US Food Policy: If you could change one thing...

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Beet_Girl
Beet_Girl Posts: 102
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If you could change one thing about US food policy, what would it be and why?

Examples: labeling of GMOs, FDA approval of supplements, SNAP benefits, ect.
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  • dgkt
    dgkt Posts: 57 Member
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    Get rid of the FDA & subsidies for corn &soy
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
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    Oh this one is going to be interesting...
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    But, i'm in with better labeling.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
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    Get rid of the FDA & subsidies for corn &soy

    ^^^^This, right here^^^^

    Rigger
  • ztaitaifufu
    ztaitaifufu Posts: 77 Member
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    give all the current subsidies to organic farmers / outlaw GMOs, (even russia's doing it)
  • Beet_Girl
    Beet_Girl Posts: 102
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    Get rid of the FDA & subsidies for corn &soy

    ^^^^This, right here^^^^

    Rigger

    Why get rid of the FDA?
  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
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  • D_squareG
    D_squareG Posts: 361 Member
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    Require all restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
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    Require all restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus.

    Yup, accurate ones too.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
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    Require all restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus.

    Yup, accurate ones too.

    So much this. Regardless of chain or not. They know what they're putting in it shouldn't be that hard. And let's be honest, if they had to start reporting calorie counts and sodium content a lot of places would stop the abuse of butter and salt in their recipes.
  • kyherber
    kyherber Posts: 5 Member
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    Update the Federal Government's basic food pyramid/my plate standards to include more fats (especially saturated fats), less grains, and de-emphasize non-fermented dairy products. Also, make sugar and omega-3 fatty acids (found in oils made from corn, soy, sunflower, vegetable, safflower, etc.) public enemies number one and two.
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
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    Invest funds to creating Star Trek inspired food replicators. World hunger problem solved.

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    If you're going to dream, dream big.
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 570 Member
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    Ax Monsanto and any other sneaky legislation like it.
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
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    Cut the salt levels in most processed foods by half or 75 percent because foods do not need to be that salty.....ever......
  • IPAkiller
    IPAkiller Posts: 711 Member
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    Get rid of the FDA & subsidies for corn &soy

    ^^^^This, right here^^^^

    Rigger
    ^^^ EXACTLY (sharpens pitch fork on bench grinder)
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    Require all restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus.

    Yup, accurate ones too.

    So much this. Regardless of chain or not. They know what they're putting in it shouldn't be that hard. And let's be honest, if they had to start reporting calorie counts and sodium content a lot of places would stop the abuse of butter and salt in their recipes.
    The reason it's only required for chain restaurants is because it's expensive to have the testing done to determine the calorie count, and that could seriously shut down smaller mom and pop restaurants.
  • Fitnin6280
    Fitnin6280 Posts: 618 Member
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    give all the current subsidies to organic farmers / outlaw GMOs, (even russia's doing it)

    Yes great idea, and in the process you will effectively put small farmers out of business, increase poverty, and add to world hunger!! Great idea!!!!!!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    give all the current subsidies to organic farmers / outlaw GMOs, (even russia's doing it)

    That's silly and Russia just rounded up stray dogs in sochi and killed them, should we do that as well?
  • somefitsomefat
    somefitsomefat Posts: 445 Member
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    Require all restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus.

    Yup, accurate ones too.

    So much this. Regardless of chain or not. They know what they're putting in it shouldn't be that hard. And let's be honest, if they had to start reporting calorie counts and sodium content a lot of places would stop the abuse of butter and salt in their recipes.
    The reason it's only required for chain restaurants is because it's expensive to have the testing done to determine the calorie count, and that could seriously shut down smaller mom and pop restaurants.

    Couldn't they just add up the values of the ingredients?
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    The one thing I would change is get the federal government OUT of it!

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