in many years. I guess they tasted like I remember, but I don't think I was missing much...

Honestly, though, 85% of the grocery store is stocked with that crap and while a lot of frozen vegetables/fruits and some other food is fine, it would be rare to find a frozen prepared dinner not full of preservatives.

But, while I agree with dealing with this major issue, it does not negate the fact that vaccine-preventable disease, basic and applied research into mRNA vaccines that INCLUDE those against cancer, and rigorous environmental protections and health-related investigations are paramount. And Dr. Oz, RFK Jr and all the other political clowns in HHS are not at all up to the task.

Consensus among the 99% doesn’t mean shit. Money is speech and the dollars have spoken.

https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/final-determination-regarding-partially-hydrogenated-oils-removing-trans-fat

In 2015, FDA released its final determination that Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). The determination is based on extensive research into the effects of PHOs, as well as input from stakeholders during the public comment period.

PHOs are the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods. Removing PHOs from processed foods could prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths each year. To learn more about trans fat, see our Trans Fat page. It’s important to note that trans fat will not be completely gone from foods because it occurs naturally in small amounts in meat and dairy products, and is present at very low levels in other edible oils.

Implementation

FDA is extending the compliance date for certain uses of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs). For the majority of uses of PHOs, June 18, 2018, remains the date after which manufacturers cannot add PHOs to foods. However, to allow for an orderly transition in the marketplace, FDA is allowing more time for products produced prior to June 18, 2018 to work their way through distribution. FDA is extending the compliance date for these foods to January 1, 2020. This action balances the health benefits of removing PHOs from the food supply with the need to provide an orderly transition in the marketplace.

At the same time, the FDA is denying a food additive petition from the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) requesting approval for certain limited uses of PHOs. To allow for time for reformulation, the agency is extending until June 18, 2019 the compliance date to stop manufacturing foods with these specific, limited petitioned uses of PHOs, and until Jan. 1, 2021 for these products to work their way through distribution.

More at link

Partial List of Foods Almost Always Made With Partially Hydrogenated Oils


Cake mixes, biscuit, pancake and cornbread mixes, frostings
Frozen bakery products, toaster pastries, waffles, pancakes
Cakes, cookies, muffins, pies, donuts
Whipped toppings
Crackers
Margarines, shortening
Peanut butter (except fresh-ground)
Instant mashed potatoes
Frozen entrees and meals
Taco shells
French fries
Cocoa mix
Most prepared frozen meats and fish (such as fish sticks)
Microwave popcorn

Check The Ingredients On Different Brands of these Foods. Many Brands are Made with Partially Hydrogenated Oils

Breakfast cereals
Noodle soup cups
Corn chips, potato chips
Bread
Frozen pizza, frozen burritos
Pasta mixes
Most frozen snack foods
Sauce mixes
Low-fat ice creams

I've cooked our food from plain ingredients for most of the last 30+ years. Not so much out of concern about processed foods, although avoiding those has been a welcome coincidence-- I just like to cook and we both like to eat good food, with variety, and find the best way to meet our needs is to cook our food at home rather than buying prepared or processed meals. I know that's not a solution that works for everyone, but it works really well for us.

We live in a retirement community and see lots of overweight seniors in ill health. We are so grateful for our relatively good health and vitality.

Was at a post-burial family gathering at a restaurant in Harrisburg. Ordered wings for my table. I dipped one of the wings in the ranch dressing and it was as sweet as pancake syrup. WHY?

a peanut butter grinding machine.

$5.00 per pound.

I've been buying Smuckers Natural. Only thing listed on label ingredients is peanuts and 1% salt. Unless they're lying to us on the labels, I've been ok with that. Can we even trust food labels anymore?

Trans fats have been banned in EU countries since 2021, except for trace amounts. Time for the US to step up!
https://epha.org/eu-nearly-trans-fats-free/

I'm surprised that we did it before the EU.

We're beyond saving. I was just traveling through airports and the options are dismal. Of course the biggest line I saw was at Mickey D's.

I think we know how entrenched many Americans are in their personal habits. Suggesting better practices to them is fightin' words. One of the greatest American traditions is to scoff at good sense.

I think McPuke's is probably the worst fast food out there. I mean taste wise - it's like cardboard (health wise, it goes without saying). How that company has not only stayed afloat, but continued to expand (worldwide and waistlines) stumps me.

There have been a number of reactors on youtube who think Canadian McD's is better tasting, and I think it's bottom of the barrel. I don't know if they are taken in by marketing - I rarely eat fast food, maybe once every couple of months, but I refuse to go there. It's just gross. And to think it's even worse tasting south of the border...

since I last ate the one thing I liked at McD's and that was a sausage egg mcmuffin. I stopped in for a coffee once a year or two ago before having to make a 2 hour drive.

I can't recall ever ordering it in Canada. Beer on the other hand...

People seem to like the McD's coffee here, Tim Horton's changed their supplier and McD's grabbed their old one.

He said it was better since it was brewed by Molson. So that's what we drank together. But I think it may have just been our imagination. This was back in my younger VT days. In high school we lived by the myth that Brador was just below the Holy Grail in terms of scoring treasure. Come to find out, we could have had the same buzz drinking American malt liquor. Kids are so dumb

He will kill Americans if it makes him a profit.