Most prepared packaged food is slow death. From plain old “cane sugar”, to “corn syrup solids” and “modified food starch”, there are about 30 different ways that the FDA permits the food industry to name sugar. Food is often engineered to hit the “bliss point “, which brings that sweet sugar satisfaction. Consequently, in spite of the fact that the single highest ingredient in a lot of what kids eat should solely be listed as “general high glycemic index carbohydrate slop”, I think many parents miss the fact that the middle four ingredients on the label are different forms of sugar. Most consumers don’t realize that they’ve hit 100% daily carb intake for a sedentary slug by halfway through their lunch - even though carbs are counted on the labels.
So, busy two-income families buy a ton of prepared packaged food, kids don’t go outside and get a game together unless it’s a scheduled organized activity, the recess ladies don’t want to let the kids do anything fun or rough because the administration a-holes only care about not being sued, and the stupid State BOE thinks Art or Music are more important than Phys Ed because those queer teachers are more aggressive at demanding their jobs be preserved.
Now the doctors, who not only are expected to follow PC, typically have to follow “CC”- Corporate Correctness - because they don’t want to pizz off the Big Food Industry. They may as well get paid to carve the kids up, amirite ? It’s like a doctor that assumes a patient won’t eat right and exercise, so they just throw a blood pressure med at them. Don’t want to scold them and pizz em off - they’ll be an appointment in some other Drs book.
As long as it’s an FDA approved solution, all good. So go lobby the FDA, right ?
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