“For a product to carry a health claim on its package, it must first have a package, so right off the bat it’s more likely to be a processed rather than a whole food.” Michael Pollan

Do you tend to believe or doubt the health claims made by food manufacturers?  Why do you feel that way?

…they resorted to deception to save themselves.  (Jos. 9:4a; NLT)

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I guess that means that those of us who are labeled “foodies” by some, are becoming more and more of a culture-shaping influence. Maybe we’re actually winning.

Have you noticed how organic food used to be something only the fringe people of society bought and consumed, but now almost every grocery store in the land is selling some amount of organic produce. The arguments that organic is no better for you are tired and worn out, and people have begun to see through the sheer lack of logic in such an argument. Hence, industrial agriculture is scrambling to lobby for legislation that reduces the standards of organic in order to preserve market share.

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