"Whole Foods"; and preparing food from scratch

[Plenum]

I was reading a reddit comment thread a little while ago, and the claim was something along the lines of - "a hundred years ago, it was much more common for people to prepare things from scratch.  People cooked from whole foods.".

And because of the shift away from that, supermarkets are now filled with processed foods which contain a lot of sugar and salt.  The reason being, both sugar and salt are easy on the palate, and can make anything seem more tasty and edible.  But take away that sugar and salt, and that food would be much less appealing (the processed food, that is).

So I think it's great that supermarkets and factories present us with options.  

But it's also great to cook from scratch.  And starting with relatively unrefined/unprocessed ingredients.

Not everyone has the time or inclination, of course; but it's not as hard as one thinks - which was a barrier for me.

Anyway, just sharing a thought/angle on food; a rich source of catalyst, in so many way!  (nutrition, economics, government policy, agribusiness, time/convenience, and on and on).

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also - not trying to demonize sugar/salt.  I think they're great in their own way.  But when I cook, I'm totally aware of how much salt (Celtic Sea Salt) that I am using.  Even if it is a large quantity.  With processed foods, one is in the dark - even if the label is right there.

it's like those vids where you see how much sugar is in one can of Soda.  It's not that sugar is *bad* - but people are confronted when they actually see just how much sugar is in there.  Again - sugar is not the enemy.  It's more about knowing what you are consuming, and being ok with it.  Knowledge is empowering, and understanding the full consequences of your choices (in terms of how much sugar you are consuming) is self-empowering.