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[–] ynazuma@lemmy.world 128 points 5 months ago (13 children)

France, doing the right thing

Producers always tout and advertise when they put more into the package, but fail to let us know when they reduce the contents

This is common sense

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago (11 children)

Brazil did this years ago. We see in the package “new weight, from X to Y, reduction of N%”. And nothing actually came out of it. Everyone does, we have to buy it, shit stays the same.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (10 children)

You don’t have to buy it though! None of the packaged products in a grocery store are necessities. You could live a very healthy lifestyle eating only the fresh stuff from the store!

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it is my contention that you could eat any random items form the perimeter of the store and be healthier than anyone that buys items from the health food aisle.

Food is an ingredient, it shouldn't have ingredients

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is a plate of spaghetti and meatballs not food?

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

did it come out of a box pre-made?

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Being mega pedantic, pasta has ingredients.

But I understand your general point, you should be able to read the list of ingredients and understand what they all are right? Pasta being, flour, eggs, olive oil and salt is a much shorter list than whatever is in a microwave meal

[–] Akrenion@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago

Once you start googling some ingredients it is very easy to see what things are for. People are surprised when you tell them chicken flavour is vegan. I still don't think that is a bad thing.

Just cramming in 5 types of sugar and the daily recommended dosis of salt. That is what frustrates me. Maybe a list of purposes would help.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

pretty much.

it's an oversimplification that works well enough. don't get me started on flour though ...

(I'm of the opinion that if it didn't have parents it isn't food either but that doesn't need to be a conversation)

[–] TheChurn@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

if it didn't have parents it isn't food either

What does this mean?

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

that doesn't need to be a conversation

Carnivore

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but most of the plants that people eat reproduce sexually and have parents too.

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 1 points 5 months ago

I hope you know how horrifically bad this is for you.

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