What a farce!

You know what REAL health care reform would look like. All these top drug and food companies that make TRILLIONS on us would be set to higher standards. How about banning the use of chemicals in our food that make us sick or worse kill us. Oh no we can't do that, that would mean too many people would LOSE money. And since we are so sick we need drugs from the drug companies, which actually make us worse and then we die. If you don't believe that GREED and MONEY are the forces behind the food and drug administration and all the companies that profit, wake up. Most of what we eat is CRAP. We are a nation addicted to chemically laden time "saving" crap. Let's reform that and perhaps we wouldn't be spending so much money on health care.

I watched the show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution tonight. I have to say I am guilty of eating processed crap as well, but I do try a bit to be healthy. It was so sad to watch these kids eat this crap. I was once one of those kids. However, most of the time I had a mom who would make me a lunch. Of course we all love burgers and pizza, but you can't eat it once a week. At least not the kind they are eating. I'm sure the townspeople and cooks are lovely people, but how can someone honestly defend the processed crap we eat? Really it's not about the food, it's about pride. When your pride is hurt, you get defensive. If people feel like you are telling them they just don't get it, they will fight back. I sure hope it's pride, because if people really believe that processed "food" is good for them, I don't know if there is much hope. I think it's awesome that Jamie Oliver is trying to change the way we think about food. A lot of people think they don't have time or money to eat healthy. Sure a taco and a burrito for $2 is cheap, but if you plan, you can eat healthy for $2 also. A package of whole wheat pasta is $2.50 and a jar of sauce is $2.50. That should feed at least 4 people if you add vegetables. So for $8 which is two per person, I'm pretty sure you can have a healthy dinner. Besides, pasta takes a whole 8 minutes to cook and steamed veggies can't take much longer. Are we really so impatient we can't wait 10 minutes for dinner? I am totally guilty of this. Mainly I just don't know how to cook veggies and make them taste good. You can't microwave them. It kills all the nutrients. You can't boil them, all the nutrients go into the water. Unless it's a soup and you drink the liquid. So you can grill the veggies or steam them. And not steam them in a microwave. So when are we all going to wake up and realize we are killing ourselves. When AM I going to wake up and realize that. Sure it's ok to indulge every once in a while. Junk food just has that hold on me and so many people. It's made to be addictive...otherwise it wouldn't be so hard to give it up. Let's hope I'll get a hold on it. I wish the best of luck to others...