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I haven‘t read/listened to a book about our food industry in a lot of yrs so thought this would be a good one. It was a bit science-y for me, but I also liked the information about studies & explanations about our bodies. My horror about our food industry was renewed, but I‘m not sure how to reduce my UPF intake. We don‘t have many non-UPF options in my area, except the farmers market in summer. Would have liked more of that info.

“It‘s not food. It‘s an industrially produced edible substance.”
Every so often a book comes along which stays with you long after you‘ve read it. For me this is one of those books. Just looking through a food product‘s ingredients list and feeling empowered to know what specific chemicals could be doing to my body is life changing. I am going to be thinking about a lot of this book for a long time to come.

“We cannot lose weight just by increasing physical activity”.
🤯

This books is seriously challenging everything I thought I know about diet.

I‘m learning a lot reading this book, and think this paragraph really helps to distinguish UPF(NOVA) vs nutritional classification.

I am worried that a lot of the implied good vs bad will only be accessible to higher income households.

This is an incredible read about why ultra-processed food is so damaging to our health and society at large. Amazing research to back up the author's claims. Highly recommend if you're interested in learning more about health.

I didn‘t think I was going to get through this book this weekend, but I‘m knocking things off the to do list. This is a well researched, comprehensive, non-judgmental, eye opening look at ultra processed food and the ramifications of it playing a big role in our diet. I appreciate the inclusion of the UK, USA and Canada in his research

Super Bowl Sunday #gotaylorsboyfriend my doughnut was made by a local whole grain bakery so in this one instance I‘ve avoided UPF 👏🏻👏🏻 to quote Graham Norton “if anyone is going to have an army, it might as well be Taylor Swift. She uses her power for good” 😊 if I had young daughters I‘d have no issues with them being a Swiftie

Bags 11 & 12 means Family Reunion Celebration is completed on the Lunar New Year

Im so glad I read/listened to this book. I thought it had several interesting parts i had not heard about such as the experiment in the early 1900‘s with infants and toddlers and food, and the Nestle Barge in South America. But most of all it reinspired me to remember that there is a way to feel better, and that my brain and body are being hijacked by ultra capitalist companies. I love the “was this made to nourish me or make money for someone “

Bag #10 of the Family Reunion Celebration Lego set. I‘ve got a craving for some Chinese take away🤔

Bag #9, all the people are gathering to watch the build. Only 2 bags left ❤️ craving cheesies - the ultimate ultra-processed snack food

Bag 8 of my Family Reunion Celebration Lego set ( honestly I might not ever eat ice cream again 🤢)

#JumpStart2024 #ReadAway2024

Read for #Naturalitsy #MidwinterSolace it‘s a soft pick. I knew much of the info on UPFs (Ultra-Processed Foods) it was a good refresher & while I knew about Nestle‘s role in baby formula scandals, I wasn‘t as familiar with the floating junk food supermarkets they took down the Amazon River.🤦🏻‍♀️🤯🤬Still, it drug a bit with repetition, especially in the middle. But as a food & nutrition geek, I‘m glad we read ⬇️

My January 2024 AudioBook #WrapUp. Tagged book was my favorite of the ones I listened to. The sizes of the books represent my rankings.
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#Naturalitsy January #buddyread

Any final thoughts on our January author, book or Ultra-processed foods?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

🍀 Up next - February #buddyread 🍀
The Brother Gardeners- Botany, Empire and the birth of an obsession by Andrea Wulf.

It was a little long and reiterated points multiple times. However, this book made me more aware of how much UPFs have invaded the food system. If nothing else, it will make me read food labels a whole lot more and reduce my intake of fizzy drinks. The audiobook did have chatty /interview sections between the author and his brother, which helped ground the book a little. #naturalitsy

This book is about the dangers of eating ultra-processed food. I'm not sure how to feel about this book. I agree that the ulta-processed foods are unhealthy however I think most sensible people know this and what he doesn't cover is what to eat now.
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Probably better as a podcast, with interviews from other people.
In reading this for #naturalitsy I found the author pedantic + repetitive. I liked what I did learn, but mostly feel I read padding and strident reiterations. My takeaways: avoid emulsifiers, avoid artificial flavors/smells, trust yourself to know when something's bad for you. Me? I will continue to eat my fav ketchup chips... But will also pay better attention to ingredient lists.

This was okay. I feel like a lot of the reasons van Tulleken shared for why we should avoid processed foods were things I was already aware of and why I try to avoid them. He did add a few more that were new to me and gave me even more motivation to cut them completely out of my diet. I tried to finish this one quickly as there were quite a few folks waiting on the library hold. #naturalitsy #BookspinBino @thearomaofbooks @alldebooks

#Naturalitsy January #buddyread

Any thoughts on this week's section? 🤔

Listening to the audio for the #naturalitsy buddy read and this comment jumped at me: “Was the food made to nourish you, or was the food made to make money for a group of people?” I know there would be nuances to this- but there can also be some clear cases of items labeled food that really should not be sold or eaten but are.

I finished this one :) I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the next discussion on this book. I found myself discussing it with my husband as well. I enjoyed that it didn't feel preachy at all. Talking a bit about the farming practices made me lean back towards when I was a vegan (maybe I will transition towards vegetarian or pescatarian - vegan was so hard to follow). #NaturalLitsy @AllDeBooks

#JoyousJanuary
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#Naturalitsy January #buddyread

🥫How did you find this section?
🥫 Did you find it more political than nauseating?
🥫 Given the multitude of diet/food books available; often with conflicting advice, would you change your eating habits based on the information in this book?

📚 Don't forget to get your copies ready for February's #buddyread tagged in comments. 📚

I found this really eye opening and fascinating - particularly the bits about food regulation (or lack of), how and why UPF is so addictive, how some ingredients in UPF are made and what goes on without our conscious awareness really as we eat. The author states his intention in writing the book was so people can have knowledge and awareness and make their own informed decisions about what to eat. My other half is glad I‘ve finished reading it 🤣

#naturalitsy The science here was sound, easy to follow and the author was occasionally amusing, but he didn‘t present any facts or ideas or draw conclusions that I wasn‘t already familiar with. I‘d recommend this for people who don‘t have much background knowledge of current nutrition science and are interested in an overview.

I struggled with this and ended up skimming a lot. Not helpful.

#NaturaLitsy #ReadAway2024 #BookSpinBingo

This was just ok. It didn‘t hold my interest. I read a book I normally wouldn‘t have picked up so I‘m happy I tried something different.

Finished Part 3, can't wait to hear what others thoughts are so far. I know one thing that has really hit home, I really need to limit (eliminate) my coke intake. I used to never drink it, it was water, coffee (black), or wine (red); but then I got hooked back on the soda.

#NaturalLitsy
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This was an interesting read - thought-provoking!

Basically this had same things told over and over again, but from different views. But the author explained at the end why book had to be this long: you have to tell what are the facts that your opinions are based on.

I loved how this wasn't preachy, it just wanted to open my eyes. I knew some things already, but I also started to think some things more and got new things to ponder.

#Naturalitsy

#naturalitsy @AllDebooks I only really found the chapters on sugar & exercise in part 2 interesting.

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Interesting paradigm shift here. Focusing on individual nutrients grew out of deficiency- caused diseases like scurvy and pellagra and we‘ve stuck with that framework.
#natrualitsy

This is not the type of books I normally read. I usually avoid food and diet books like the plague, but I had heard good things about this and thought I would give it a try. Van Tulleken reads the audio book himself which was great, he even has recorded conversations w/ his twin about their experiences and experiments. I love his approach around processed foods - we cannot avoid it, there is zero shame, but we all need to be educated on where 👇

#Naturalitsy

Discussion thread - week 1

Well, this is a 🤯-er! It should lead to interesting discussions.

🍩 Do you like the author's writing style?
🍩 Has it put you off your dinner yet?
🍩 Early days, but would this book change your perception of food and your eating habits?

I just finished listening to Part One of this book. I feel like I have more questions than answers! I find this book fascinating and have been very interested in listening to more of the studies in this book. I am working on Part Two so that I can be “ready“ for the discussion. Can't wait to hear others thoughts on this.

#NaturalLitsy
@AllDeBooks

I found a copy for only $5.50 at Barnes and Noble. I had a $10 credit, and it was already 50% off. 🤩🥳 #Naturalitsy @AllDebooks

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#Naturalitsy

Wow, 2024!!! Happy New Year to you all x

Let's start things off with our joint winner for the food category, Ultra-processed people. This is the planned reading schedule. As per usual, I will post a discussion thread on Saturday.

Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. All are welcome to join us.

I just listened to the intro (so far) and can already tell this is going to be fascinating!

#NaturalLitsy
@AllDebooks

Reading this book the other day and my partner says he knows when I‘m REALLY liking a book as I “find every minute of the day to read it - even if it‘s 1 minute. Talk about it …. A effin lot. Talk about it and tell me I should read it, or read a paragraph or a sentence. ALOT.” 😂

It‘s such a fascinating and absorbing read - learning a lot from it!

#Naturalitsy

Wow, 2024!!! Happy New Year to you all x

Let's start things off with our joint winner for the food category, Ultra-processed people. This is the planned reading schedule. As per usual, I will post a discussion thread on Saturday.

Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. All are welcome to join us.

#Naturalitsy

Thank you for all your comments yesterday. Let's get planning our reading for 2024. We already have food covered with the tagged book as our Jan read. So these will start from Feb.
Please recommend books using our monthly themes above. They're not in any particular order as of yet.
All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.
Let's see those book titles & reinforce our bookshelves 😅

#Naturalitsy

Our January #buddyread (tagged) starts on the 1st of January.
I'm reviewing #Naturalitsy and would appreciate some feedback 😊
❄️ We choose our monthly #buddyreads through group recommendations, then voting. Are you happy to continue this way, or would you prefer a full list of the year's books chosen by me.
❄️ Do you participate in the solstice solace events?
❄️ Do you want an annual challenge?
Cont. ⬇️

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#Naturalitsy January #buddyread

Our joint winner, for the food category was Ultra-processed People by Chris Van Tulleken. It has multiple nominations for the Science Book of the Year. A thorough investigation on the impact of processed food.
I'm really looking forward to reading this. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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#Naturalitsy January #buddyread

Our joint winner, for the food category was Ultra-processed People by Chris Van Tulleken. It has multiple nominations for the Science Book of the Year. A thorough investigation on the impact of processed food.
I'm really looking forward to reading this. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.
Starts 1st January 2024.

@LitsyEvents

Listened to our potential December #NaturaLitsy pick early since my library hold came through. This is not a diet book. Explores how ultra-processed food is changing our lives and bodies (and planet) and looks at our flawed, complicated food system. Interesting, shocking, disgusting, enraging—definitely worth a read!

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December #buddyread - Food

We have a tie!!! It's a draw between the tagged and Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat: Mastering the elements of good cooking by Samin Nosrat.

I am happy to run with both, staggered over Nov/Dec. Let me know your thoughts.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

I've been watching documentaries about Big Food and the sugar lobby in particular lately....an important read that I'm sure will get my blood boiling too.

"It's just a thickener." "It stabilizes the product." "It improves mouth feel." "It boosts protein content." We hear these kind of things, justifying the ever-increasing list of ingredients in packaged foods, and we are helpless to do anything about it because we're already hooked. Convenience, cost, availability, and the insidious rewiring of our brains that make us crave ultra processed foods that will never satisfy.

(cont)

Friday Reads July 28: fireweed tea; picture book palooza; queer writers; ultra processed food; daylilies

https://youtu.be/_-l-Bjfsebk