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Eat Food, NOT Commodities

Most of the food in grocery stores isn't real food—it's commodities, mass-produced for profit, not for nutrition. 👇

1/ Commodities like corn, wheat, soy, veg. oils & sugar aren’t chosen for their nutrient density—they’re chosen because they’re cheap, storable, & profitable. These ultra-refined ingredients dominate processed foods.

2/ The U.S. food system subsidizes & industrializes these crops, turning them into highly processed, high-profit, low-nutrient products:

Corn → High-fructose corn syrup, seed oils

Canola/Sunflower/Safflower → High Omega-6

Wheat → Refined flour (empty carbs)

Soy → Soybean oil, fillers in processed meat

Sugar → Ultra-processed junk

3/ These commodity-based foods are engineered for shelf life, profit & addiction, not for your health. They spike blood sugar, fuel obesity, & lack many essential nutrients.

4/ When you remove commodity-based foods from your diet, you’re left with:

✅ Local/regionally sourced meats

✅ Eggs from real farms

✅ Wild-caught fish/mollusks/crustaceans

✅ Fresh dairy (if tolerated)

✅ Seasonal vegetables/fruits/berries

✅ Nuts & animal fats instead of seed oils

5/ These foods are not mass-produced in the same way because they:

Require careful handling (not scalable)

Spoil faster (a sign of real food)

Can’t be easily turned into ultra-processed junk

6/ Food vs. Commodity:

🌱 Pastured beef ≠ Feedlot beef (corn-fed commodity)

🥩 Butter/Lard ≠ Vegetable oil (commodity soy/corn)

🍳 Pasture-raised eggs ≠ Factory-farmed eggs (corn-fed)

🍎 Fresh fruit ≠ Corn syrup-based “fruit” snacks

7/ If your food comes from a factory instead of a farm, it's likely a commodity, not food.

8/ Real food nourishes. Commodities fill shelves. Choose wisely.

hint: if all you can currently afford/find is factory-farmed meat/eggs, they are still 100x better for you than sugar/grains/seed oils...

RightWingHippie 11mo ago

I gotta say, I’m recently changing what I eat and what I don’t. Sees oils, added sugars and refined grains. I’m still finding it difficult to source my food from organic sources. Cost, convenience and life. I figure as I approach better food choices the changes will be incremental. I feel I have to do it this way or I will beat myself up and give up. I don’t want that.

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