You Sure You Want Your Foods "All Natural"?

All natural. It's not all it's cracked up to be. I read the book " Fast Food Nation" for instance and in it the author talks about the difference between natural and artificial flavoring. Just because something is "all natural" doesn't mean that it's healthier or safer. Remember... arsenic is considered "all-natural". And you can have the same end product as a flavoring, the label comes from how you start the process. The book talks about this flavoring that's "naturally" derived from a fruit pit but the process used to create the particular flavoring creates a by-product that's highly lethal, just like arsenic. The artificial method does not create the by-product. In the end, you get the same flavoring.

Anyway, here's an article I came across that establishes the all-natural item used for the popular red food coloring -- the guts of a cochineal beetle. Used in yogurts and juices. Mmmm...

Oh... one more thing. If you click the book link to look at "Fast Food Nation" at Amazon, it lists other suggestions, such as "Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore. I don't endorse that book. Michael Moore is a sweaty, lying scumbag.