“In a desperate effort to satisfy us, the North American food industry strives to give us flavour, but in the cheapest way possible. So they give us salt, grease and sugar. And we gorge and gorge, hoping for something better, something real.”
Indeed. And not even sugar, usually “high fructose corn syrup”. I myself can’t taste the difference between “Throwback!” soda from Pepsi that I see on the shelves now and then, BUT I find that one 12-oz can or bottle of “Throwback” is enough, whereas finishing off 16 or 20 oz of the “regular” stuff with HFCS in a big glass still leaves me thinking I’d like a refill.
A recent development here in the US fast food places is to put some kind of sauce on any kind of sandwich or side dish. It’s basically just some kind of soybean-oil-based mayonnaise with the flavor of the season (chipotle, bbq, “ranch”) mixed in, then spread on the sandwich or offered as a “dipping sauce”. It’s a quick and easy 100 calories of that flavor that probably offer nothing else whatsoever to your body.
Chocolate is a good example. Rich, high quality chocolate is satisfying after a few small bites. Cheap bars can be eaten in multiples without satisfaction.
The question is whether it’s the government’s job to see we get satisfying food.
Whoa! Isn't "makes it taste better" a benefit, with value?
There is more to food than fuel.
“high fructose corn syrup” is used to get cattle to eat more.
http://www.wellfedhomestead.com/how-to-fatten-pigs-and-people