22. Food Effects and Drug Defects

Series 22 examines the diets of many Americans; some unusual and humorously harmless; others unusual and harmful. Several articles target the food and drug industries for their pushing unhealthy, sometimes dangerous products onto the public.   Food and drink are continuously being sold in smaller offerings at higher prices: Downsizing Products, Upsizing Prices. ~ The Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) company is dropping its famous slogan: Used to be Finger Licking Good!…How un-American! ~ An article on a product called Ritz Bits…and don’t eat too much.  ~ Kraft avocado dip has almost not avocado in it.  You will be surprised what it does contain: Krafting a Food with no Food? ~  This piece is about spinach and E. coli. ~ The  next report is also about E.coli scares, but the culprit is in tacos: Taco Bell Blues. ~ Even bean spots can be dangerous. You Should have had the Lamp Chops. ~ This report is about the concerns on a  wide variety of food. In light of the many possibilities, I think it of dancing to Salmonella Serenades. ~ Or for that matter, the Botulism Serenades, with the culprit being the All-American nacho cheese dip. ~ Next, there are Watermelon fights and feasts in Watermelon Man! ~ This link is to  another Food Follies report on What America Eats, which is a great amount of fried food: America’s Eating Habits. ~ Have you ever cooked and tasted a pig’s head? Take a look at Un-American markets. This next  article is not on food, but on a similar fixation, the oral satisfaction of smoking: Organic Carbon Monoxide. ~ This next  piece has been excerpted from one of my books.  I thought is was a good fit for this series: Hamhurger Haven . ~  A food and drink festival, with a  visit to San Francisco’s SF Chefs 2011 feast. ~  A New York style deli named The Manhattan Grill is located in Palm Springs. ~  Orchards in my back yard. a dream come true: Fruits of No Labor. ~ Comparing a Michelin 3-Star restaurant to  a cafe not even rated: Eating High on the Hog. ~ A somber, satiric look at possible side effects of medicine: An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure.