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Ridiculous Food Products

As far as ridiculous food products, Lunchables are pretty high on the list. First of all, I must apologize that you need to scroll down through three and a half pages of ingredients. Secondly, this product is an environmental disaster. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that as you break something down into ever [...]

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So, I’ve mocked Flapsticks before (because they are such an easy target and contain approximately 60 ingredients), but I returned to the product page today to find a new photo:

So much better than the old one, don’t you think?

Nothing says “classy” and “nutritious” like distant blurry glasses of orange juice! The dim lighting makes the [...]

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I’ve mentioned the ridiculousness of Jimmy Dean Flapsticks before, maybe it’s time to throw down some sarcasm on Baconnaise? Jon Stewart recently combined these two ridiculous food products into one glorious promotion of the state of our food industry (if you’re impatient, jump to 2:00 where the action starts):
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Bacon is the new black. Why give your sweetheart a box of chocolates or overpriced roses on Valentines Day when you could pick up a package of Chocolate Covered Bacon Strips at your local Whole Foods for a mere $3.98? Nothing says: “you’re not fat” like some sugar and pig meat presented on a platter [...]

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Before scrolling down, think to yourself for a moment. Uncrustable. It’s an odd word to use to describe a food product, right? What could it be? I’ll save you the guesswork.

Yes, apparently making PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY sandwiches is too much trouble for parents in today’s go-go world. What they need is for someone else [...]

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