What's Wrong with What We Eat by Mark Bittman

A few days ago, I watched a show on the Discovery Channel about foods that are slowly, over time, killing us - mainly partly hydrogenated oils and sugar (why do I find high fructose corn syrup in almost everything including meat products!!??). Then I came across Mark Bittman's talk about What's Wrong with What We Eat on TED Ideas Worth Spreading. I actually agree with much that Mr. Bittman has to say. But then of course, I don't eat red meat, and yes, I cook using real food. I grew up in a society where each meal was cooked from food - real food, not boxes or bottles -most of it came from our garden. Even today, when you come to my house, my freezer is used as a storage for beer glasses; and I have an herb garden (still cannot figure out how to keep veggies alive in this heat, but working on it). I am a modern girl who loves to cook - how shocking! I also choose to spread these thoughts by Mark Bittman, watch at:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_what_we_eat.html


This is what I found on-line about Mark Bittman for those who don't know him:
Mark Bittman is a well-known American cookbook author and food writer. He writes the New York Times weekly column "The Minimalist" and is the author of numerous award-winning cookbooks including How to Cook Everything, Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking, and the Minimalist Cookbook series. In 2005, he launched a PBS series to accompany How to Cook Everything. Though a non-vegetarian himself, he is known for his criticism of too much consumption of meat and its ill effects on health of humans and the planet at large.