Chemicals, n: Noxious substances from which modern foods are
made. ~Author Unknown
| This should not = HORROR SHOW |
So
Proposition 37 – a piece of state legislation (apparently our congressmen at
the Federal level do not find this a profitable cause) in California was
defeated after food companies spending reportedly almost $50 million to defeat this piece of legislation. Proposition 37 represents a
movement in truth in labeling where food companies would have to disclose if
their product contains genetically modified foods (GMOs). For those wondering why this would even be a
debate, food companies potentially profit from a poorly informed customer. As if bacon wasn’t horrible enough, imagine a
strip, or 10, of bacon made not from slaughtering a pig but genetically grown
from the stem cell of swine. There are
people to argue both sides of the debate and creators of this product are
arguing it’s “green” friendliness for vegans or those against slaughter
houses. I have one word for everyone to
remember – margarine. Margarine
represents a manmade product that was once believed to lead to the cure to our
leading killer – heart disease. Consumers
now know what scientist soon discovered and that is that margarine was not the
glamorous product it was originally thought to be and it’s now joined the
clearance aisle of grocery stores.
In an age
where,
“Sports drinks” are not considered neither
a food nor a drug or beverage,
Wheat is the Anti-Christ,
Supplements are seen as a replacement
for food,
Protein is a powder,
Going on a hike is considered insane
but practicing tire lifting is considered useful,
Marijuana legalization has a higher
priority than food legislation,
It has
become more and more difficult to distinguish between advertising and
information.
I now make
my own yogurt, homemade bread for the family, sometimes homemade pasta because
it’s become the best way for me to know that I’m getting real food at a reasonable
price rather than a chemist’s concoction.
In the words of a
previous student, now colleague:
I trust a cow more than
a chemist. Kallie Waldrip
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