Manwich marketers... I have a bone to pick with you.
I want to know who you think you're fooling by advertising your product on television (I should stop right there but everyone has a right to sell stuff) and claiming that it has a full serving of vegetables in every can. First of all, a can full of "meat" that can sit on a shelf for umpteen years and not go bad gives me pause. Second of all, are you really implying that this product is healthy because it has "vegetables" in it? Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we have to be conscientious consumers. Manwich (ConAgra) doesn't come straight out and say their product is healthy, but they certainly imply it. A busy mom who is trying to get her picky kids to eat their veggies might actually think this is a quality product and that is scary! I probably sound like a broken record but let's stick to eating as many whole foods as possible. If it's in the produce section, get it and eat it in large quantities! If it needs loud and flashy packaging, put it back.
Another interesting blog post I read in the Times recently had to do with McDonald's and their selling of oatmeal. Read it and be amazed at how the fast food giant can ruin a perfectly healthy, beneficial grain. Spoiler alert! Their oatmeal is not healthy. And Starbucks, you're not innocent either... Here's the link to that post:
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