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The Real Reason McDonald’s French Fries Taste Good, and It’s Not Because They Use Real Food!

Real Food Houston Posted on July 17, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffApril 26, 2016
French fries

If you think McDonald’s French fries taste good because they are real food, take a look at these exposés from Wired.com, Care2, and Food Babe.  Today’s Wired.com article prompted me to do some research about those famous fries.  Although I … Continue reading →

Posted in GMOs, Health, Real Food | Tagged acrylamide, food additives, hydrolyzed protein, McDonald's, msg, potatoes, real food, TBHQ, toxins, traditional food, vegetable oil | 2 Replies

Crisco – how marketing trumped nutrition!

Real Food Houston Posted on May 20, 2013 by Carolyn BiggerstaffDecember 13, 2021
story of crisco

I recently came across the interesting story of how and why Crisco was developed and marketed.  The history of Crisco is essentially the history of our modern lab-created, highly processed food.  Through highly successful marketing, lab food has gradually and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Fake Food, Fats, Health, Heart Disease, Nutrition | Tagged Crisco, fake food, nutrition, Proctor & Gamble, unhealthy fats, vegetable oil | 7 Replies

Coming soon, the ‘Frankenfurter’–ethylcellulose in the oleogel!

Real Food Houston Posted on March 6, 2012 by Carolyn BiggerstaffJune 4, 2014
Linked hotdogs

Canadian scientists have found a way to make frankfurters ‘healthier.’  Healthier??  That’s what they call it.  They use “vegetable oil and a gelling agent instead of animal fat, without altering the texture.” Why do they call it healthier? Let’s take a … Continue reading →

Posted in GMOs, Health, Real Food | Tagged animal fat, ethylcellulose, Frankenfood, GMOs, healthy fats, oleogel, real food, vegetable oil | 3 Replies

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