Jack, my relationship with food is indeed complicated. These perspectives are super insightful and will provide an assist in that complication! This essay totally reinforces the name of your Substack and is of service to us readers. 🙏
...so so so so so much love these "food" tear downs...remind me next time we talk to lay on you a lifetime of growing up in food corp...the things that were tested on me and how long i have lived with them in me...the one thing i can validate is that preservatives preserve (at least for the time being and also totally in jest i jest)...we had a candy cupboard growing up...ate only microwave meals for years...eating out meant a new meal at mcdonalds...none of these things should have been or should still be considered normal...i'm ready to be hated on by the lords and lions of in and out burgers...but they are called in and out because they are made to @#$% you...food as business is such a dirty game...especially when you end up on that kansas turnpike the only "fresh" food you can eat a bag of taco's bell or sub's way...lol...keep going down this corridor man...food shouldn't be a money game...not while people are starving...
“Similarly, broccoli and chicken don’t get together to put on commercials claiming how healthy they are. Nor do almonds and walnuts.
They don’t need to.”
Great point. While reading labels I’ve wondered if I’m trying to justify eating something, to get permission to eat something, that I already know is bad for me.
Such a great piece! Loved that you looped me in for some early review, always happy to be there for you. Much needed reminder that the people making our food (especially their marketing departments) don't have our best interests in mind.
Jack, my relationship with food is indeed complicated. These perspectives are super insightful and will provide an assist in that complication! This essay totally reinforces the name of your Substack and is of service to us readers. 🙏
Me clicking in to this article while eating Froot Loops. 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
...so so so so so much love these "food" tear downs...remind me next time we talk to lay on you a lifetime of growing up in food corp...the things that were tested on me and how long i have lived with them in me...the one thing i can validate is that preservatives preserve (at least for the time being and also totally in jest i jest)...we had a candy cupboard growing up...ate only microwave meals for years...eating out meant a new meal at mcdonalds...none of these things should have been or should still be considered normal...i'm ready to be hated on by the lords and lions of in and out burgers...but they are called in and out because they are made to @#$% you...food as business is such a dirty game...especially when you end up on that kansas turnpike the only "fresh" food you can eat a bag of taco's bell or sub's way...lol...keep going down this corridor man...food shouldn't be a money game...not while people are starving...
“Similarly, broccoli and chicken don’t get together to put on commercials claiming how healthy they are. Nor do almonds and walnuts.
They don’t need to.”
Great point. While reading labels I’ve wondered if I’m trying to justify eating something, to get permission to eat something, that I already know is bad for me.
Such a great piece! Loved that you looped me in for some early review, always happy to be there for you. Much needed reminder that the people making our food (especially their marketing departments) don't have our best interests in mind.