSG, raising agents (sodium carbonate) and other mysterious ingredients. For example, one pack of Lay’s potato chips contains about 1000mg of sodium, which is incredibly high.
Scare quotes aplenty and you could see this conclusion coming a mile away:
“As to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — if there is one Trump cabinet pick whom I would be happy to see not confirmed, he would be it.”
Hope RFK Jr. is not going to try to impose an EU-style food police on us.
But when the UN goes after banning foods, how long until almost everything is on their banned list? Especially when they seem to support the "Global Population Reduction" agenda which does not seem good for the health of those of those who are to be reduced.
As opposed to inorganic foods like rocks. ;~)
A leftist opposing another leftist? Hummmmm?
BTW, I’m not crazy about RFK either. IMHO, he’s a nut case.
Your statement is SPOT ON!
whether by design or not, America’s government promotes “ultra-processed foods.”
In our top-down, highly regulated, high liability food and drug government regulatory system - the big guys ALWAYS will win.
Small farmers, organic suppliers, etc... are being crushed by FDA, EPA, USDA.
Read Dr.. Casey Means “Good Energy””. Then decide.
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