I just watched a news item about a 15 year old MacDonald's burger, which hasn't gone rotten at all.

They tracked down other people who have also kept old burgers and they also still look fresh.

The story was basically about how "real" food goes rotten and certainly wouldn't last for 15 years with no deterioration, and eating anything which doesn't rot can't be good for you.

You mean there's still people out there that think MacDonald's is good for you?

You know...
if this article had been introduced, say, twenty, thirty, or fourty years ago, the American people would've said that any food that doesn't rot after 15 years is a miracle food.

Suddenly we're making enough food that we don't have to go hungry anymore, and we have the remarkable opportunity (that some take far too seriously) to get picky. It's alright to chose not to eat McDonald's because it's not necessarily health food.


Just don't make fun of me if I decide to keep eating the miracle food.


Consider it this way:
Years ago, preservatives were the name of the game. You wanted your food to last, so that you could eat it without fear of it spoiling, you used preservatives, and you were glad to have them.

Years later, people are making a fortune in marketing "preservative free" products.
Because it makes someone feel so much better and more in-touch with Mother Earth to eat something "organic".

My opinion?
Mother Earth is well-known for tossing curveballs. Earthquakes, hurricanes, cyanide, arsenic, and Rush Limbaugh are just a few of them.

I'll take my chances with the man-made "miracle" foods.

I think it's more about what the chemical (preservatives) are actually doing to your body and how this kind of food is contributing to things like obesity, diabetes and other life altering illnesses.

It also has very little to do with "being in touch with mother earth." and much more to do with beginning to understand that preserving chemicals are not good for you.

I'm sorry Rocky, but my gut says that's got to be a crock. Like a urban legend or some whoooie.


I saw some something the other day... was about weightloss and the question was.. "Which is better for you ... a McDonald's cheese burger or a Ceasar's Salad?"

Much to the audience's surprise, it was the cheese burger. It has a lower calorie count and less fat than the dressing that comes on the salad.




My point is... STOP KNOCKING MACDONALDS!!

I wouldn't say food contributes to obesity.

I'd be more prone to saying that eating contributes to obesity.


And I never really did have a problem with America's so-called "obesity problem". I'm actually quite proud of it. I try not to let my decision-making be altered by anything popular or trendy- things like tanning salons, multiple body piercings, or the ever-present need to be skinny enough to slip through a crack in the floor.

Granted, I keep in shape, but I don't really care if anyone else does. Years ago, it was quite sexy to have that good, rotund figure. It meant you could afford to eat well; to take care of yourself. I love America's "obesity problem" because it means we're fortunate enough to actually say "No thanks, I'm stuffed". You have to admit, an obesity problem is a LOT sexier than a "hunger problem", which a large portion of the world is still dealing with. I'm pretty sure they wish they were lucky enough to have an "obesity problem".

I don't think people are less attractive because of any paunch they might keep. As long as I don't have to see bones where there should be meat, I'm happy. And I wish the rest of the world were so lucky.

That's why I fervently support the work done by great men like Norman Borlaug who are utilizing those "dangerous chemicals" in order to further advance the quality of crops available to countries. With enough people like him, we can all have an obesity problem.

That's the day I look forward to.

(Edit: Never has my signature been more apropros)

Ignorance isn't bliss.

I'm not a naturalist, but when I learn that some of the preservatives used in foods these days are also the key ingredients of adhesives and packaging peanuts? Doesn't that make you wonder what it's doing to your body? Or why you would put them in it?

How about... What you eat contributes to obesity? There are preservatives that cause hunger (believe it or not, most commonly found in diet foods)

I certainly have a problem with it. There’s not much I find more depressing than a 200lb child. I think it’s a symptom of what’s going wrong in this country. I don’t want a country of twiggies but a healthier population, not a bad thing.

Usually, if the FDA says it's okay, I'm good with it.

In fact, I'm sure there's a lot that the FDA hasn't considered that I'd probably eat, just out of curiosity.

But I agree that it's not fun to see someone obese to an unhealthy rate.
That's just as much, if not more, "sedentary lifestyle" than it is "food problem". Granted, junk food sure as heck gets the job done more than celery.

But if it weren't for chocolage bars, MacGyver never would've gotten out of that lab, now, would he?


MacGyver-ism aside, I still celebrate that I can afford to make a cream pie, wait 'till my room-mate gets home, and cream him in the face with it. Forget your gimmicky diets and goofy exercise equipment-- you wanna lose weight? Get an offbeat, quirky sense of humour like me.

And for goodness sake, DON'T watch those eating contests with the skinny eight-year-old Asian kids stuffing food into their mouths and winning contests.
I wouldn't eat for days.
They had SIGNATURE MOVES!!!
SIGNATURE MOVES!!!

FOR EATING!!!

So... if a person eats enough of these... it would stand to reason that in 15 years, they won't look older (say: get rotten) either?

Some company is going to make a gazillion dollars if they find out a way to make whatever preservatives are in there injectable into humans... Look away... I want no witnesses.

Hum... this CAN'T be good...