The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Crap
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Awesome! A fellow Food Babe hater here at work and I have proclaimed Fridays to be #foodbabefriday where we try to dig up the most ridiculous claims of her that we can find.... This is a perfect way to start my day, thanks Acg!
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crazyjerseygirl wrote: »crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Do you guys remember a thread a few months back where a woman insisted that sodium bicarbonate was a toxin because they use it in rock quarry leaching processes or something like that? That was one of my favorite all time threads...
So because they use food for non-food things it's poison?
I wonder what they think of corn ethanol?
Oh she was a peach. I can't remember what started it, I think it had something to do with KFC, she said that it was evil because they use chemicals in the chicken, and when we prompted her to name the evil chemicals she said sodium bicarbonate. You know, baking soda. She wouldn't back down though. Said she doesn't consume it. EVER.
CHEMICAL CHICKEN!!! Oh, the memories. That thread was bingo X 1,000. Seriously, I think I filled out three sheets. All I was missing was magic trampolines.
Wait...there's a bingo card? WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME?!?
Stick around. Bingo threads happen ALL THE TIME. LOL.0 -
crazyjerseygirl wrote: »crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Do you guys remember a thread a few months back where a woman insisted that sodium bicarbonate was a toxin because they use it in rock quarry leaching processes or something like that? That was one of my favorite all time threads...
So because they use food for non-food things it's poison?
I wonder what they think of corn ethanol?
Oh she was a peach. I can't remember what started it, I think it had something to do with KFC, she said that it was evil because they use chemicals in the chicken, and when we prompted her to name the evil chemicals she said sodium bicarbonate. You know, baking soda. She wouldn't back down though. Said she doesn't consume it. EVER.
CHEMICAL CHICKEN!!! Oh, the memories. That thread was bingo X 1,000. Seriously, I think I filled out three sheets. All I was missing was magic trampolines.
Wait...there's a bingo card? WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME?!?
Stick around. Bingo threads happen ALL THE TIME. LOL.
Who is handing out the bingo cards these days? I had one, but it was in my inbox, and those messages get deleted after 30 days I think and I forgot to save the sucker. I can't remember who sent it to me, Emily maybe?
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crazyjerseygirl wrote: »crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Do you guys remember a thread a few months back where a woman insisted that sodium bicarbonate was a toxin because they use it in rock quarry leaching processes or something like that? That was one of my favorite all time threads...
So because they use food for non-food things it's poison?
I wonder what they think of corn ethanol?
Oh she was a peach. I can't remember what started it, I think it had something to do with KFC, she said that it was evil because they use chemicals in the chicken, and when we prompted her to name the evil chemicals she said sodium bicarbonate. You know, baking soda. She wouldn't back down though. Said she doesn't consume it. EVER.
CHEMICAL CHICKEN!!! Oh, the memories. That thread was bingo X 1,000. Seriously, I think I filled out three sheets. All I was missing was magic trampolines.
Wait...there's a bingo card? WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME?!?
Stick around. Bingo threads happen ALL THE TIME. LOL.
Who is handing out the bingo cards these days? I had one, but it was in my inbox, and those messages get deleted after 30 days I think and I forgot to save the sucker. I can't remember who sent it to me, Emily maybe?
I don't know. I just create them in my head haha. But there was a great one going around in an image. It might actually be in the chemical chicken thread.0 -
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rjmudlax13 wrote: »
"Because we're winning"
That in a nutshell is it. Gone are the days (or were those days ever here?) of educated consumer who would just say "meh" and pass by. I live in a country where the presidential candidates from one party will proudly pronounce that they reject science and embrace mythology. So yes, the uneducated are winning and I'm scared as *kitten* about it.
Taking the high road of letting idiots be is too dangerous in a culture where a person who rejects evidence can start a war.0 -
crazyjerseygirl wrote: »rjmudlax13 wrote: »
"Because we're winning"
That in a nutshell is it. Gone are the days (or were those days ever here?) of educated consumer who would just say "meh" and pass by. I live in a country where the presidential candidates from one party will proudly pronounce that they reject science and embrace mythology. So yes, the uneducated are winning and I'm scared as *kitten* about it.
Taking the high road of letting idiots be is too dangerous in a culture where a person who rejects evidence can start a war.
I cringe about what our allies must think when these are the ones we put forward as leadership material.
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lthames0810 wrote: »crazyjerseygirl wrote: »rjmudlax13 wrote: »
"Because we're winning"
That in a nutshell is it. Gone are the days (or were those days ever here?) of educated consumer who would just say "meh" and pass by. I live in a country where the presidential candidates from one party will proudly pronounce that they reject science and embrace mythology. So yes, the uneducated are winning and I'm scared as *kitten* about it.
Taking the high road of letting idiots be is too dangerous in a culture where a person who rejects evidence can start a war.
I cringe about what our allies must think when these are the ones we put forward as leadership material.
Give it a few generations and we woulnt have anything to ally with. Seriously, how long do they think scientists will stay in a country that hates science?0 -
California passed the mandatory vaccination law. There was a picture in our local paper of a mother and her baby, obviously passionate about her beliefs and obviously a protester, weeping at the result. Full of pathos, for sure. I wish I could put my arm around that poor woman and explain her fears are all out of proportion of the danger.
I wonder if the lack of genuine threats to our children leads to irrational fears (first world problems)? We're genetically predisposed to remove all threats to our progeny, after all.0 -
This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:00 -
HipsterWhovian wrote: »This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:0
Former rape victim weighing in here.
That's disgusting. I really don't even have words for what that is, but disgusting will do.
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HipsterWhovian wrote: »This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:0
I have a few names I want to call them, but They would certainly be against the mfp rules.
That is in really bad taste. Like seriously?
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HipsterWhovian wrote: »This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:0
These are people who have lost all sense of proportion and reality and empathy.
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I keep thinking of that and getting angrier, not just because of the picture, but as a person on immune suppressants and the whole ignorance of the anti-vax movement to be using THAT sort of imagery... where's my choice walking around with a suppressed immune system in the face of their idiocy?0
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I'm asked not to bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when I work as a substitute (which sucks because it's a super easy vegetarian lunch) because a kid on the campus might be allergic and I have no way of knowing.
But you can just not vaccinate your child and that's totally cool whether or not you're aware of kids or adults with immune system issues being present (and I've been to a school where they had 3 kids currently fighting cancer)!
I am so freaking proud of California for stepping up and requiring vaccinations.0 -
Now, while I am a huge proponent in not eating processed foods or cosmetics, she just takes it too far. A lot of harmless ingredients are listed by their scientific names and those are always hard to pronounce. I could understand avoiding stuff like PEG-18, but to avoid ANYTHING that you cannot say? She sounds like a fanatic0
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crazyjerseygirl wrote: »pollypocket1021 wrote: »mumblemagic wrote: »pollypocket1021 wrote: »If you choose not to vaccinate your kid for any other reason than they are immune compromised or have a legit allergy to the vaccine then please home school them and keep them away from the public. Not vaccinating for "reasons" is selfish beyond belief.
Allergy is not an excuse. My oldest tested positive to whole eggs, egg yokes, and egg whites. (Yes, they tested all three and he is legit allergic. Annoying, not life threatening.) He gets a flu shot every year and is up to date on all other vaccines. The American board of pediatrics says egg allergies are not a contraindication.
There are some people who are allergic to other ingredients in vaccines though.
Glad your son can be vaccinated
Egg is the most common. I've not heard of allergies to any other ingredients.
I think it's severity, I know this is my friends problem and her son has most vaccinations but the dr doesn't want to risk MMR till he's older.
Hope they keep him out of Disney Land till he's older too.0 -
Now, while I am a huge proponent in not eating processed foods or cosmetics, she just takes it too far. A lot of harmless ingredients are listed by their scientific names and those are always hard to pronounce. I could understand avoiding stuff like PEG-18, but to avoid ANYTHING that you cannot say? She sounds like a fanatic
I'm not a huge fan of eating cosmetics either. They just aren't focusing on flavor these days.1 -
crazyjerseygirl wrote: »pollypocket1021 wrote: »mumblemagic wrote: »pollypocket1021 wrote: »If you choose not to vaccinate your kid for any other reason than they are immune compromised or have a legit allergy to the vaccine then please home school them and keep them away from the public. Not vaccinating for "reasons" is selfish beyond belief.
Allergy is not an excuse. My oldest tested positive to whole eggs, egg yokes, and egg whites. (Yes, they tested all three and he is legit allergic. Annoying, not life threatening.) He gets a flu shot every year and is up to date on all other vaccines. The American board of pediatrics says egg allergies are not a contraindication.
There are some people who are allergic to other ingredients in vaccines though.
Glad your son can be vaccinated
Egg is the most common. I've not heard of allergies to any other ingredients.
I think it's severity, I know this is my friends problem and her son has most vaccinations but the dr doesn't want to risk MMR till he's older.
Hope they keep him out of Disney Land till he's older too.
Yup. Which is sad because apparently Disney has really good allergy policies.0 -
Speaking of idiotic pseudoscience, some anti-pesticide peeps have become hysterical about people applying DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE to their lawns.
Imagine how mortified those garden forum folks were when I told them they'd been duped.
Dihydrogen monoxide is H2O. Water.0 -
NO!!! for reals?!?!?tinascar2015 wrote: »Speaking of idiotic pseudoscience, some anti-pesticide peeps have become hysterical about people applying DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE to their lawns.
Imagine how mortified those garden forum folks were when I told them they'd been duped.
Dihydrogen monoxide is H2O. Water.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »HipsterWhovian wrote: »This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:0
Former rape victim weighing in here.
That's disgusting. I really don't even have words for what that is, but disgusting will do.
I reported the TenPenny nasty poster. More reports = more likely to be banned from Facebook. Blech!0 -
Now, while I am a huge proponent in not eating processed foods or cosmetics, she just takes it too far. A lot of harmless ingredients are listed by their scientific names and those are always hard to pronounce. I could understand avoiding stuff like PEG-18, but to avoid ANYTHING that you cannot say? She sounds like a fanatic
I'm not a huge fan of eating cosmetics either. They just aren't focusing on flavor these days.
Flavor really is key.
Nice catch xD0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »HipsterWhovian wrote: »This isn't Foodbabe but another anti vaxxer. The most ridiculous thing I've seen. Warning: contains potential triggers of abuse.
https://www.facebook.com/vaccineinfo/posts/10153193325775891:0
Former rape victim weighing in here.
That's disgusting. I really don't even have words for what that is, but disgusting will do.
I reported the TenPenny nasty poster. More reports = more likely to be banned from Facebook. Blech!
I reported it and got an email from Facebook saying it didn't violate their community standards. What ridiculous horsesh*t
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