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Sustainable Minimalists

The Processed Food Problem

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

About 60 percent of the foods Americans eat these days are processed, and diet-related illnesses are the leading cause of mortality in the USA. If you’re like most people you may be spending your hard-earned dollars on food you’ve been told is healthy and safe but simply isn't.  Amidst both all the conflicting diet information and all the greenwashing it has never been more important to pay attention to what's in our food. On today's show we discuss the processed food problem by zeroing in on 3 specific additives we should be on the lookout for the next time we venture into the grocery store. Here's a preview: [4:30] Is processing the problem, or is it the additives? [7:30] Why 'Generally Recognized As Safe' is ridiculously unsafe [15:00] Red 3, Yellow 4, and everything you need to know about artificial food dyes  [18:00] The connection between the benzoates and hyperactivity [24:00] What on earth is potassium bromate? Here's the simplest way to avoid this bread additive This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

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0:27.0

know that I pay close attention to what I put in my body I do my d darndest, to avoid synthetic ingredients, and that's why I trust seed.

0:37.0

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off your first month.

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0:58.3

code 25 sustainable.

1:00.8

Well, hello there and welcome back.

1:05.1

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode number 403 of

1:10.3

sustainable minimalist.

1:12.4

What do we do here? Well we are a show about intentional

1:14.9

and eco-friendly minimalist living. On today's show we're discussing food

1:20.7

additives and we're starting out with a story today.

1:24.2

So if you hate stories, you just want content.

1:26.7

I won't be mad.

1:27.6

Please go ahead and use your player skip buttons.

1:29.9

Skip ahead to about minute five

1:31.8

and you'll get into the content.

1:33.2

But I think the story, I am biased, but I do think the story is relevant and important.

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