I'm currently reading Michael Polland's The Omnivore’s Dilemma and it is totally and utterly fascinating. Much like Supersize Me and Fast Food Nation (the book, not the movie), I've become more and more disgusted with the quantity of processed foods we eat every day in America.
So, I was very happy earlier today when I stumbled upon Polland's latest article in the New York Times, Unhappy Meals. If you would have told me at the age of 8 that my idea of a good time at age 29 would be reading about why Happy Meals are unhealthy and unnatural, I would have laughed in your face and asked you to supersize it.
("Disgusted" did you mean?)
Posted by: Katy | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 01:33 PM
Re. the article - Hear hear. It's just too bad though that Cherry Oatmeal Chocolate Toffee cookies don't taste a whole lot like carrots.
Posted by: Katy | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 01:36 PM
Good catch Katy. I can't proof read my own writing for crap.
Posted by: sprizee | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 01:48 PM
I was never under any impression the processed shit that crosses for food was good for me.
But
it
tastes
so
good.
My brain says organic free range carrots. My belly says "hells yes I want fries with that!"
Posted by: kirk | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 04:03 PM
I wasn't either however there are people in this world that drink Big Gulp sodas for breakfast and then wonder why they don't have any energy and feel like shit all day long. Hint: It might have something to do with the 200 tablespoons of sucrose you're sucking down.
Posted by: sprizee | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 04:06 PM
"That would be cool if you could eat a good food with a bad food and the good food would cover for the bad food when it got to your stomach. Like you could eat a carrot with an onion ring and they would travel down to your stomach, then they would get there, and the carrot would say, ‘It's cool, he's with me.’" (Mitch Hedberg)
Posted by: Katy | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 05:17 PM
Love that quote Katy.
I was just thinking about this the other day when I read the label on Alissa's baby food. I had been great about going all organic, but was deterred by how awesome lasagna sounded. After that, I realized that was why it was worth paying almost 20 cents a jar more.
For the Big Gulp clan: moderation people. Diet Coke will still make you fat when you drink 12 a day.
Posted by: Eunice | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 08:43 PM
No doubt Eunice. Everything in moderation. Note to self, especially Green Tabasco flavored CheezIts and nearly any flavor of Kettle chips.
Posted by: sprizee | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 09:13 PM
"If you can't pronounce, then don't eat it."
That's what Ron Popeil told me so I know this is sage advice.
Posted by: egan | Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 10:35 PM
Actually, the Big Gulps have high fructose corn syrup. If you want real sugar in your Coke you need to go to the places that sell Mexican Coke. If you haven't had a Coke made with sugar, you really don't know what a Coke tastes like. A little bottle once in a while won't kill ya. It is the 64oz bladder buster that does it.
Posted by: kirk | Wednesday, 07 February 2007 at 06:14 AM
Egan, I love Ron. I need to break out the pasta maker again.
Kirk, Duh. You have to pick up rocks to find people that don't know HFCS is in most processed foods in America.
Posted by: sprizee | Wednesday, 07 February 2007 at 06:43 AM
I regretfully left my Popeill Pasta maker behind in NY whien I moved here but used to lvoe making Carrot Spaghetti.
Posted by: Chris | Wednesday, 07 February 2007 at 10:24 AM
I'm almost positive the one my grandfather bought is still in the basement at my mom's house. Gonna have to check next time I'm over there.
Posted by: sprizee | Wednesday, 07 February 2007 at 10:27 AM
He has a pasta maker? I just have the food dehydrator. Yep still have it. Used it all of once, but dammit, I have one.
Posted by: Eunice | Wednesday, 07 February 2007 at 08:47 PM