“There’s No Food in Your Food” – Master Your Metabolism #4
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“There’s no food in your food!” Remember that line from Say Anything? Lloyd Dobler’s sister says it to him when he’s eating junk food (I think he’s eating pizza) and sharing it with her little boy. Jillian says practically the same thing in Chapter 4, but she does not throw any credit to this classic film. It’s odd, because Lloyd Dobler was a kick boxer, and should have known better. But, I digress. (Told you I would go off topic a lot!)
Anyway, I have to say that this book is starting to brainwash me. Let me explain: every time I attempt to eat processed food, it smells like there are chemicals in it (Jillian says that she will tell us in the next chapter what those chemicals are, and explain why we shouldn’t eat them). I ate a cereal bar and it tasted funny (yeah, I’m still eating it, but only to get rid of it), even though the same type of cereal bar was quite enjoyable just a few days ago. I also washed my face with a towel that had been washed in scented laundry detergent, and I gagged a little bit at the smell.
After we throw out all of our junk food, Jillian says we are not going to have to read labels very much, because it’s better to buy only whole, organic foods. I guess this is true, but, being a sociologist, I am a bit bothered by her insistence that everyone should make this investment, and that everyone can afford it by skipping frivolous purchases (she mentions tabloids as an example). Her exact words are “If you have a hundred dollars a week for groceries, you have the money.” What, is that per person? For a family of how many? I feed a family of three, but what about those with four or five? Teenagers? What about people on unemployment? It’s going to bother me if she doesn’t provide helpful hints for people who are struggling to feed large families on a tight budget and who want to keep themselves and their children healthy. It’s easy for celebrities to have all-or-nothing mentalities. We’ll see.
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Review
Part 1: So Long, Chocolate, Old Friend
Part 2: I KNEW It – My Hormones are Out of Whack!
Part 3: Nothing Funny About Chapter 3
Part 4: “There’s No Food in Your Food”
Part 5: Artificial Sweetener Can Mess Up Your Brain?
Part 6: “Okay, I’ll Admit it. Organics Can Be Pricey.”
Part 7: Ice Cream and Chocolate are Allowed!!!
Part 8: Really, Jillian, I Just Wanted a Cute Butt
Part 9: Protein! I Need You Protein
Part 10: Now, Off to the Market
