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The quality of available food in the US is a big part of the problem. A recent TED speaker postulates 74% of food in the average US grocery store is spiked with
by djklanac 10y ago
The quality of available food in the US is a big part of the problem. A recent TED speaker postulates 74% of food in the average US grocery store is spiked with added sugar [1]. We also eat too few vegetables and too much meat in our diets. And those foods are often raised with harmful pesticides and hormones respectively.
I am a discerning shopper, avoid fast food and still get surprised by food that is not good for me. For instance, I put a tiny amount of unflavored, low-fat half & half in my coffee in the morning. I checked the label today and see that it contains corn syrup. In my head, it was just skim milk and cream. Silly me.
[1] http://www.npr.org/2016/11/18/502171330/how-worried-should-we-be-about-sugar http://www.npr.org/2016/11/18/502171330/how-worried-should-w...
- 0xffff2 10y agoCould you post a link to/picture of said half & half? I have a very hard time believing it's legal to call something with corn syrup in it "half & half" (as opposed to "creamer" or something similar).
- tomjakubowski 10y agoIt's commonly found in "fat-free" or "skim" half & half, along with thickening agents. You're right, it's pretty awful that this crap is labeled as "half & half". Here's an example: https://www.landolakes.com/products/half-half-and-whipping-cream/half-half/land-o-lakes-sup-reg;-sup-fat-free-half-half/ https://www.landolakes.com/products/half-half-and-whipping-c...
- rogerdpack 10y agoInteresting point that we eat too much sugar (which in turn makes us over eat at meals, and thus become obese). It's like a cultural thing though, maybe we can change it slowly somehow...