fraiserouge@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoThis week, California passed legislation banning ultra-processed school mealswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down16
arrow-up1393arrow-down1external-linkThis week, California passed legislation banning ultra-processed school mealswww.theguardian.comfraiserouge@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoPink slime is just meat. That’s not the processed food we need to be worried about.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago“Pink slime” at my school was the custard they put on the cake.
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoYet. Processed lunch meats are often made of the stuff
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThe problem with those is all the additives, such as nitrates. You can also get nitrates from eating bacon which is not nearly as processed.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, nitrates are way worse than most of the stuff they’re worrying about. They are at least trying though, unlike all the other ‘for the children’ movements
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoBacon is processed and isn’t super healthy for you.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoBut that’s the case even for home made bacon (or any home made smoked / cured food for that matter).
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYes, bacon is generally unhealthy and shouldnt be regularly consumed.
Pink slime is just meat. That’s not the processed food we need to be worried about.
“Pink slime” at my school was the custard they put on the cake.
Yet. Processed lunch meats are often made of the stuff
The problem with those is all the additives, such as nitrates. You can also get nitrates from eating bacon which is not nearly as processed.
Yeah, nitrates are way worse than most of the stuff they’re worrying about.
They are at least trying though, unlike all the other ‘for the children’ movements
Bacon is processed and isn’t super healthy for you.
But that’s the case even for home made bacon (or any home made smoked / cured food for that matter).
Yes, bacon is generally unhealthy and shouldnt be regularly consumed.