How many of you reading the paper this morning think about what you eat before you eat it? How about while you eat it?

How many of you have meat with every meal or twice a day? What are you eating now while you read this over breakfast – eggs? Cereal with over 7 grams of sugar per serving (and how many servings are in that bowl anyway?) A big glass of milk? Toasted white bread with butter? Egg McMuffin?

What's IN this stuff, anyway? Recently I made the decision to ask myself these questions: Why do we eat the way we do? How is it detrimental to our health? How can I change? It’s a scary thing to ask ourselves about our food. We may not realize it, but we’re addi ...

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