Known as the Standard American Diet (though Wikipedia calls it the Western pattern diet), it is "generally characterized by high intakes of pre-packaged foods, refined grains, red and processed meat, high-sugar drinks, candy and sweets, fried foods, high-fat dairy products (such as butter), eggs, potato products, and corn products (including high-fructose corn syrup). Conversely, there are generally low intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts, and seeds."

It's generally agreed-upon to be unhealthy, but how to move away from it is a much harder question. Capitalism, food deserts, willpower, etc etc all get talked about. But regardless of whether or not it's a good thing, how SAD is your diet?

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[–] 6 points 9 months ago*

The past few years I have been really focused on improving my diet. I especially thank the YUKA app that helps me identify food with additives and toxic shit they put in the foods. It’s quite fucked what they put in our food.

Here is an example of one ingredient in typical ramen noodles…

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