Going full vegan

[WeezyBengal]

(04-11-2018, 06:19 PM)Millhouse Wrote: The U.S. food industry is right on par with how big tobacco was, big pharma today, and the other big industries that deceive the general population for profit. It's pretty scary if someone really looks into the mega produced foods here in our country and how there is little to no opposition to them in the main stream. We are the wealthiest nation on Earth, yet overall have so many health issues compared to other countries. 

I wont ever go vegan but now that I am over 40, but I am moving towards eating more organic foods, locally grown meats, etc. When it comes to sweets, I am starting to make my own desserts, cookies, etc from scratch, while staying away from the prepackaged cookies and all that stuff. Main thing is to stay away from buying stuff with high fructose syrup in it as well for me. 

It was bad, I agree, but things are changing now. The industry has been exposed and you can now easily buy products that are antibiotic/hormone free. Back in the 90s and 2000s those options werent even available. I was actually at the grocery the other day and saw that all of Perdus and Honeysuckles standard meat came hormone and antibiotic free which is pretty incredible considering where it was.

Consumers changing behavior about what they want to put in their body are attributing to this. Not laws, not regulations. The consumer and what they are willing to spend their money on is driving the change which is awesome.