"First came soy milk, which managed to weave together environmentalism, veganism, and a diet culture that said milk fat was bad for our waistlines and cholesterol."
Then came soy boys.
Most people understand that eating the least processed food is best. Not a huge fan of dairy but whatever floats your boat. Still, the self-reverence and…
"First came soy milk, which managed to weave together environmentalism, veganism, and a diet culture that said milk fat was bad for our waistlines and cholesterol."
Then came soy boys.
Most people understand that eating the least processed food is best. Not a huge fan of dairy but whatever floats your boat. Still, the self-reverence and hubris documented here is comical. Half our population obsesses about every molecule they put in their mouths, bouncing from trend to trend (did you ever bother to read the ingredients in Beyond Meat before you bought that crap?) While the other half eats junk and suffers all the ravages of the obesity epidemic. And don't get me started about a government that pushed the comical "food pyramid" for years and still demands that I subsidize soft drinks, candy and snacks as "food" for SNAP card recipients.
As a lifelong vegetarian, I limit my soy consumption, avoid processed foods and cheap oils, and have never tried an impossible/beyond item. Unfortunately, the Venn diagram between things that are better for the environment or better for nonhuman animals has a lot of non-overlap with things that are actually healthy, and the hipper parts of the community are often dishonest about this.
Look around Wal-Mart when people have just got their monthy EBT allowance and you'll see them buying cartfuls of preprocessed frozen food, chips, soda, cookies and other junk food, all paid for with their government benefits because it is considered "food".
It's no wonder there's an obesity epidemic and people like that are stuck in a loop of unhealthy choices.
Years ago I was on the WIC program. Best use of my tax money I've ever experienced. SNAP should and could be easily revised to WIC standards that already limit high sugar cereals, empty-calorie snacks, fake cheese, etc. Still allows for choices, but within essentially healthier foodstuffs.
WIC was awesome. It allowed me to keep my family fed on a food budget of $30 a week back in the mid 90s. WIC + Aldi were the only reasons we ate when were poor.
"First came soy milk, which managed to weave together environmentalism, veganism, and a diet culture that said milk fat was bad for our waistlines and cholesterol."
Then came soy boys.
Most people understand that eating the least processed food is best. Not a huge fan of dairy but whatever floats your boat. Still, the self-reverence and hubris documented here is comical. Half our population obsesses about every molecule they put in their mouths, bouncing from trend to trend (did you ever bother to read the ingredients in Beyond Meat before you bought that crap?) While the other half eats junk and suffers all the ravages of the obesity epidemic. And don't get me started about a government that pushed the comical "food pyramid" for years and still demands that I subsidize soft drinks, candy and snacks as "food" for SNAP card recipients.
As a lifelong vegetarian, I limit my soy consumption, avoid processed foods and cheap oils, and have never tried an impossible/beyond item. Unfortunately, the Venn diagram between things that are better for the environment or better for nonhuman animals has a lot of non-overlap with things that are actually healthy, and the hipper parts of the community are often dishonest about this.
Look around Wal-Mart when people have just got their monthy EBT allowance and you'll see them buying cartfuls of preprocessed frozen food, chips, soda, cookies and other junk food, all paid for with their government benefits because it is considered "food".
It's no wonder there's an obesity epidemic and people like that are stuck in a loop of unhealthy choices.
Years ago I was on the WIC program. Best use of my tax money I've ever experienced. SNAP should and could be easily revised to WIC standards that already limit high sugar cereals, empty-calorie snacks, fake cheese, etc. Still allows for choices, but within essentially healthier foodstuffs.
WIC was awesome. It allowed me to keep my family fed on a food budget of $30 a week back in the mid 90s. WIC + Aldi were the only reasons we ate when were poor.