I <3ed the Pineapple meditations 'branding'. It didn't feel forced at all - natural and cute (but not in a condescending cute, in a catchy, but not BMW commercial catchy way, jeez what am I trying to say...I liked it! That's all lol)
Fast food nation - it's spread across the globe. My last time living abroad - 4 years ago now - in Morocco and i remember how my friends there would get their families together to go to McDonalds - like it was an actual restaurant. It baffled me. When there was so much fresh and homemade food readily available - in most homes (ok, the homes of people I knew), homemade from fresh was the only option !
Maybe cause the BF and I are hermit people - eating out with friends - on the rare occasions we do - annoys me to no end. It's torture. They are more concerned with 'selfie-ing' their plates, and making sure it looks like we are having a fun, intimate gathering than actually making that happen.
I still keep my phone in my bag during dinner.
We also cook at home a lot - so are very aware of everything that goes into our meal. When single, I get how it makes more sense to indulge in fast food - but when coupled up, or living in a group situation - eating in with fresh ingredients is almost always cheaper - and always better. Plus it's a bonding experience.
The fast, processed food anti revolution is more than just a crime against our tastebuds - it literally kills. Ever heard of the hunger-obesity paradox? It applies everywhere - but especially in poor urban areas of the US - you find food deserts in low income neighborhoods - the cheapest, most readily available 'food' is ramen noodles and fast food. Though they are starving from lack of nutrients - people in these areas tend to be overweight and obese because of the empty calories and parasitic nature of these foods (I forget how long the cheap ramen takes to digest, but it's a long time, and ingredients actually leach other needed vitamins out of our systems).
Amen to appreciating what we eat. And sooo true that once you cut out processed foods, you don't miss them at all (MAYBE after a night of binge drinking...almost definitely). Eating to live instead of visa versa - not as hard as it sounds at all!
This was one of the issues that woke me up to the contradictions in our society, it’s nearly illegal to sell organic “alternative” medicine that works, and yet schools have vending machines with soda, all over, and advertising with it. I remember before Izze fruit juice soda was owned by Pepsi and I was a big fan I would go into a convenience store looking for it only to find caffeinated trash
I thought “wtf are we doing to ourselves...they teach us what’s good and then we are served the opposite and then blame us for ruinin our health. “ supply and demand my ass, we are coerced and herded into demanding what we would not otherwise demand,
I live to eat, don’t get me wrong. Natural food can be so damn delicious!