> When you see HFCS on the label, you know there is a really good chance you are dealing with an engineered food. In an otherwise good post, I have to respond

> When you see HFCS on the label, you know there is a really good chance you are dealing with an engineered food. In an otherwise good post, I have to respond to this. Every plant you eat is engineered. They're all, or almost all, the result of genetic modification in the form of selective breeding, often to the point the result would not survive but for constant human intervention. In a larger sense, all prepared food is engineered, often with complex chemical reactions going on as it is being prepared. Baking in particular is an exact science, and quite distinct from cooking, due to the chemistry required to make everything come out right. So 'engineered' isn't bad; 'badly engineered' (or, at least, 'engineered in unhealthy ways') is bad, and then list the ways it is bad. Don't just wave 'engineered' and 'unnatural' around as slurs. Food is too important for that.