hold that mountain dew ya'll.
it is no secret that some food in the united states is not all that good for you. RT (Russia Today) posted an article on facebook called "80 percent of U.S packaged foods may contain dangerous chemicals". this comes as no surprise since about 80 percent of the foods in the grocery store are processed foods and if you ask me, simply junk.
i am always for quality over quantity when it comes to food and as one of my instructors used to say, "you are what you eat; are you fast, easy, cheap?". processed food is full of chemicals and preservatives and even if they were not dangerous, as some very much are as we now know, it is still not a wise choice to consume these products, especially at such alarming rates.
we often live very fast paced, on-the-go lives, and i'm afraid food is not always something we have time for. these quick-fix meals seem like a good idea and such a time saver but i believe you always pay for it later one way or another. buy cheap, low quality food and i guarantee you will be spending all that money you "saved" on medical bills later if not with your life. here is what the article has stated.
it is no secret that some food in the united states is not all that good for you. RT (Russia Today) posted an article on facebook called "80 percent of U.S packaged foods may contain dangerous chemicals". this comes as no surprise since about 80 percent of the foods in the grocery store are processed foods and if you ask me, simply junk.
i am always for quality over quantity when it comes to food and as one of my instructors used to say, "you are what you eat; are you fast, easy, cheap?". processed food is full of chemicals and preservatives and even if they were not dangerous, as some very much are as we now know, it is still not a wise choice to consume these products, especially at such alarming rates.
we often live very fast paced, on-the-go lives, and i'm afraid food is not always something we have time for. these quick-fix meals seem like a good idea and such a time saver but i believe you always pay for it later one way or another. buy cheap, low quality food and i guarantee you will be spending all that money you "saved" on medical bills later if not with your life. here is what the article has stated.
- 6 common food additives found in 8 out of 10 products sold in american stores are banned outside the U.S
- specific food to investigate: soft drinks, cereals, mountain dew, chex mix and hungry man frozen dinners
- variations of food coloring-which actually is made from petroleum and is found in everyday items like soda, sports drinks, mac and cheese, cake, candy etc
- brominated vegetable oil (BVO)- banned in over 100 countries because it has been linked to causing major organ failure, birth defects, and hearing loss among other things.
- used in: mountain dew, gatorade, powerade and squirt- and 10% of all drinks sold in U.S
- potassium bromate- usually used to speed up process of preparing wraps, rolls, and other bread products; it is derived from same chemical as BVO.
- linked to kidney damage and cancer; banned in europe, canada and china
- other chemicals to stay clear from:
- azodicarbonaminde- approved bleaching agent in cereal flour
- butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)- used in bubble gum, again banned in other countries
- synthetic growth hormones rGH and rBST and the chemical arsenic- put into american poultry
as i write this i heard on the news wendy's is coming out with a pretzel cheeseburger...oh boy.
food is business and you clearly cannot trust the government to guarantee safe, quality foods. do your research, know what you are eating and demand change. check out this list of top food additives to avoid.
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