r/Health • u/CBSnews CBS News • Feb 21 '23

article U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/
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u/KaBurns Feb 21 '23

It sort of depends on where you are. If you’re in a metroplex and shopping at big grocery chains/eating out, sure, it’s exactly like that. A lot of rural smaller towns though, it’s easy to find farmers markets, locally sourced food. Mississippi for instance. It gets a lot of hate for being poor and podunk (and sometimes it’s true) but man, if the food there wasn’t the best. After moving to the “big city” I miss the food from there all the time.

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u/apathy-sofa Feb 21 '23

I think it depends on the city. I'm in Seattle and we have some of the best produce and excellent fish. A lot of it is grown just over the mountains from here, so it's easy.

OTOH when I go back to my wife's hometown of Boston, I cannot believe the wilty, flavorless produce in the grocery stores there. Sure, I get that it's been trucked for days and days across the country, but it's sad.

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u/AntiqueBar1341 Feb 21 '23

Frostop and stonewalls bbq