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sogre  ·  48 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Ultra-Processed Food Experiment: How We Got Here — and How We Fix It

    or ingredients you can’t pronounce.

That's an unnecessary, unhelpful extreme. Why I know that? Because you'll say the same about my argument. First, pronouncing something like 'pyrimidinecarboxylic acid' just means your reading age is around 15. Second, that's one of the B vitamins, so congrats on eliminating that one there.

Snappy shouldn't outweigh useful or thoughtful when it comes to writing health advice.

    Curious - what else do you think would make a big impact?

It seems like you're just milking people for article ideas, but hey, whatever, just give me attribution.

-Make (more) soups from basic ingredients instead of buying ready-made ones. Or stock of all things. Why soups specifically? Because they're more filling than solid foods; that's why they're starters in many countries or during austerity.

-Set a hard weekly limit on the number of foods in plastic packages. At worst, you keep buying the same things in larger containers, so it's less plastic waste.

-Get yourself an insulated food jar or thermos for homemade lunches.

//I try not to edit after posting, but this one was embarrassing.