>>That's insane! I do knwo, when they take out the fat, they add more sugar.<<
Not just that. When they take out fat, they often add sugar and salt, along with ingredients -- usually synthetic -- to replace the role of fat in that recipe. Take out sugar, and they often raise the fat and salt, plus artificial sweeteners and fillers. Among the more appalling is silica which is basically powdered sand. You have to watch for that one even in stevia, an herbal sweetener. Take out salt, they often boost the fat and sugar, plus adding other flavor enhancers, of which MSG is a leading choice. >_<
Trying to find relatively crap-free food is very hard now. Trying to find some that is also tasty is even harder. That's why I get so excited about the few really good examples. Seeds of Change now offers a 7-grain microwave pouch that is fairly healthy, tasty, fast, and affordable.
>>We never walked to school, not cuz it wasn't safe cuz of abductions, but cuz of peeps who drive badly. <<
Ah. That's a very different problem. Sturdy barriers can help. Some cities have very good divisions between street traffic and sidewalks.
>>Sadly, you almost NEVER see kids playing outside & I don't even live on a busy street.<<
I saw some yesterday. It was the first I had seen in a while. They were throwing a football back and forth across an intersection and running around in the road. These weren't kindergarteners, they were junior high or high school age. Darwin Award in the waiting.
>> You learned how to g4et along with peeps, cuz adults only interfered if there was bloodshed/violence. <<
Yeah, that turns out to be very important, and without opportunities to manage their own time and relationships early on, kids don't learn how. By the time they're released from custody at 18 or 21, it's often too late and they can't learn it well.
>> I work in childcare & these don't know how to entertain themselves, when they need to. XD It's insane! XD <<
Sad, but hardly a surprise. Colleges have been complaining for some time that the kids arriving are completely unprepared to run their own lives, so the colleges have stepped up control. Businesses have been complaining for some time that the graduates don't know how to run their own lives or work, so they're scrambling around trying to find actually usable workers. Think about how much worse that's getting.
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Not just that. When they take out fat, they often add sugar and salt, along with ingredients -- usually synthetic -- to replace the role of fat in that recipe. Take out sugar, and they often raise the fat and salt, plus artificial sweeteners and fillers. Among the more appalling is silica which is basically powdered sand. You have to watch for that one even in stevia, an herbal sweetener. Take out salt, they often boost the fat and sugar, plus adding other flavor enhancers, of which MSG is a leading choice. >_<
Trying to find relatively crap-free food is very hard now. Trying to find some that is also tasty is even harder. That's why I get so excited about the few really good examples. Seeds of Change now offers a 7-grain microwave pouch that is fairly healthy, tasty, fast, and affordable.
>>We never walked to school, not cuz it wasn't safe cuz of abductions, but cuz of peeps who drive badly. <<
Ah. That's a very different problem. Sturdy barriers can help. Some cities have very good divisions between street traffic and sidewalks.
>>Sadly, you almost NEVER see kids playing outside & I don't even live on a busy street.<<
I saw some yesterday. It was the first I had seen in a while. They were throwing a football back and forth across an intersection and running around in the road. These weren't kindergarteners, they were junior high or high school age. Darwin Award in the waiting.
>> You learned how to g4et along with peeps, cuz adults only interfered if there was bloodshed/violence. <<
Yeah, that turns out to be very important, and without opportunities to manage their own time and relationships early on, kids don't learn how. By the time they're released from custody at 18 or 21, it's often too late and they can't learn it well.
>> I work in childcare & these don't know how to entertain themselves, when they need to. XD It's insane! XD <<
Sad, but hardly a surprise. Colleges have been complaining for some time that the kids arriving are completely unprepared to run their own lives, so the colleges have stepped up control. Businesses have been complaining for some time that the graduates don't know how to run their own lives or work, so they're scrambling around trying to find actually usable workers. Think about how much worse that's getting.