I understand and agree that this is horrible. I don't see how to get around it, other than the way I do it-I try not to buy processed foods unless it's an emergency. So, I bake my own breads and desserts, make my own corned beef, make my own soft drink (root beer and ginger ale are easy, as is lemon-lime soda...), and I can go on and on. Anything I like that's processed, I try to make my own. And surprisingly, it's not very hard to do. About 18 months ago, I bought a 1 1/2 gallon Coors light draft beer tap, and since I don't drink beer, I used the beer to make bread. When it was empty, I had a perfect container for making soda. Alton Brown has a great ginger ale recipe, and it makes a 2-liter bottle, so multiplying it by 6 makes a gallon and a half. That's a lot of soda. You make a syrup with the ginger and sugar and lemon juice, then mix with water and a bit of yeast, then let it sit for two days. After that, you'll never go to store-bought ginger ale. You can substitute lemon & lime juice to make a good 7-up substitute. So you can control what you put in your bodies.
And surprisingly, it really doesn't take a whole lot of additional time out of a busy schedule. Maybe 45 min to make it, and two days to sit.
For corned beef, you just buy the raw beef and brine it for three weeks.
My one downfall is chips-corn chips, potato chips, etc. But Kettle Chips seem to be less processed than others. But you can make your own.
Not tooting my own horn above, but showing how you can boycot crud like the report and still have things you'll love to eat...
choke, spit, uggggggggg! Thanks for the heads up.
