Good rule of thumb when you look at the ingredient list of **anything**:
— Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit (@drawandstrike) November 25, 2024
If that list is more than 4 or 5 things, and you can't pronounce any of them easily, do not buy it and certainly do not eat it.
This goes doubly for any kind of baked good. If after "Eggs, Milk,… https://t.co/N5jz6t7C4a pic.twitter.com/sDHxLfh7Uh
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It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
precisely why I mostly cook at home, don't eat junk food, per se. I do like me a good burger now and again (good ones). I will do a Whataburger and In and out a couple times a year. Had a rule when the kids were growing up, we don't eat anything out of a box or package. Consequently , they both eat very healthy as adults.
Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
Yep. I have a weakness for cheese. Learned that shredded cheese has some chemicals added to keep it from clumping. Yikes! Lean towards block cheese now. My dog definitely agrees!
J.R. said:
precisely why I mostly cook at home, don't eat junk food, per se. I do like me a good burger now and again (good ones). I will do a Whataburger and In and out a couple times a year. Had a rule when the kids were growing up, we don't eat anything out of a box or package. Consequently , they both eat very healthy as adults.
Good for you .
Need to add a caveat. I will throw down some TEX-MeX (weakness). Prefer the regional Mex I make at home , but Tex Mex is kinda it's own food group.
Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
They are absolutely adding dyes and chemicals that are not necessary for preservation because many of the exact foods they produce outside of the US don't include them. They are just being lazy and greedy and the FDA (more corrupt than Biden) is complicit. These companies need to knock it off.
jbbear said:Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
They are absolutely adding dyes and chemicals that are not necessary for preservation because many of the exact foods they produce outside of the US don't include them. They are just being lazy and greedy and the FDA (more corrupt than Biden) is complicit. These companies need to knock it off.
Dyes are different. They are for color... They do take the cheap and fast way, but so is anyone buying premade food. If you are worried about what is in your food, why trust the government to handle that worry for you?
Also we will never regulate food like the EU, we afford companies a good bit more freedom.
Porteroso said:jbbear said:Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
They are absolutely adding dyes and chemicals that are not necessary for preservation because many of the exact foods they produce outside of the US don't include them. They are just being lazy and greedy and the FDA (more corrupt than Biden) is complicit. These companies need to knock it off.
Dyes are different. They are for color... They do take the cheap and fast way, but so is anyone buying premade food. If you are worried about what is in your food, why trust the government to handle that worry for you?
Because we all now have a vested interest in the Heath of all Americans.
(Medicare/Medicaid)
And its even a national security issue (since obese people cant protect the Nation)
[Obesity costs the US healthcare system almost $173 billion a year. Obesity also affects the nation's military readiness. Only 2 in 5 young adults are weight-eligible and physically prepared for basic training]
THAT'S RACIST!Redbrickbear said:Porteroso said:jbbear said:Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
They are absolutely adding dyes and chemicals that are not necessary for preservation because many of the exact foods they produce outside of the US don't include them. They are just being lazy and greedy and the FDA (more corrupt than Biden) is complicit. These companies need to knock it off.
Dyes are different. They are for color... They do take the cheap and fast way, but so is anyone buying premade food. If you are worried about what is in your food, why trust the government to handle that worry for you?
Because we all now have an vested interest in the Heath of all Americans.
(Medicare/Medicaid)
And its even a national security issue (since obese people cant protect the Nation)
[Obesity costs the US healthcare system almost $173 billion a year. Obesity also affects the nation's military readiness. Only 2 in 5 young adults are weight-eligible and physically prepared for basic training]
Harrison Bergeron said:THAT'S RACIST!Redbrickbear said:Porteroso said:jbbear said:Porteroso said:Redbrickbear said:midgett said:
It's probably been about the past 18 months since I started paying attention to ingredients. It is DIFFICULT to find found without a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. I'm pretty excited to get some transparency on this issue.
No doubt the food lobby - and that covers a lot of industries - are loading their guns.
Agree,
Shamed to say it's only been since 2020 that I stared take notice of what is in our food
It's a horror show
Cook food for yourself and you don't have to worry so much.
The truth is that these undesirable ingredients are necessary for the convenience of ready to go food. For the most part. Food manufacturers are not adding random chemicals for the heck of it.
Either you can have easy food on the go, and the unwanted ingredients, or you can cook for yourself. You can't have the best of both worlds.
They are absolutely adding dyes and chemicals that are not necessary for preservation because many of the exact foods they produce outside of the US don't include them. They are just being lazy and greedy and the FDA (more corrupt than Biden) is complicit. These companies need to knock it off.
Dyes are different. They are for color... They do take the cheap and fast way, but so is anyone buying premade food. If you are worried about what is in your food, why trust the government to handle that worry for you?
Because we all now have an vested interest in the Heath of all Americans.
(Medicare/Medicaid)
And its even a national security issue (since obese people cant protect the Nation)
[Obesity costs the US healthcare system almost $173 billion a year. Obesity also affects the nation's military readiness. Only 2 in 5 young adults are weight-eligible and physically prepared for basic training]
For anyone wanting to take a closer look at additives in the food you buy I've found the "Yuka" app to be really helpful. You can use it to scan the barcodes of different products in the grocery store and get an instant breakdown of how "healthy" that product is.
It's been eye opening to see how many additives there are in products I didn't think about. Like those instant bags of 90 second rice. There is a lot of variance by different manufacturers with some being healthy and others not so much.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yuka-food-cosmetic-scanner/id1092799236
It's been eye opening to see how many additives there are in products I didn't think about. Like those instant bags of 90 second rice. There is a lot of variance by different manufacturers with some being healthy and others not so much.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yuka-food-cosmetic-scanner/id1092799236
Cleaning up the food supply should be a non partisan thing that we should all be for. Not sure why Porter is so against getting seed oils, hfcs, phtalates and other hormone disruptors out of our food supply. I hope RFK goes HAM on the food stuff.
If Trump actually considers this, Big Ag will shut him in a room and play footage from the JFK assassination from an angle he’s never seen before https://t.co/GJOZgYyPYK
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) November 30, 2024
....
Avoid seed oils like the plague… pic.twitter.com/SmiqOebpll
— Paul Saladino, MD (@paulsaladinomd) December 1, 2024
This might be a slight improvement… But I would say just avoid sugary drinks altogether
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly intends to require Coca-Cola to begin using Cane Sugar instead of High-Fructose Syrup as HHS Secretary.
— Donald J. Trump News (@realTrumpNewsX) November 29, 2024
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/sx92fWAeUQ
boognish_bear said:
This might be a slight improvement… But I would say just avoid sugary drinks altogether🚨BREAKING NEWS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly intends to require Coca-Cola to begin using Cane Sugar instead of High-Fructose Syrup as HHS Secretary.
— Donald J. Trump News (@realTrumpNewsX) November 29, 2024
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/sx92fWAeUQ
But millions of Americans will not avoid those foods
(even though they know it's bad for them)
The best any government can do is take out some of the more toxic stuff
People in other nations eat a lot of junk food as well (and even smoke more than Americans) but are not as obese
It's our food
It's crazy how many products are loaded with things we can't even pronounce! I've started making some of my own stuff at home to avoid the mystery ingredients, and recently I discovered barley grass juice powder. It's been a game changer for me. I know barley powder sounds a little out there, but it's actually really nutritious and feels so much cleaner compared to the processed stuff. It's like a natural way to get my greens without worrying about additives. I think more transparency would help a lot of us make better choices.
Microplastics, preservatives and high fructose corny syrup will lead to cancer and wreck your hormones.
Eat whole foods, mostly protein.
Get an RO filter for your water at home.
Exercise frequently.
Eat whole foods, mostly protein.
Get an RO filter for your water at home.
Exercise frequently.
Proctor and Gamble the makers of Crisco, which was made from cottonseed oil, paid the American Heart Association (AHA) $1.7 million.
— James DiNicolantonio (@drjamesdinic) September 25, 2020
Then in 1961, the AHA formally recommends Americans to stop using animal fats and start using vegetable oils.
I wonder why? 🧐... pic.twitter.com/g8Mwj05bF4
We've been lied to all of our lives.
It's funny that I just found this thread this morning.
I just spent over 10 hours yesterday, butchering some deer for my family. The net result is over 70 lbs of high quality protein with NO preservatives or chemicals added!
When I was a kid in the 1980s, my family fell for the lie that fat was the problem, so we started eating a low-fat diet. Sadly, it wasn't until the late 1990s that my father discovered that his low-fat diet was also extremely high in carbs.... and he now had type 2 diabetes and needed bypass surgery.
It was during the 1990s that i walked away from the "diet" and "nutrition" industries. When they tried to convince the world that eggs were bad for you... i knew that they were full of ***** So I began to study what my grandparents ate and how they lived. My grandparents made it into their 90s and 100s, as did their parents before them. They ate beef, pork, chicken, eggs, butter.... everything that we were told was unhealthy.
So we changed our diet. We eat protein at every meal. Almost always some form of wild protein, or traditionally farmed. Free roaming chickens for eggs and chicken meat. Pasture raised beef & pork. Wild Whitetail and Axis for venison. Fresh caught fish. Raw milk butter from clean dairy farmers. Raw goat milk from our own herd of healthy goats. We cook with fat from cleanly raised animals. The only kind of oil we buy is high quality Olive Oil or 10W-30 for the truck.
Basically... you need to question EVERYTHING that the FDA or any gov agency tries totell sell you about food, nutrition or health. Investigate your sources of food, and get back in the kitchen.
I just spent over 10 hours yesterday, butchering some deer for my family. The net result is over 70 lbs of high quality protein with NO preservatives or chemicals added!
When I was a kid in the 1980s, my family fell for the lie that fat was the problem, so we started eating a low-fat diet. Sadly, it wasn't until the late 1990s that my father discovered that his low-fat diet was also extremely high in carbs.... and he now had type 2 diabetes and needed bypass surgery.
It was during the 1990s that i walked away from the "diet" and "nutrition" industries. When they tried to convince the world that eggs were bad for you... i knew that they were full of ***** So I began to study what my grandparents ate and how they lived. My grandparents made it into their 90s and 100s, as did their parents before them. They ate beef, pork, chicken, eggs, butter.... everything that we were told was unhealthy.
So we changed our diet. We eat protein at every meal. Almost always some form of wild protein, or traditionally farmed. Free roaming chickens for eggs and chicken meat. Pasture raised beef & pork. Wild Whitetail and Axis for venison. Fresh caught fish. Raw milk butter from clean dairy farmers. Raw goat milk from our own herd of healthy goats. We cook with fat from cleanly raised animals. The only kind of oil we buy is high quality Olive Oil or 10W-30 for the truck.
Basically... you need to question EVERYTHING that the FDA or any gov agency tries to
Redbrickbear said:If Trump actually considers this, Big Ag will shut him in a room and play footage from the JFK assassination from an angle he’s never seen before https://t.co/GJOZgYyPYK
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) November 30, 2024
It would make the coke taste better. I buy an occasional Mexican-produced Coca-Cola, which is made with sugar instead of corn syrup. You can also get the occasional Dr Pepper made with cane sugar.
My thought is that they have no power to do that legally. And trying to do it via Executive Order is unconstitutional. And the farmers will crucify him.D. C. Bear said:Redbrickbear said:If Trump actually considers this, Big Ag will shut him in a room and play footage from the JFK assassination from an angle he’s never seen before https://t.co/GJOZgYyPYK
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) November 30, 2024
It would make the coke taste better. I buy an occasional Mexican-produced Coca-Cola, which is made with sugar instead of corn syrup. You can also get the occasional Dr Pepper made with cane sugar.
All you have todo is remove the subsidies on corn and put them on cane sugar.OsoCoreyell said:My thought is that they have no power to do that legally. And trying to do it via Executive Order is unconstitutional. And the farmers will crucify him.D. C. Bear said:Redbrickbear said:If Trump actually considers this, Big Ag will shut him in a room and play footage from the JFK assassination from an angle he’s never seen before https://t.co/GJOZgYyPYK
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) November 30, 2024
It would make the coke taste better. I buy an occasional Mexican-produced Coca-Cola, which is made with sugar instead of corn syrup. You can also get the occasional Dr Pepper made with cane sugar.
muddybrazos said:All you have todo is remove the subsidies on corn and put them on cane sugar.OsoCoreyell said:My thought is that they have no power to do that legally. And trying to do it via Executive Order is unconstitutional. And the farmers will crucify him.D. C. Bear said:Redbrickbear said:If Trump actually considers this, Big Ag will shut him in a room and play footage from the JFK assassination from an angle he’s never seen before https://t.co/GJOZgYyPYK
— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) November 30, 2024
It would make the coke taste better. I buy an occasional Mexican-produced Coca-Cola, which is made with sugar instead of corn syrup. You can also get the occasional Dr Pepper made with cane sugar.
I does not seem like we should be putting a floor on sugar prices, but I am sure it is pretty complicated.
muddybrazos said:Proctor and Gamble the makers of Crisco, which was made from cottonseed oil, paid the American Heart Association (AHA) $1.7 million.
— James DiNicolantonio (@drjamesdinic) September 25, 2020
Then in 1961, the AHA formally recommends Americans to stop using animal fats and start using vegetable oils.
I wonder why? 🧐... pic.twitter.com/g8Mwj05bF4
We've been lied to all of our lives.
"Trust the science"
For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely designed to be overeaten.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 3, 2024
The time has come for the FDA to stop dragging its feet on addressing the obesity and diabetes epidemics in America.
Oreos, American's favorite cookie, is being intentionally poisoned. Are you going to rise up or keep letting this happen friends? pic.twitter.com/OD6RWDJymK
— Vani Hari (@thefoodbabe) December 3, 2024
Bernie and I agree on this.boognish_bear said:For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely designed to be overeaten.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 3, 2024
The time has come for the FDA to stop dragging its feet on addressing the obesity and diabetes epidemics in America.
I disagree. Govt has no business telling people what to eat or drink, period. If people want to each crap, that is their choice aside from children in poverty that have little or no parent supervision or $ to buy healthy food (its not cheap)
There is a loophole in America’s food safety regulations for substances ‘generally regarded as safe’ (GRAS). It was intended to apply to vinegar and spices. Now it applies to thousands of chemicals - and the FDA has no idea if they’re safe. RFK isn’t a ‘conspiracy theorist.’ pic.twitter.com/O0DyRRAY7P
— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) December 5, 2024