Do you REALLY know what’s in your food? Did you ever consider that it might contain anti-freeze, human hair, or beavers’ scent sacs, just to name a few of the horrendous ingredients in industrialized food? The corporate food industry is literally allowed to get away with murder, because consistently eating these foods leads to a multitude of diseases that eventually kill us. Sally Cronin has a very enlightening post on her blog today, and it would behoove all of us to take note. “An estimated 75% of diseases that kill us prematurely are lifestyle related . . . It is about the nature of the food we consume.”
There are some articles on food studies that I just gloss over to be honest as they are usually funded by parties with an invested interest. In recent years the sugar cartels have been very active as are the meat and grain consortiums.
However, one area that I am definitely interested in is industrialised food. I avoid the term processed food because some of our natural products will go through some form of processing to reach our tables.. dairy products for example.
However, industrially produced food is a very different beast and that is because it is usually more man-made than naturally sourced. Over the years governments have forced food manufacturers to add more and more to the labels until it has become a farce. Apart from needing a visit to an optician for bottle top glasses to read the print, you need a degree in chemistry to identify…
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I wonder how many would stop eating certain foods if they found out some of these gross and disgusting things were in food. I stopped a long time ago. 🙂 xo
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Me too, Deb. Just the thought of horse’s hooves, human hair, and anti-freeze makes me want to vomit… ❤
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Lol me too. I’m happy to be a picky eater. ❤
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I go with the “cook from scratch” idea, but in this fast-paced world, sometimes I reach for a protein bar to sustain me. Great article, Tina!
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Thanks, Jan. Protein bars are my go-to as well, along with trail mix ~ as long as they’re organic ❤
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