75 people affected by E. Coli outbreak linked to Mac Donalds.
Listeria outbreak in frozen foods at a Wally World.
49 sick at work potluck in Howard County MD.
79% of Mericans buy pre-cooked from restaurants due to “busy” schedules. (Study on going from US Agriculture.)
59% of consumers buy pre-cut/ pre-sliced fruits and veg.
In 2019 Apeel was approved and launched by the FDA. Have you noticed produce looking visually appealing, but rotten inside?
A 2024 review by the Conversation linked processed foods to pre-mature death, obesity and dadgum diabetus!
NIH Research Matters study from 1999-2019 revealed that child “heat and eat” food intake increased from 3% in ’99 to 13% in ’19
How does the saying go? ” You can’t fix a problem until you admit you have one.” So being aware that processed food is a problem is the first step.
The good news is that since 2020, according to Kitchen Insanity, the home cooking trend has picked up and continued.
Let’s keep that going! Next is cooking “real” food (food grown from something with a face or has a face.)
Some shocking things I learned was that just in the 70’s adult obesity was only 15% and child obesity was only 5%.
I say all that to say this. Perhaps your story is similar or relatable to mine. One time, not long ago, I was fit, and I was athletic.
Slowly, weight and fat kept growing on me. Sure, I ate out, but it wasn’t different foods that I used to eat before, when I was fit and one day I looked in the mirror and boy I was fat!
At the time the culture was not as friendly to fatso fatso 2×4’s. Shaming was the norm, less so now. People looked at you with disgust and you get treated with much more disrespect.
Culture made me think I was the problem. Sure, I didn’t calorie count and wasn’t consistent in exercising as when I was fit. But I ballooned up like a white Oompa Loompa.
Then mental problems teamed up with the physical ones and gang banged my mind and emotions. I spiraled and entered my 10 year “dark ages.” Threw away the end of my 20’s and beginning of my 30’s.
I hit rock bottom and just like bumbles I bounced once or twice for good measure. My will broke, mentally conquered, and that fire inside was at a coal state. That’s being generous.
I hid from friends, family and was worse to deal with than normal and that’s saying something. I swear the only reason my woman stayed with me is my tongue game is Tier 1.
This wasn’t me! I think the fire was re-lit inside when I saw a social media post or a biggest loser commercial with a fit person inside a fat body. There I be. Myself ate me? What the what?
I started fighting my way back into the game, back into life back to who I was created to be! No longer will I embarrass myself with my food choices! I was reminded of the Bible verse, ” ask ye shall receive, seek ye shall find, knock a door will be opened unto ye.”
The more I sought the more I found. Modern processed easily attained foods are actively trying to kill us. Not healthy for us and offer no nutrient value. To think I was sabotaged by food companies! Yes, I didn’t learn sooner, didn’t maintain exercise regular and spun out of control, however, the creep started with essentially poisoned food paired with lack of knowledge.
Fast forward to today, fasting, exercise and eating more real food less poison is unveiling that fit me from inside. No longer will I sully my family name. My boners are full, and my nipples cut glass. I’m BACK Baby! Still work to be done but hot diggidy dog there I be no more the conquered one.
Now, will you continue to embarrass yourself with your food choices? Or will you FIGHT and be better? One day at a time, will you harness the Compound Effect in you favor?