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alice_wonders's review against another edition
4.0
So who or what is really "stuffing" America? Author not only presents viewpoints but also potential solutions & the shared responsibility btwn private & public sectors to work together. There's also an amusing chapter dedicated to the cupcake.
jascolib's review against another edition
1.0
Horrible book. Could not get past the first 50 pages. Hank Cardello does not know how to write.His writing takes the reader in circles, repeating what he had said in the paragraph before.
sugarbloom's review against another edition
The book is interesting to some extent, but the solutions he proposes absolutely miss the point. For instance, he suggests taking percentages out of every major chain's advertising budget to fund independent studies that address questions like "Which is healthier for my kids: regular Pepsi or diet Pepsi?" Um, how about neither? Ever thought of refusing soda for your kids altogether and making them drink water?
The short section where he imagines the "fast food restaurant of the future" is also peculiarly depressing. He mentions "omega burgers" that have been injected with omega-3s. This completely ignores the fact that the reason for our current omega-3 deficiencies is the fact that our diet is so overwhelmingly grain-based. Our meat has no omega-3s because our beef is fed grain instead of grass and is raised in CAFOs instead of on pasture. This vision of the future is still assuming that we raise our meat in this unhealthy and unsustainable way, which is depressing at best and dystopian at worst.
You're delivered food based on your particular body chemistry, but that would involve complete trust in both the food industry and the medical industry, which - no matter how far both advance - are still industries. That means they're based on money, not on your well-being - and they never will be - unless it brings them profit. I realize the entire premise of the book is that fast food companies can be more conscious of the health of their customers without compromising profits, but the idea that we will ever be able to completely depend on them for our well-being is laughable.
In a nutshell: Skip this and read Michael Pollan.
The short section where he imagines the "fast food restaurant of the future" is also peculiarly depressing. He mentions "omega burgers" that have been injected with omega-3s. This completely ignores the fact that the reason for our current omega-3 deficiencies is the fact that our diet is so overwhelmingly grain-based. Our meat has no omega-3s because our beef is fed grain instead of grass and is raised in CAFOs instead of on pasture. This vision of the future is still assuming that we raise our meat in this unhealthy and unsustainable way, which is depressing at best and dystopian at worst.
You're delivered food based on your particular body chemistry, but that would involve complete trust in both the food industry and the medical industry, which - no matter how far both advance - are still industries. That means they're based on money, not on your well-being - and they never will be - unless it brings them profit. I realize the entire premise of the book is that fast food companies can be more conscious of the health of their customers without compromising profits, but the idea that we will ever be able to completely depend on them for our well-being is laughable.
In a nutshell: Skip this and read Michael Pollan.
erinmully's review against another edition
2.0
Hank Cardello seems to be a fan of a few things - artificial sweeteners, pumping vitamins into foods like hamburgers, and 100 calorie packs. He seems to think there really is no problem with processed foods. I picked up this book at the library without knowing anything about it. I didn't hate the book, but I certainly didn't agree with most of the points Mr. Cardello tries to make.
amyma's review against another edition
3.0
Good book with interesting information, but a bit boring. Some parts I really got into, others I just wanted the book to be over.
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