Sponsored by Eden Organics. Thanks to decades of clever mass marketing campaigns, the average person has become completely disconnected with how our food is grown and also what real food should look like. Most people have no idea how their food is grown, much less who grows it!
Processed foods, initially created with the intention to save time, are simply not a healthy choice. Meanwhile, the average child who primarily consumes this type of food has no idea what a chicken looks like, sounds like or the fact that chickens are smart, loving beings. As Frank Purdue used to say, parts is parts, but are they safe to eat? Photo:Ludovic Bertron. People are so disconnected to food! Today, you can buy chicken that is boneless, skinless, know nothing about it other than that it is heat and serve.
We are absolutely a guinea pig culture, flirting with abnormalities on a scale that no civilization has ever even thought of and the fact is you cannot have an integrity food system when you have the level of disengagement and lack of participation that we have in the culture.
Click this link to use our free podcast player to hear the interview! Food labeling is very controversial for many reasons. While some people think it is the big corporations out to get us, the reality is, the laws are designed to benefit the large scale producers.
How should consumers view labels and what should consumers do beyond labels? During the Great Depression, a flood of inferior food products threatened the integrity of the food supply. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act set legal standards for most staple foods.
