Whenever I read a newspaper or go to the supermarket, I'm battered(!) by information about which foods
are best for me. This is truly depressing and I only believe some of it. This poem sums up my thoughts.
A Food Label Lament Every day there's folk who expound on what we should eat, and I've found they all promote a point of view of what they think is good for you. The manufacturers don't comply and in the face of reason fly, for taste is what makes products sell, that's what the listed contents tell. Please ignore the sugar and salt, which isn't really all their fault. They do it to improve the taste so that it doesn't go to waste, or you'll just throw it in the bin. After all, it isn't a sin to stop your food from tasting bland when additives are close at hand. Once, it was E-numbers that prevailed and colourings were much bewailed for they were always thought to be such harmful things for you and me. Now it's sugar and salt to blame and fat to add another name. Cakes and biscuits, well they're all bad and chocolate is banned, which makes us sad. For something has to sweeten life which frankly is too full of strife. Should it really turn out this way? It's quite impossible to say. At any rate some comfort food lifts our spirits and cheers our mood. Let's ignore what's on the packet, advertising's just a racket. It may be good or may be not, the main thing is, don't eat a lot. Everything in moderation, that will be our health's salvation.
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