Cabbage, baked potatoes, and tiny snacks! ‘Trends’ or recession indicators? I’ll let you decide. Either way, it’s giving austere. Both M&S and Ocado’s nutritionists confirm that Fibremaxxing and Proteinmaxxing are here to stay. (Side note: I saw a salad in M&S the other day that had 35 plants in it and wasn't even vegan, wth??). Everyone is making tiny versions of things because Ozempic. And in true Waitrose fashion, they claim that browned butter is the ‘new pistachio’. Well OK then.
The Glucose Goddess is pregnant and apparently that gives her license to spread misinformation and scare other people who might be pregnant or trying to get pregnant? Why is everything that comes out of her mouth a half-truth or a straight up lie? Anyway, don’t pay her any attention. The folic acid you get over the counter is totally fine.
Canada have introduced new front-of-pack labels that are intended to warn consumers when a product has more than 15% of their daily ration of salt, sugar, or fat. Except the labels are fairly inconspicuous and whether or not they’ll have any meaningful impact is TBD. Anyway I hope that one day policy makers will come up with something that doesn't just rely on individual people making 'better choices' while doing nothing to improve the material conditions that constrain aforementioned choice. (For more on the logic of 'choice' see Chris van Tulleken).
Does anyone remember the time that the hotdog on Ed Gamble’s standup tour poster was replaced with a cucumber on TfL? London’s transport network introduced a ‘junk food’ advertising ban in 2019 and Ed’s hotdog was considered to be a HFSS food (high fat, salt, sugar). This ban has been rolled-out nationwide meaning you cannot advertise ‘junk’ food on TV before 9pm. Nor can you advertise it anytime online. It’s unclear how this will work in practice, for say, recipe developers who have a baking newsletter, or cookbooks who might have a healthy recipe but it’s high in fat because it’s got cheese and avocado (for example). I’m not against advertising bans per se – I have tried to instil a deep skepticism of any adverts or marketing into Avery – but that’s coming from the perspective that I don’t want to feel like buying shit I don’t need will make my life better. If we’re banning advertising for ‘junk food’, can we also ban advertising for GLP-1s and fucking creatine and cosmetic surgery and shapewear and anything to do with the Kardashians?
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