Hobbes Why Is Processed Food So Bad For You Summary

Michael Hobbes, a blogger for Rottin in Denmark, compares his creations in the kitchen to processed foods in grocery stores in the article, “Why is Processed Food so Bad for You?” He discovered that his recipe could not compete with processed foods because his ingredients are expensive, hard to standardize, and would not last long on the shelf. He found that in order to fix this problem, his food would end up like the not-so-healthy products in our grocery stores. Processed foods are bad for you because they contain chemicals and preservatives to lengthen the shelf life and enhance the taste. This article states, “In a dilemma between earning more profit and protecting public health, profit will win” (2). Large corporations are only focused