Nutrition labels...ever look at the crap that's actually in your food (not a diet lecture, so read on...)?

think of all the stupid unnecessary crap that companies add to their food to "make it taste good", or "preserve it".

Seriously, there's high fructose corn syrup in everything that's a beverage, pretty much, unless you're drinking water.

Even then, a lot of brands add minerals "for taste". Nestle Pure Life water, for example, has **** in it I can't even pronounce on the label.

And I'd drink water from the purifier, but it's still hard city water. I mean, if it makes your skin itch with a purifying thing on the showerhead, do you really wanna drink it?

And adding salt to everything, like nuts. It's like companies picture that overweight, middle-aged guy sitting at Denny's abusing a salt-shaker, and are like, "Salt would make these better! Everyone loves salt!" Seriously, nuts are good on their own, like dry roasted peanuts or pistacchios right out of the shell.

Just saying that if companies were so worried about our health, they should put less crap in their products.

I mean, we have a choice, definitely. But are you going to go without your favorite treats for the rest of your life? Do you have time to go around and pick stuff up and see if it's "healthy" enough for you to eat? Of course you don't. You don't have the time because you work and wrangle your kids around and do other stressful everyday crap. Plus, produce does not last forever and not a whole lot of people can visit the store every week to pick up new produce. I just think companies should nix the unnecessary crap. People will still eat their products, probably buy more of them without the added crap, and thank them for it in the end. Am I right?

Well I agree entirely, you're ideas are relevant and certainly do-able. However, companies are unlikely to do anything that will cost them anything, therefore we are stuck with the way things are at present. Another problem is, the general public across the globe are apathetic - so apathetic in fact that when asked NOT do do something (ie. boycott a product) the response will often be "I can't be bothered".

As for me? Well, I'm overweight, and that's very... I'm reluctant to say "depressing" but it's certainly "disappointing". I look at the labels on food and think "Blimey! That's bad for me!" and then eat it regardless...

Kicking the "habit" of favourite foods/comfort foods etc. is certainly difficult, and a mass exodus toward green, organic and healthy products (thus forcing a re-think within big corporations) is unlikely to occur in the near future it seems.

The problem is: people are either getting lazy, or have time crunches.. so less cooking from scratch! All the pre-made foods have to sit on the shelf so they add all the crap to make it last longer. I agree.. I wish there are more "clean foods" out there. I don't mind having to go to the stores 2-3 times a week. The new supermarket Fresh & Easy is trying to provide "fresh made foods"..

yea u r right its true.