Chemicals they call "Food"
Posted by Capture on May 22, 2008 · Member since Jul 2007 · 3981 posts
Just came across this great article--I love reading things that reinforce my decision to live by a vegan lifestyle and while this particular article was not vegan focused, it does come under the heading of "glad I'm not eating that crap!"
Enjoy!
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22177/47505-lab-lunch--chemicals-food
cool site, neat articles
That is some scary stuff!
I really laughed at the line..
:-D
ick!
That is some scary stuff!
I really laughed at the line..
:-D
ick!
That one had me LMAO too! I can remember when olestra came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever because I could eat a whole family bag size of chips and not feel guilty--yeah...I was really gross back then...I know better now! *Whew* everyday I am more and more grateful I went vegan!
It's so weird that they snuck that olestra stuff from a drug to a food additive--I never even heard about it, although I remember when it came out as a drug...heh, their website is pretty sick -- all these pictures of healthy people..wonder how they get their vitamins :P
My two biggest problems with the food industry is animal cruelty and this. Blatantly misleading the public makes me so angry. I frustrate my friends and family because I won't eat the crap with the "natural flavorings" and "spices" in it because I know it's anything but. C'mon...if it was so natural with spicy goodness the ingredients would be named. There are other little misleads, too other than this like some companies claiming their coffee creamer is non-dairy. Turn the bottle around and it says, "Contains milk." I'm peeved that there are so many loop holes and hand shakes to get this crap on the shelves. I could go on forever, but I'll spare ya.
/rant off
Hehe. Anyhoo, thanks for the article. Even though I get worked up I still like to be educated and I appreciate it.
The Skinny Bitch book talks about a lot of these additives. This stuff makes me angry & then I get more angry when I try to help people by passing on this kind of info & they either ignore me or make a joke of some sort
The Skinny Bitch book talks about a lot of these additives. This stuff makes me angry & then I get more angry when I try to help people by passing on this kind of info & they either ignore me or make a joke of some sort
Yeah...my friends and family hate when I try telling them about this kind of crap--I get the "there she goes again--another vegan rant!" It's like they think I'm tryin to take things away from them instead of giving them several more years of healthy living! I just keep trying...just keep trying...