Last time, we talked about a few reasons why cheap processed food isn’t cheap. Today, we want to dive into more details on why American food will never be healthy. You’re eating government-funded food. Big Brother doesn’t want you to be healthy. He only cares about taking care of big business. Read this, and then decide for yourself who really benefits from these policies.
Government-Funded Food
Every time you see a TV commercial for pizza, dairy, beef, pork, poultry, or pastries, odds are, it may have been funded in some way by the USDA’s Dairy Management department. Additionally, the USDA’s food policies benefit big farms, giving them an unfair advantage while putting smaller farms out of business. These smaller farms typically receive no subsidies.
Dairy Management’s budget is about $140 million annually. Their job is to increase the consumption of pizza, dairy, beef, pork, poultry, or cereals. In contrast, another department of the USDA is the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (The Midget), which promotes healthy diets and lifestyles; their total budget is a whopping $6.5 million. We have $140 million to promote disease and illness-causing foods (big agriculture business) and $6.5 million to promote health and wellness. Geez, I wonder what is most important to them?
The USDA has the task of increasing the sales of illness-promoting unhealthy foods and America’s health through consumer education and advocacy. Something smells fishy, and there is a fly in the ointment. Hopefully, you can see the huge conflict in this situation. There is something rotten here. Sorry, those are all the puns I could come up with. But this is a severe conflict of interest and a misuse of our tax dollars. You’re eating government-funded food.
Government-Funded Illnesses
There must be a reason the government wants to make processed foods so cheap. Just think about this for a moment. Making unhealthy foods very cheap will push the public, particularly the lower-income and indigent, into buying unhealthy foods because of the tax (yes, it’s a form of tax) on healthy foods. They can’t afford healthy foods that build healthy bodies. Who benefits from promoting illness in America?
What would happen to America’s health if the government shifted the dollars in subsidies to healthy foods and took it away from unhealthy foods? Could we see a decrease in many of America’s diseases? Subsidies make foods less expensive. These current subsidized foods end up in processed foods, which are full of toxins and have little nutrition, causing poor health.
Sadly, the truth is that you cannot afford to keep eating governement-funded, processed, fried, and refined foods. It is costing you much more than you think. You will pay for it with your health and pocketbook sooner than you think. Healthy food costs are much cheaper than you may think. Our friends at Spark People did a blog back in 2016 comparing different meal values for fast and processed foods versus healthy food of the same value.
To help your body build real health, eat a diet rich in real foods, particularly organic plant-based foods, and cut or eliminate toxic and inflammatory foods. And drink Vive Shake! Contact us today at 877-878-3009 or info@viveshake.com for more information.