 Posted 3/9/2010 6:41:50 PM
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| Do we really know what are in the fast food we so frequently eat? According to this article, I dont think we do. What’s in a Chicken McNugget? You’d think that a breaded lump of chicken would be pretty simple. Mostly, it would contain bread and chicken. But the McNugget and its peers at other fast-food restaurants are much more complicated creatures than that. The “meat” in the McNugget alone contains seven ingredients, some of which are made up of yet more ingredients. (Nope, it’s not just chicken. It’s also such nonchicken-related stuff as water, wheat starch, dextrose, safflower oil, and sodium phosphates.) The “meat” also contains something called “autolyzed yeast extract.” Then add another 20 ingredients that make up the breading, and you have the industrial chemical—we mean, fast-food meal—called the McNugget. Still, McDonald’s is practically all-natural compared to Wendy’s Chicken Nuggets, with 30 ingredients, and Burger King Chicken Fries , with a whopping 35 ingredients. So again I ask why do we still buy this food? Is it because its cheaper than the real food? Or are we just brain washed in thinking that this is ok? Or is it simply because it taste good?
Blessup
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Posted 3/11/2010 6:42:18 AM
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Food rules no.19- If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't. (Michael Pollen)
This argument can be address from several angles. But I take it that Blessed One wishes to bring light to what they food industry does for a profit. The food industry which includes the farmers, the slaughter house, process plants (manufacturers), packaging, distribution, etc. The food industry isn't concerned with your well-being. They are concerned with making a profit.
We as "responsible" adults should know not indulge, but whats worse is that we allow our children to eat this "Stuff". Which lead me to think that most people really don't care. Is that really the case?
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