I just read that ‘55% of the food consumed by Americans is Ultra processed’. Wow! 55%!!!

What they don’t tell you is: 55% of what? The overall calorific values? The overall weight? And is that an overall figure for the nation? Or that the average American eats 55% u/p food?

However, as there is no accepted, scientific definition of exactly what constitutes ‘ultra processed food’, it all becomes a bit academic. Literally.

And those academics probably discovered this horrible truth in their chronically obese nation by watching people in McDonalds. Who, as a demographic grouping, probably consume 85% of their own bodyweight every day by ‘supersizing’ everything, then going home to eat crisps and drink beer in front of the tv.

One good thing about u/p foods is that they never really make you feel full. They just make you want more. Salt, sugar and fat do that. Protein fills you, but its terribly overrated.

I went to McDonalds yesterday. Its now a kind of ‘red letter day’ when I do that. As opposed to 10 years ago when going to McDonalds just meant there was a ‘y’ in the day. Ahhhh, life before statins…

When you order, on the McScreens, its almost impossible not to end up with more than you wanted. Everything you order is then offered bigger, double sized, with chips and a drink, with a ‘side’ of another hamburger? Then when you try to pay, they’re still offering to supersize you ‘for just 80p!!!’ Like they used to until it was banned after that movie. Yet obviously has become socially acceptable once more to try and force ‘just’ another 475 calories on your child’s meal. I ended up with a ‘double’ Filet of Fish. To accompany my other burger. I didn’t want a ‘double’. Didn’t even know they made one. But if your concentration slips for just one second in McDonalds, you’re 300 calories worse (better?) off.

I want to know what percentage of the u/p food eaters vote for the parties in America. I like to think that ALL the Republicans are massively obese and eat shit all day, whereas the Democrats are careful, diet-conscious, health-aware gym bunnies and lettuce munchers. I may be prejudiced.

And what about Sydney Sweeney?? Nothing obese about her. And a card-carrying Republican!!! Must be the only Hollywood star in that particular demographic. Shame she’s so un-woke that she’s almost a nazi.

Happy Friday

A xxxx