I remember growing up and constantly eating garden fresh food. We did eat some meat, but we always had a balanced diet. Having grown up on fresh food, I learned to be very careful about the food that I bought from the grocery store. We as a whole, Americans have had our daily regimen of food slowly becoming worse and worse. The FDA, of course does not care about the American people because they want to keep us sick. Having had fresh food all my childhood, I learned that all this other processed food really is awful and should not even be allowed on the store shelves. The food that is good for you costs more than the bad food which is mostly processed with preservatives and just not good for anyone. Here in the United States, obesity is a real problem for both children and adults. Another example of just how our government just does not care. We really have to be diligent about everything we eat.