> "You shouldn't eat anything you can't pronounce" is an ignorant claim deserving of ridicule. Wrong. It's a pithy rule of thumb that -- while obviously imper

> "You shouldn't eat anything you can't pronounce" is an ignorant claim deserving of ridicule. Wrong. It's a pithy rule of thumb that -- while obviously imperfect and not to be taken literally -- makes it easier for busy people, people with kids, and people uninterested in researching every single thing they eat to protect themselves in a society where the industrial food industry puts all kinds of horrible shit in mainstream 'food'. Personally, I prefer Michael Pollan's "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But what both of these sayings actually mean is: Don't blindly eat the garbage that the industrial food complex tries to sell you. Eat stuff that you are pretty sure is a healthy thing to eat. Natural broccoli? Sure. Genetically engineered insect-resistant broccoli? Might want to default to no on that one, until you have time to look into it. Locally-produced cornflour-and-water tortillas? Sure. Sandwich bread made out of yoga mats? Hmm, might be okay, but why not avoid it until your buddy wcummings does a bunch of internet research and persuades you that it's safe.