“There’s No Food in Your Food” – Master Your Metabolism #4
“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
[...] 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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
[...] 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 [...]
I know! She pushes that point, about “voting” with our dollars -sometimes that’s hard to do when you don’t have unlimited dollars. I have purchased organic chicken at Super Target at a reasonable cost (I think they are going to start opening these stores in California). I DO buy organic milk and eggs, but our grocery store has their own organic brand, and they are not as expensive as others(they also have coupons for their products on a regular basis). And, of course, I have only three mouths to feed (and one of them is still pretty little). In the book, Jillian mentions that Wal-Mart is starting to carry lower cost organic options – maybe this will start to trend to other stores and we will all have an easier time buying organic. Until then, maybe just try to buy organic once a month, and choose the least expensive option.
I’ve bought organic at both Costco and Wal-mart. I’m glad it’s more available, but I think it will be a long time before the food system realizes what’s best for both them and the consumers (us), and a long time before we see lasting change and more affordable choices.
I totally agree with your last paragraph. Just yesterday I was weighing my options at Trader Joe’s and Henry’s, and realizing that in order to afford to feed my family of seven, I should make us all go vegetarian (and figure out how to do it right so we don’t all starve or become undernourished). We cannot afford to purchase grass fed beef (2 pounds fed our family at $11 for our evening meal–meat loaf pizza–tonight–too expensive on a regular basis compared to the 5 pounds for $10 I used to purchase at Costco). We cannot afford to buy milk from organic, humanely treated cows, nor can we afford the beautiful brown, organic, free range, Omega-3 eggs, or chicken meat from free range chickens. So what other options do we have, since we “vote” with our dollars? I find our family facing a food dilemma, with few guilt-free, viable options.