Ok, maybe not actually slimier. But the “food” Melanie Warner writes about in Pandora’s Lunchbox is about as “foody” as pink slime.
I can’t claim to have read it yet, but I can’t wait. This conversation at the Huffington Post with Warner gives me enough to, umm, chew on, for the time being, however. The highlights of the article:
- “Processing” food isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Making food into unrecognizable “food,” is.
- The FDA is underfunded and not protecting us the way we think it is.
- Most vitamin additives are created in China. Out of the best reach the FDA could possible offer.
- Soybean oil is highly suspect. Unless, you know, you enjoy a little hexane in your diet.
- A lot of the dairy products we consume (think Greek yogurt) is fortified with “Milk Protein Concentrate.” YUM! Or not.
Sigh.
Why can’t they just put quality food on the shelf? I know, I know, they do – at the Co-op and at the farmer’s market. Buy as much food a you can from those sources.
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Thanks for reading. Stay away from the pink slime.
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