FOOD ADDITIVES
Scared of going into your pantry? It's full of highly-processed foodstuffs in there, you warn! Most packaged in plastic ... For Earth Day 2024, EARTHDAY.ORG is unwavering in our commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics by 2040. Just this October though, we've finally woken up to food additives that wreak havoc on our intestinal tract--- namely, carrageenan and Red Dye no. 3 added to the usual migraine-causing suspects of Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Red 40. Halloween without Skittles and the cereal's Lucky Charms marshmallows to indulge in became a civic responsibility, y'all. It is no longer the ghosts, vampires or zombies we need to protect our kids from. They have been surpassed by the worry over supply chain safety and the chemicals ingested in the food we eat. Time to choose wisely? Maybe revisit that whole-food, plant-based strategy?