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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A Challenge to Big Food Companies!!
I know I already posted a blog for today but this just came to me. Wouldn't it be awesome if we could manage to challenge ALL the board members from ALL the unhealthy food companies (including regular fast food chains & sit-down fast food chains) to HAVE to eat their companies' food everyday for 3 months?!?!? Because.... you and I know that those guys don't eat that stuff - they just don't. I'm sure they have upscale gourmet chefs & dietitians cooking for them and they go to upscale 5-star restaurants... how many of them do you think ACTUALLY eat the food they peddle to the low income people of the world?
Monday, August 29, 2011
Food Choices
Did you know that most people often choose what to eat based on behavioral or social motives? Taste is obviously involved too but, for the most part, it's not based on how vital nutrition is to one's health. Basically, food is supposed to be fuel and building blocks for our bodies. But, we don't really sit around thinking about how our bodies are made up of atoms, molecules, cells, etc., do we? That's what our bodies are and the food we put into our bodies determines how well those small parts work together to make up our physical selves. Think about this: your oldest blood cell is only 120 days old and that skin you see gets replaced every 7 years! That's some major renewals going on in our bodies and to accomplish these and other miracles, we need specific nutrients. But, what influences people's decisions about what to eat?
There's personal preferences, of course. Taste! Flavor! And what are the two most common preferences? Sugary sweetness (mmm, vegan cupcakes...) and salty savoriness (and some of us want these two at the same time)! There are other particular personal preferences like spicy, or high-fat (thinking vegan cupcakes again--maybe I should go eat one right now...). There's also some research out there that hints at genetics having an influence in the tastes a person prefers or dislikes. I know I've got some friends who absolutely can't stand sugary sweets (I wish I could count myself as one). I can't particularly stand the flavor of cilantro or celery.
Another influence is habit. Sometimes this is something that's just been eaten for so long that it has become more habit than anything else. For example, if you grew up with a hot bowl of oatmeal everyday for your breakfast, and now that's what you still eat daily for breakfast. It might be that it's just easier to do this than have to think and figure out what to eat for breakfast all the time. And, if it works, why fix it? Right? What if it doesn't work? What if your food habit is two chocolate toaster pastries for breakfast or a Texas size donut with a 16oz cup of coffee with cream & sugar? Sigh. Not so good.
Your ethnic heritage or tradition can also influence the foods you prefer, but I'm sure you knew this one. You tend to continue eating what you were raised eating. And the "American diet" is basically a mixture of many ethnic foods from all parts of the world. I grew up with mostly Portuguese foods but we ordered out or went out to eat a few times a month and it usually was burgers & fries, pizza, or Chinese food.
Social interactions have also a "hand in the cookie jar" when it comes to choosing our foods. Social events are ALWAYS chock full of foods, usually not of the healthy variety either. Think about it - Thanksgiving? Valentine's Day? How about when you go on a date? As a woman, I know that most of us are so nervous on a first date that going out to dinner sometimes may not be the best idea and so we choose lighter options (this is completely different after the first few dates and then a whole other ballpark once you're married, just thought I'd share that).
But here are three major hitters in the game of food influencing - Availability, Convenience, & Economy! People want fast and they want it now! Oh, & make it cheaper AND bigger - more bang for the buck! If you need any evidence of this, go hang out at a fast food restaurant for awhile. Unfortunately, these are probably the worse of the bunch when it comes to influencing people's food choices. Even if they decide to prepare their own meals, a lot of people want to be able to fix a whole meal in 15 to 20 minutes, which means choosing unhealthier, corner-cutting options like canned soups or other semi-prepared ingredients. But here's a question: a banana or a candy bar? Both can be carried and eaten on the run, but which would you choose (assuming you even like bananas)? Hint: one has more vitamins and minerals while the other offers "empty" fat & calories.
Have kids? Have you ever used food as a positive or negative reinforcement for behavior? Think real carefully about this one. Personally, I hate to admit it, but I did use this one on my kids...*sad sigh*. Hot dogs, burgers from the BBQ, grilled corn-on-the-cob, ice cream cones, cotton candy - what do these foods bring to your mind? They remind me of good times, of going to a carnival, of summer trips to the beach, of hanging out with friends and family. Were you ever forced to eat something you didn't like when you were a kid because "it's good for you and you're going to eat it! We're not made of money, you know!"?
Oh my, the other heavy weight in this list is - emotional comfort. Do you eat when you're: happy? stressed? sad? bored? anxious? lonely? tired? in pain? We try to fix ourselves with food a lot because, in part, foods can influence the brain's chemistry and the mind's response. It could be temporary but, nonetheless, that time frame is a pleasant one that sometimes has us going back for more.
People's beliefs and values can also influence their food choices. Certain religions have food restrictions or strict guidelines. Some people choose to avoid certain foods based on other things like causes (migrant workers, animals' rights, environment, etc.).
There are a few people who do make their choices based on body weight and image. The person who wants to be at a specific weight or has a certain image to either attain or maintain might make food decisions to accommodate these goals.
Appropriately, the next influence is nutrition and health benefits. (Yay! Finally! Okay, this is only one of the food influences in my life.) This is the category of choosing foods that will benefit one's health, such as whole grains, more green leafy vegetables, fruit, etc.
All in all, people choose foods for a variety of reasons and don't just stick to any one category. No matter the reasons, what we choose to eat influences our health, good or bad. The balance of foods that we choose over time is what makes an important difference to our health. Maybe it's time we shifted our minds away from watching so many gourmet food shows and start thinking of food as nutrition again...not art, not a palate of sensual delights...just nutrition. Ya, I guess that'll happen when certain foods stop tasting so darn good! :D
August 29, 2011 - Also, as my good friend, Val, reminded me earlier today, the media also plays a HUGE part in influencing our food choices, don't you think? Food is everywhere... billboards, TV commercials, magazine ads, in-show ads, etc.
There's personal preferences, of course. Taste! Flavor! And what are the two most common preferences? Sugary sweetness (mmm, vegan cupcakes...) and salty savoriness (and some of us want these two at the same time)! There are other particular personal preferences like spicy, or high-fat (thinking vegan cupcakes again--maybe I should go eat one right now...). There's also some research out there that hints at genetics having an influence in the tastes a person prefers or dislikes. I know I've got some friends who absolutely can't stand sugary sweets (I wish I could count myself as one). I can't particularly stand the flavor of cilantro or celery.
Another influence is habit. Sometimes this is something that's just been eaten for so long that it has become more habit than anything else. For example, if you grew up with a hot bowl of oatmeal everyday for your breakfast, and now that's what you still eat daily for breakfast. It might be that it's just easier to do this than have to think and figure out what to eat for breakfast all the time. And, if it works, why fix it? Right? What if it doesn't work? What if your food habit is two chocolate toaster pastries for breakfast or a Texas size donut with a 16oz cup of coffee with cream & sugar? Sigh. Not so good.
Your ethnic heritage or tradition can also influence the foods you prefer, but I'm sure you knew this one. You tend to continue eating what you were raised eating. And the "American diet" is basically a mixture of many ethnic foods from all parts of the world. I grew up with mostly Portuguese foods but we ordered out or went out to eat a few times a month and it usually was burgers & fries, pizza, or Chinese food.
Social interactions have also a "hand in the cookie jar" when it comes to choosing our foods. Social events are ALWAYS chock full of foods, usually not of the healthy variety either. Think about it - Thanksgiving? Valentine's Day? How about when you go on a date? As a woman, I know that most of us are so nervous on a first date that going out to dinner sometimes may not be the best idea and so we choose lighter options (this is completely different after the first few dates and then a whole other ballpark once you're married, just thought I'd share that).
But here are three major hitters in the game of food influencing - Availability, Convenience, & Economy! People want fast and they want it now! Oh, & make it cheaper AND bigger - more bang for the buck! If you need any evidence of this, go hang out at a fast food restaurant for awhile. Unfortunately, these are probably the worse of the bunch when it comes to influencing people's food choices. Even if they decide to prepare their own meals, a lot of people want to be able to fix a whole meal in 15 to 20 minutes, which means choosing unhealthier, corner-cutting options like canned soups or other semi-prepared ingredients. But here's a question: a banana or a candy bar? Both can be carried and eaten on the run, but which would you choose (assuming you even like bananas)? Hint: one has more vitamins and minerals while the other offers "empty" fat & calories.
Have kids? Have you ever used food as a positive or negative reinforcement for behavior? Think real carefully about this one. Personally, I hate to admit it, but I did use this one on my kids...*sad sigh*. Hot dogs, burgers from the BBQ, grilled corn-on-the-cob, ice cream cones, cotton candy - what do these foods bring to your mind? They remind me of good times, of going to a carnival, of summer trips to the beach, of hanging out with friends and family. Were you ever forced to eat something you didn't like when you were a kid because "it's good for you and you're going to eat it! We're not made of money, you know!"?
Oh my, the other heavy weight in this list is - emotional comfort. Do you eat when you're: happy? stressed? sad? bored? anxious? lonely? tired? in pain? We try to fix ourselves with food a lot because, in part, foods can influence the brain's chemistry and the mind's response. It could be temporary but, nonetheless, that time frame is a pleasant one that sometimes has us going back for more.
People's beliefs and values can also influence their food choices. Certain religions have food restrictions or strict guidelines. Some people choose to avoid certain foods based on other things like causes (migrant workers, animals' rights, environment, etc.).
There are a few people who do make their choices based on body weight and image. The person who wants to be at a specific weight or has a certain image to either attain or maintain might make food decisions to accommodate these goals.
Appropriately, the next influence is nutrition and health benefits. (Yay! Finally! Okay, this is only one of the food influences in my life.) This is the category of choosing foods that will benefit one's health, such as whole grains, more green leafy vegetables, fruit, etc.
All in all, people choose foods for a variety of reasons and don't just stick to any one category. No matter the reasons, what we choose to eat influences our health, good or bad. The balance of foods that we choose over time is what makes an important difference to our health. Maybe it's time we shifted our minds away from watching so many gourmet food shows and start thinking of food as nutrition again...not art, not a palate of sensual delights...just nutrition. Ya, I guess that'll happen when certain foods stop tasting so darn good! :D
(Information derived from textbook "Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition". This is my way of taking notes :D )
August 29, 2011 - Also, as my good friend, Val, reminded me earlier today, the media also plays a HUGE part in influencing our food choices, don't you think? Food is everywhere... billboards, TV commercials, magazine ads, in-show ads, etc.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Flavor Enhancers
I've been on my vegan three week challenge for two weeks now and I'm still enjoying it a lot. But I wanted to take a little detour for my entry today and talk about flavor enhancers in our food. The one that most people can identify is MSG (monosodium glutamate) but did you know that there are others hidden in our prepared food under other names? Some people might know this but I'm willing to bet that most people don't know. These flavor enhancers fall into a group that neuroscientists call excitotoxins.
The reason they decided to use the name excitotoxins is because the neurons in the brain get super excited when these particular chemicals reach them, causing those neurons to fire rapidly (imagine how fast an auctioneer can be and then fast forward them). They quickly reach exhaustion then die a few hours later. Pleasant, isn't it? To top it off, these excitotoxins have been shown to not only affect brain tissue but our retinas/optic nerves too (see research at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930628/ ).
So what else does the neuroscience community think these excitotoxins do to our bodies besides ruin our eyesight and kill neurons? How about make us fatter (leading to obesity & obesity linked death), hormonal imbalances, give us migraines/headaches, heart palpitations, numb/tingling feelings in our extremities, facial pressure/tightness, chest pain, drowsiness, weakness -- hello? These chemicals mess up our nervous system that is, basically, in charge of EVERYTHING going on in our bodies! What don't they mess with?
There are a lot of people out there (FDA, people in denial, etc.) that say these chemicals are non-toxic and that they are perfectly safe because there haven't been any studies to prove them unsafe. To them I ask, "Really? So why is it that I was able to find plenty of research out there showing the type of cell damage these neurotoxins can wreak?" Why are there SO many neuroscientists saying that these additives are dangerous -- they certainly aren't the ones making money off of speaking up against these chemicals, if you know what I mean. Want to take a look at a few research cases? Here are some but you can do your own search on Google Scholar too:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.410190202/abstract
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/164/3880/719.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899309027528
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996111001938
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006344
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1601-183X.2008.00395.x/full#b2
So why is it that these horrible additives are still being used today from baby food to just about everything else that comes prepared? Big business? Big prepackaged food companies make money off of making their foods taste so good that they become an addiction (for some people -- perfect example: fast food). I just went onto Gerber's website and randomly checked some of their foods for the signature markings of these excitotoxins and I have to say that most of their products seem all right. Unfortunately, some of their products are not. For example, their GRADUATES® FRUIT SPLASHERS® Beverage – Grape...look in the nutritional information and you will find the words "natural flavor" in seventh place. "Natural flavor"? If they're already adding white grape juice and apple juice concentrates, what's this "natural flavor" they've decided to toss into the mix? I'll assume it's a flavor enhancer, aka excitotoxin. But worse yet? Check out their GERBER® GOOD START® Soy Formula – Concentrated Liquid...listed as ingredient #4 position is ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE. Wait a minute...but isn't soy good? Yes but hydrolyzed soy protein is not-so-good. Check this site out http://www.soyinfo.com/soydefs.shtml#hsp. Not only is this a "flavor enhancer" but it's also derived from a genetically-manipulated soy! This is being given to babies for goodness sakes! No wonder there is such a rise in neural-type diseases in the past couple of generations!
Let's not just pick on Gerber, how about that soup can in your pantry made by Campbell's? Remember mom (or grandma) fixing you a bowl of old-fashioned Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup? Well, guess what's in it? Another flavor enhancer called DISODIUM GUANYLATE on top of containing HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) -- good job on the double whammy Campbell's! And this was their "Healthy Request" product too! I mentioned fast food a second ago, right? Take a look at Jack-in-the-Box's nutritional ingredient document here. Specifically, look at their "Beef Regular Taco" - do you see how many flavor enhancers are in that thing?!? It's making my head hurt just reading through it all: Hydrolyzed (Corn, Soy, Wheat) Proteins, Monosodium Glutamate (they don't even bother hiding it), Natural Flavors, and Disodium Guanylate! And, by-the-way, let's just throw in some Succinic Acid that is something chiefly used in the manufacturing of lacquers and dyes! Really, Jack?? Looked at Carls Jr. too - they don't seem to be flavor enhancer crazy, not like their counterparts but they do still use them intermittently. You can check their ingredients list here. Also, McDonald's isn't safe from my scrutiny this evening either. They have probably the most interesting hidden flavor enhancer yet - autolyzed yeast extract. Check their ingredients list here but make sure to scroll down because in the beginning of the document, there isn't much to the list.
It just seems so like we are all going to need a chemistry degree in order to just keep up with what's being put into our food, doesn't it? Well, I say moderation is the key. If we try to cook most of our meals from scratch, there wouldn't as big an issue with the added flavor enhancers. But the problem is, we are constantly on the run and the quicker you can get food on the table, the better. There is a limit at where these chemicals are safe (well, as safe as feeding yourself small amounts of arsenic every so often) but we, as a society, are over-eating them with all the prepared, pre-packaged foods then let's thrown in how many times we eat out...we are exceeding the so-called "safe amounts". Moderation is indeed the key or a complete over-haul of the prepackaged food industry and I'm pretty sure we won't really see the industry change any time soon. Consumers need to become more aware of how to really read ingredient labels (without going cross-eyed) and use their common sense. General rule of thumb for me? If there are more than 5 ingredients that sound like a chemist lab project, I try not to buy eat and/or eat it. But, in case you want a summarized, short list of what to look for to avoid flavor enhancers, here's my list:
-monosodium glutamate (basically, anything ending with "ate" you should be skeptical of)
-autolyzed yeast extract
-aspartame
-glutamic acid
-natural flavor
-anything with "glutamate" at the end
-anything with "guanylate"
-anything with "inosinate"
-anything "hydrolized"
If you want to learn more, there's a lot out there but here's what I recommend:
- Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by retired neurosurgeon, Russell L. Blaylock
- Food Additives: A Shopper's Guide to What's Safe and What's Not by Dr. Christine Farlow, DC
- The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroy Our Brains and Harming Our Children by Carol Simontacchi
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor_enhancer
- Online article: Sudden Cardiac Death and Food Excitotoxin Additives
- Truth in Labeling Organization
- http://www.ehow.com/about_5162033_autolyzed-yeast-extract-gluten.html
- http://www.soyinfo.com/soydefs.shtml#hsp
Well, hopefully I've given someone something to think about. I personally get major migraines from MSG but other flavor enhancers give me the numb, tingly feeling in my hands and feet - not a pleasant sensation. They are working on linking these chemicals to a lot of neural diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Autism, etc. - let's hope that one day people will realize that if their food tastes like crap, they should leave the food industry to take up something else instead of putting our health in danger with their flavor enhancers.
If you cook with flavor enhancers, then you obviously don't know how to cook or your taste buds are shot! Sorry if that insults anyone but I get the "Well, I cook with Accent all the time and I'm fine" spiel but the music changes when they're asked if they suffer from migraines repeatedly. When it comes to food, people are very closed-minded and loyal - don't know why that is, exactly but it's almost as taboo as discussing politics or religion. It seems, sometimes, that eating healthier is like saying "I'm going to break the law" to some people and they try to go to extremes to "convince" you to get back on the right track...you know, the one they follow. I say do what makes you feel good, makes you healthy, and makes you run circles around those who choose to stay in their sluggish ruts!
The reason they decided to use the name excitotoxins is because the neurons in the brain get super excited when these particular chemicals reach them, causing those neurons to fire rapidly (imagine how fast an auctioneer can be and then fast forward them). They quickly reach exhaustion then die a few hours later. Pleasant, isn't it? To top it off, these excitotoxins have been shown to not only affect brain tissue but our retinas/optic nerves too (see research at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930628/ ).
So what else does the neuroscience community think these excitotoxins do to our bodies besides ruin our eyesight and kill neurons? How about make us fatter (leading to obesity & obesity linked death), hormonal imbalances, give us migraines/headaches, heart palpitations, numb/tingling feelings in our extremities, facial pressure/tightness, chest pain, drowsiness, weakness -- hello? These chemicals mess up our nervous system that is, basically, in charge of EVERYTHING going on in our bodies! What don't they mess with?
There are a lot of people out there (FDA, people in denial, etc.) that say these chemicals are non-toxic and that they are perfectly safe because there haven't been any studies to prove them unsafe. To them I ask, "Really? So why is it that I was able to find plenty of research out there showing the type of cell damage these neurotoxins can wreak?" Why are there SO many neuroscientists saying that these additives are dangerous -- they certainly aren't the ones making money off of speaking up against these chemicals, if you know what I mean. Want to take a look at a few research cases? Here are some but you can do your own search on Google Scholar too:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.410190202/abstract
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/164/3880/719.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006899309027528
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996111001938
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006344
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1601-183X.2008.00395.x/full#b2
So why is it that these horrible additives are still being used today from baby food to just about everything else that comes prepared? Big business? Big prepackaged food companies make money off of making their foods taste so good that they become an addiction (for some people -- perfect example: fast food). I just went onto Gerber's website and randomly checked some of their foods for the signature markings of these excitotoxins and I have to say that most of their products seem all right. Unfortunately, some of their products are not. For example, their GRADUATES® FRUIT SPLASHERS® Beverage – Grape...look in the nutritional information and you will find the words "natural flavor" in seventh place. "Natural flavor"? If they're already adding white grape juice and apple juice concentrates, what's this "natural flavor" they've decided to toss into the mix? I'll assume it's a flavor enhancer, aka excitotoxin. But worse yet? Check out their GERBER® GOOD START® Soy Formula – Concentrated Liquid...listed as ingredient #4 position is ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE. Wait a minute...but isn't soy good? Yes but hydrolyzed soy protein is not-so-good. Check this site out http://www.soyinfo.com/soydefs.shtml#hsp. Not only is this a "flavor enhancer" but it's also derived from a genetically-manipulated soy! This is being given to babies for goodness sakes! No wonder there is such a rise in neural-type diseases in the past couple of generations!
Let's not just pick on Gerber, how about that soup can in your pantry made by Campbell's? Remember mom (or grandma) fixing you a bowl of old-fashioned Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup? Well, guess what's in it? Another flavor enhancer called DISODIUM GUANYLATE on top of containing HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) -- good job on the double whammy Campbell's! And this was their "Healthy Request" product too! I mentioned fast food a second ago, right? Take a look at Jack-in-the-Box's nutritional ingredient document here. Specifically, look at their "Beef Regular Taco" - do you see how many flavor enhancers are in that thing?!? It's making my head hurt just reading through it all: Hydrolyzed (Corn, Soy, Wheat) Proteins, Monosodium Glutamate (they don't even bother hiding it), Natural Flavors, and Disodium Guanylate! And, by-the-way, let's just throw in some Succinic Acid that is something chiefly used in the manufacturing of lacquers and dyes! Really, Jack?? Looked at Carls Jr. too - they don't seem to be flavor enhancer crazy, not like their counterparts but they do still use them intermittently. You can check their ingredients list here. Also, McDonald's isn't safe from my scrutiny this evening either. They have probably the most interesting hidden flavor enhancer yet - autolyzed yeast extract. Check their ingredients list here but make sure to scroll down because in the beginning of the document, there isn't much to the list.
It just seems so like we are all going to need a chemistry degree in order to just keep up with what's being put into our food, doesn't it? Well, I say moderation is the key. If we try to cook most of our meals from scratch, there wouldn't as big an issue with the added flavor enhancers. But the problem is, we are constantly on the run and the quicker you can get food on the table, the better. There is a limit at where these chemicals are safe (well, as safe as feeding yourself small amounts of arsenic every so often) but we, as a society, are over-eating them with all the prepared, pre-packaged foods then let's thrown in how many times we eat out...we are exceeding the so-called "safe amounts". Moderation is indeed the key or a complete over-haul of the prepackaged food industry and I'm pretty sure we won't really see the industry change any time soon. Consumers need to become more aware of how to really read ingredient labels (without going cross-eyed) and use their common sense. General rule of thumb for me? If there are more than 5 ingredients that sound like a chemist lab project, I try not to buy eat and/or eat it. But, in case you want a summarized, short list of what to look for to avoid flavor enhancers, here's my list:
-monosodium glutamate (basically, anything ending with "ate" you should be skeptical of)
-autolyzed yeast extract
-aspartame
-glutamic acid
-natural flavor
-anything with "glutamate" at the end
-anything with "guanylate"
-anything with "inosinate"
-anything "hydrolized"
If you want to learn more, there's a lot out there but here's what I recommend:
- Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by retired neurosurgeon, Russell L. Blaylock
- Food Additives: A Shopper's Guide to What's Safe and What's Not by Dr. Christine Farlow, DC
- The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroy Our Brains and Harming Our Children by Carol Simontacchi
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor_enhancer
- Online article: Sudden Cardiac Death and Food Excitotoxin Additives
- Truth in Labeling Organization
- http://www.ehow.com/about_5162033_autolyzed-yeast-extract-gluten.html
- http://www.soyinfo.com/soydefs.shtml#hsp
Well, hopefully I've given someone something to think about. I personally get major migraines from MSG but other flavor enhancers give me the numb, tingly feeling in my hands and feet - not a pleasant sensation. They are working on linking these chemicals to a lot of neural diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Autism, etc. - let's hope that one day people will realize that if their food tastes like crap, they should leave the food industry to take up something else instead of putting our health in danger with their flavor enhancers.
If you cook with flavor enhancers, then you obviously don't know how to cook or your taste buds are shot! Sorry if that insults anyone but I get the "Well, I cook with Accent all the time and I'm fine" spiel but the music changes when they're asked if they suffer from migraines repeatedly. When it comes to food, people are very closed-minded and loyal - don't know why that is, exactly but it's almost as taboo as discussing politics or religion. It seems, sometimes, that eating healthier is like saying "I'm going to break the law" to some people and they try to go to extremes to "convince" you to get back on the right track...you know, the one they follow. I say do what makes you feel good, makes you healthy, and makes you run circles around those who choose to stay in their sluggish ruts!
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