13 Apr Jennifer Debates “Fixing Food” on GritTV
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Our own Food Philosopher Jennifer Iannolo appeared on GritTV yesterday to debate the merits of stricter governement regulation over restaurants and the food industry. In the wake of proposed bans on the use of salt in restaurants in New York, taxes on sugary drinks, trans-fats in our foods, and even bake sales in schools, there’s much to discuss. The debate focused on the merits of increased government regulation to help legislate healthy eating. Here’s the description from the website:
Here in New York, we’ve seen several attempts, some more successful than others, to ban different harmful ingredients from food available for purchase. The New York Daily News wrote of the latest, “If State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has his way, the only salt added to your meal will come from the chef’s tears.”
But don’t we have a certain right to eat things that are bad for us? KFC just introduced the ultimate in unhealthy–a bacon “sandwich” between two pieces of fried chicken “bread,” called the Double Down, and there seems to be no shortage of appetite for such things.
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If you agreee with Jennifer’s position, and wish to keep the food lolice from telling you what you can and can’t eat, check out MyFoodMyChoice.org, follow them on twtiter @MyFoodMyChoice, or facebook.
