Posted on 01/16/2025 6:49:18 AM PST by MtnClimber
Agreed. Start with all the corn syrup derivatives and fancy chemical additives.
My other point is people like to complain with their mouth full.
The Israelites did have a perfect food...........manna.
baked manna
fricasseed manna
French fried manna
steamed manna
stewed manna
etc.
all they did was complain.
They are not "ultra processed".
My rule of thumb is "if you can make it in your kitchen it is not ultra processed".
Now things like "beyond meat" is indeed ultra processed. No way you could make that in your kitchen. Black bean burger on the other hand can be easily made.
RFK won’t be in charge of guns.
Ultra processed foods.
Assault rifle.
Political blanket buzz words.
We just need truth in labeling…then we can all pick our own truth and poisons.
Likely the fresh eating kind. The Monsanto/Bayer patented Round Up ready GMO corn is field corn used for animal feed, corn flour/starch and all those extracted ingredients in the image.
That’s pretty much where I am. As long as he stays in his swim lane of HHS I’m fine with him. I want to see us stop being the only place on earth (besides New Zealand) that has pharma advertising.
All of our news media and broadcast companies are flooded with money from Pfizer Et al. It isn’t to push the product, it is to prevent those news outlets from honest reporting on things like the Covid clot-shot.
So if RFK wants to talk big pharma, seed oils, drug advertising, no more sex change drugs etc, i’m fine with him. But if he defines “Health” as gun control, climate change etc.... big problem.
Can’t tell you how many times we’ve had intestinal problems after eating out. Twice at Ruby’s BBQ (different locations to boot) when it always shows up on the best lists. Sick from the local donut place. Disgustingly grossed out at the local Whataburger when the dude stuck his spatula down the backside of his pants for a nice long scratch!!! Same with the “good” local Mexican restaurant where the waitstaff sticks the clean tableware in their back pockets they likely dropped to the floor when they used the restroom. Black goo under the Sonic gal’s fingernails. And the employees were taken to court for spitting and snotting on the sheriff’s food. And the place across the street from the school had poo clogged toilets the entire year. Whew, if only everyone would take a little time to know how awful the Boar’s Head recall was. It is too much to ask for food workers to wash their hands and especially at food trucks.
No thanks on eating out or prepared and processed food. The best we can do is cross your fingers with fresh and the least processed foods and cook at home to safe temps that kill the ickies. Don’t trust the microwave to kill the ickies since too many people can’t be bothered to nuke the middle to even thaw the ice in the middle.
No thanks on eating out or prepared and processed food
Just trying to get people to think about expectations and choices. We have choices, that is the amazing thing.
I often partake of fermented potato juice.
I’m doomed, but I too hope RFK doesn’t go all nanny Bloomberg on US.
My point is that I often hear people talk about how good we have it with our iPhones, world class medicine, material wealth, quantity and quality of food, etc...
...but all of these supposed luxuries aren't stopping us from wilting and withering and dying on the vine and the food aspect may even be the CAUSE of some of our maladies. Contrast this to past populations with fewer luxuries and less reliable food who experienced tremendous growth in population and innovation and overall better health.
My difference was with your original statement of "Anyone in history would trade us for our modern food and available selection."
Even if you may be right that they WOULD trade, perhaps they would be ill advised to do so.
RFK Jr is right about food and big ag and big pharma, but.......Yeah, I don’t trust him on other topics.
Not yet.
Yup.
Even if you may be right that they WOULD trade, perhaps they would be ill advised to do so.
The US has always had a cheap food policy. historically 15-20% of income in the us has been for food. some places that is much higher.
I know of no incidents of starving to death. I grew up poor, ate a lot of beans and rice. Wouldn’t trade that for anything.
We agree basically, we are both trying to get people to think about things.
Very well said.
I grow a lot of my own food and buy heirloom seeds that breed true if you save the seeds, and they are not Round-Up resistant.
Yes, I realize not everyone can do so, but people can grow even small amounts of stuff in pots on their patios or check out local farmers markets and get to know some real farmers.
Thank you for posting this article. I’m adding “ultraprocessed foods” to my list of Bullstuff Words and Phrases.
That would depend on the oil.
Not being discussed here is gmo foods or oils. The US still has failed to supply long term studies on the long term effects of eating GMO corn to Mexico. This GMO corn is banned from production in Mexico. Am guessing that other GMO products are included. Viva la Mexico or something for standing up to their people’s health long term. That won’t happen in this Corporate Oligarchy.
It’s the oil the potatoes are dunked in that is ultra processed. canola is an industrial lubricant ultra processed to remove the poison and the smell. canola oil is also an ingredient in “organic” pesticides.
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