I honestly learned quite a bit of things from this book. I had the idea that the food industry had a heavy impact on all our lives in a bunch of ways, but I didn't think it'd be as big as Kellogg and General Mills standoff as well with Coca Cola and Pepsi alongside Dr. Pepper. I kinda take all of the ideas behind these main brands for granted because they're a small portion of out life, but really they shaped what we eat today. I never thought there was a feud with families and how they were too sugary. I'd think back then sugar was an awesome thing, and to have it in your breakfast to get you up in the morning would be awesome! But people back then apparently didn't like that idea and shut it down from the very moment it was on the shelves.
This book actually taught me what certain tastes can do for someone. I never knew that fat is just a texture and not just some "add-on" to food to make it taste better. Who'd of thought that the crunchy texture from a cookie was actually the well doing of fat and that every time you eat a hot dog, the reason it's not so rubbery is because the fat actually takes that texture away and gives it a more "edible" feel to it? It's amazing!
I for one am now going to look at food a lot differently than I did before reading this, regardless it won't really change my eating habits. I honestly look at a few products here and there and wonder, "Hey. ... I wonder if this brand went to trial." or something like that. It's really funny when you think about it. It's obvious too though because foods can cause life or death, so trial is like a "second chance" I suppose, but that's just rambling about it.
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