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Post by Yoshimi on Aug 24, 2016 22:26:22 GMT -5
Even some countries ban certain ingredients that will cause harm to the body so how come America can`t ban processed and artificial ingredients?
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Post by sphagnosidum on Aug 24, 2016 22:30:53 GMT -5
If we did that, everyone in america would starve because practically all of our food is processed.
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Post by Yoshimi on Aug 24, 2016 22:33:34 GMT -5
If we did that, everyone in america would starve because practically all of our food is processed. You, bring up a point.
There's politicians that are invested in those companies that utilize artificial/processed ingredients, so it's rather difficult to make them vote against it.
Plus, Americans, as a group, is used to the processed foods since the Great Depression. Along with that, work hours in America is higher than a lot of other countries, where people work more than 40 hours a week + a lot less vacation time annually. People just find it more convenient for processed food because they don't have a lot of time for a meal.
Since there is a demand for it and a lot of people aren't really fighting for healthier options, processed and artificial ingredients remain on our supermarket shelves.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 22:35:59 GMT -5
america: bad decisions 101
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 22:40:12 GMT -5
I heard in France, healthier foods are way cheaper than unhealthy food and I'm envious. Why is a couple slices of lettuce chopped up - with maybe cheese and tomatos - more expensive then bread, fake meat, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 22:46:12 GMT -5
After a long and tiring work day, most people probably don't care about what their food contains as long as it's quick and cheap. It's easier to just go grab some McDonalds on your way home, than get home and have to spend the next hour cooking dinner for the entire family along with any other chores that might need to be done.
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Post by Yoshimi on Aug 24, 2016 22:47:09 GMT -5
I heard in France, healthier foods are way cheaper than unhealthy food and I'm envious. Why is a couple slices of lettuce chopped up - with maybe cheese and tomatos - more expensive then bread, fake meat, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes. Im not a conspiracy theorist.
If we try making healthier foods more available,and get rid of harmful food. corporate interest will fight any advocacy group trying to have something banned.
Basically people with a lot of money.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 22:47:19 GMT -5
i've seen so many documentaries on the food industry........ i feel like eating is basically going to kill me at this point
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 24, 2016 22:53:22 GMT -5
oh you sweet, sweet naive children
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Post by Yoshimi on Aug 24, 2016 22:57:35 GMT -5
oh you sweet, sweet naive children ignorance is bliss
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 23:15:47 GMT -5
unless u wanna shop at whole foods or some independent vegan or gluten free store or some crap like that you can't really get food that's not processed anywhere
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Post by Sanders on Aug 24, 2016 23:37:15 GMT -5
in america healthy options are a luxary
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Post by Sanders on Aug 24, 2016 23:45:28 GMT -5
I drank a soda the other day that was labeled "Made with REAL SUGAR". Thanks to the power of the Internet, I discovered that American food products are often made with corn syrup, while most other first-world countries use actual sugar. corn is the basis of all of america uwu (also like wheat and soy but corn)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 0:29:42 GMT -5
living in America practically everything on a shelf is going to apparently kill you in some way so at this point its just like oh well
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 0:32:08 GMT -5
I've eaten chips that came with a cancer warning so You just sort of learn to go with it Fortunately I live in a fairly rural area so most of my food is fresh / grown nearby
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 25, 2016 0:38:28 GMT -5
Everyone says that it's cheaper to eat processed foods. It's not.
You don't have to get the organic of GMO-free. You also don't have to go to the gimmicky "health food" stores like Whole Foods to buy unprocessed foods. I have realized of late that the majority of Americans didn't grow up with a mom like mine that was always very careful to teach me, when I accompanied her on grocery trips, how to shop smart and healthy. It makes me sad to see so many people on this thread say that it's expensive or impossible. You just have to know what to buy, when to buy it, and what stores to buy it at.
Again, I repeat, you don't have to get organic. Did you know that apples often hover at about 99 cents a pound at stores like Tom Thumb/Randalls, Sprouts, and H.E.B.? Their produce prices are easily affordable. A whole bunch of bananas for 50 cents. It's peach season, so lately they've been going for under a dollar a pound. You could get 8 apples, 5 bananas, and 6 peaches for less than eight dollars. That's eight pounds of food. For reference, the average American should eat about 4-5 pounds of food a day. Vegetables are no different. A pound of carrots is $1.50, and depending on how often you cook with them, will last you an average of two weeks. A big box of mixed salad greens (not the little packs) for about 4 bucks and a salad a day will still last for a couple of weeks. And so it continues. It doesn't stop with the plant stuff, meat can be inexpensive if you pay attention. You don't need the expensive cuts-- a pack of 85/15 ground beef goes on sale for $3 a pound in the big value packs. Chicken is always fairly cheap too. You watch for sales. Only buy certain fruit when it's in season, of course strawberries will be expensive in mid winter! Grapefruit, however, is in season throughout winter, like other citrus fruits. Always buy bulk when possible, because bulk is always cheaper-- buy two-pound packs of ground meat and freeze half for a future meal. Organic/gmo-free is always expensive and not necessary to be healthy.
I know time constraint is sometimes the case-- people working too often and are too tired to cook, and so eating processed or fast food saves them time and energy. That's not what I'm arguing. My point is that eating healthy is often less expensive than eating processed foods, so long as you know your shopping wits.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 25, 2016 0:43:06 GMT -5
I've eaten chips that came with a cancer warning so You just sort of learn to go with it Fortunately I live in a fairly rural area so most of my food is fresh / grown nearby it depends on where you live, but some states make it mandatory to put warnings on all foods that have ingredients possibly maybe could be linked to cancer. Which, if you've heard the song "Cancer", is practically everything. So the label probably doesn't mean much on most things. It was probably referring to the hydrogenated oils used in potato chips.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 0:46:38 GMT -5
like 99% of things my family wants to buy is like "the state of california has linked chemicals in this to birth defects and death" it's Not Great
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 2:31:25 GMT -5
who care its yumm
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 4:56:30 GMT -5
really its just that you gotta get used to it really your typical american will eat anything that tastes good so corporate workers think "well, its easier for me to get artificial foods than actually work for organics!" and so there you have it you've got a bite to eat but its got all these strange ingredients yum chemicals i love em
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 25, 2016 11:11:44 GMT -5
guys, there's a middle ground choice between organic and processed. It's not either/or.
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Post by ~TopmødeFlyinglark~ on Aug 25, 2016 11:21:30 GMT -5
Because 'free markets'.
In the UK a lot of sweets are different because there's regulation on chemicals that are allowed in America. E.g. our Skittles are quite different from American ones.
And where I'm on holiday, in France, it appears the two most popular types of sweets are organic.
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Aug 25, 2016 11:44:40 GMT -5
That's what the consumers want to eat. They want things quick and easy.
Also the companies can get away with the artificial stuff.
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Post by John 3:16 on Aug 25, 2016 11:45:02 GMT -5
it depends on where you live, but some states make it mandatory to put warnings on all foods that have ingredients possibly maybe could be linked to cancer. Which, if you've heard the song "Cancer", is practically everything. So the label probably doesn't mean much on most things. It was probably referring to the hydrogenated oils used in potato chips. I'm sorry I was reading through and I saw this But anyway Yes, the processness really depends on where you live. Pretty sure most of this happens in the South, because the South is really where the American stereotype is at. But as far as I know, in the Pacific Northwest, where there are so many family farms (literally surrounding Bellingham (Washington state) it's like farms farms farms farms farms farms Oo a building farms farms farms far-) that the coastal store Fred Meyer sells the produce from. I have no idea if this happens in the South, because I don't live there, but yeah.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 25, 2016 14:59:12 GMT -5
I'm sorry I was reading through and I saw this But anyway Yes, the processness really depends on where you live. Pretty sure most of this happens in the South, because the South is really where the American stereotype is at. But as far as I know, in the Pacific Northwest, where there are so many family farms (literally surrounding Bellingham (Washington state) it's like farms farms farms farms farms farms Oo a building farms farms farms far-) that the coastal store Fred Meyer sells the produce from. I have no idea if this happens in the South, because I don't live there, but yeah. Texas has always been really great about selling cheap, fresh produce. Being a particularly proud state, we happily advertise over half of our vegetables and fruits as being Texas-grown. Stores like Sprouts and H.E.B. are everywhere down here and are a lot like Fred Meyers. Supporting local farms and all that. It's also just sensible, because anything from out-of-state is a day's drive away at least and is therefore less fresh.
I don't know about the rest of the south, though. Just my home state. We obviously still have processed foods, though, because they're ready-to-eat, "delicious," and while not as cheap at raw ingredients, still relatively inexpensive.
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