I'm finding ultra processed foods don't even taste good anymore. They aren't worth the money, they aren't worth the fact that they don't fill me up. They don't even hit the pleasure centers after I've lost 40 lbs. They just make me feel greasy, hungry, and ill.
I'm not quite there yet, although I've noticed (for example) Hershey's chocolate is trash now and most flavored chips are pretty bad if you think about it while you're eating them.
This is so true! I traveled recently, thus making some poor food choices, and yesterday I found myself craving fish and chips. That was the first time I've had a craving in a while, first of all (...interesting, after eating fast food...), but I figured why not, and we got some. I felt so unsatisfied after, and my belly felt full of grease 😖 so I ordered a salad to feel better 😩 I'm glad I'm starting to detox.
Last year I still had a really strong urge to pick up a McChicken every time I dropped my partner off for work, it was right on the way home. Every day it made me feel ill until one day I just stopped. It’s been almost a year now and I still get the crave on long drives but I try to remember that it will just make me feel bad and not even taste that good anyways.
So relatable. I had an offer for a free Sheetz Glob. It's a about the size of a wide mouth jar and it's double layer chocolate cake with cream filling and 470 calories of ultra processed ass. A few bites later it was in the trash.
Not only that, but more recently they've decreased the volume, added more ingredients as well as increased the calories and price. For example a Snickers bar now (not the big one) went from 220 to 250 calories except it's smaller than it was before. I'd rather have a cheat day and make homemade brownies because at least I know a piece of brownie will literally be less calories than a Snickers bar and after losing so much (little over 92 lbs lost with 18-25 more to go) one brownie is all I need. I much prefer to get my sugar from fruits now because not only is it delicious, but you can have a ton of volume for less calories and it's filled with vitamins and fiber I need. You can't beat it. I'll never go back.
It's actually less food for the same price, but it's different and tailored to them, so nestle wants people to pay more for the lesser quantity specialized product
TBF, a more protein filled food is what those people need to avoid losing lean mass. Actually, those products would be better for everyone wanting junk food. Of course, eating whole foods and cooking yourself would be loads better.
@@defeqel6537 right? I was shook when I figured out a couple years ago that 2 boiled eggs keep me full for much longer than a whopper. If I have to have Burger King I just get 6pc nuggets, that’s the least offensive food there imo.
People eating less = them making less money. They’re trembling in their boots at the thought that they won’t be able to afford that 40th Lamborghini. And I will never forget that Nestle wanted to privatize water at one point. Evil company.
I stopped into a Burger King the other day with my daughter for the first time in years. Ordered two normal "combo" meals, not large or anything, and it cost just as much as if I'd have gone to the nice Thai place I love. Huge surprise to me.
Right? For the same amount you could even go to a Chipotle, which isn't as nice as a goof Thai place, but more widely found, and get a big burrito bowl which is really two meals! Fast food buns have such a weird taste to them as well. Or some of the grocery stores have a discount sushi day! Cheaper than fast food! And sushi is v good for you. Me and my dad used to stop and get a thing of fries from Wendy's and me a Jr. Frosty(free if you buy a 2$ tag) after work some days (Assembling grills and such outdoors at HomeDepot) and then Wendy's changed their fry recipe and it's like, uhhhhh no it's not worth it.
The taco bell app has a deal where for 7 dollars you get a burrito, taco, drink, and side. I'm usually full after the burrito and side and have something to eat for dinner/lunch. Compared to 10-11 dollars for a sandwich and fries...
The price for a pretty bad (although tasty) meal at McDonald's - chicken nuggets and fries - was way higher than a sandwich from a supermarket sandwich bar 40m away. The sandwich was huge, there were healthy bread options, lots of veggies, ham that looked like actual ham (with meat fibers, not the canned stuff), normal Gouda-like cheese. Butter that might have some margarine (knowing big corporations) but still mostly butter. Basically very decent option for lunch. Way more filling too, and I never manage to eat it whole at once. Costs maybe $2.50 (using exchange rates), while the McDonald's meal was over $10. Btw in between there is also a salad fast food, I've heard very good opinions of it, it's of course as expensive but it's salads with grilled chicken and stuff (in bowls or some pita or tortilla). I've heard that that particular point is badly manage though so I won't visit, but maybe in some other place.
Usually I use the burger king app with the coupons. I get a chicken jr, large fries (usually there's an any size $1 fries coupon), and a value soda at under $5.
Do you ever feel like the government hides a lot about what’s really in our food? It’s seriously messed up when you start to look into it. I’ve been reading this book called The 23 Former Doctor Truths by Lauren Clark, and it breaks down so much of what we’re not being told.
I finished that book 2 weeks ago and I can say that is amazing book. Would also recommend it. She helped me with so many of new health routines and it was actually interesting to read what she revealed about Industry and how they manipulate society.
Yeah, the problem is you'd have to grow your own food but there's isn't any time for that with a full time job, home and yard and vehicles to upkeep, kids to raise, etc.
This has nothing to do with the government but with food companies like Nestle who want to you being fat and selling you tons of food. The FDA is their opposition and your friend in this case. But guess who tries to blame "the government" as the evil guys and get rich in the process.
They are also (surprise surprise) evil. Kiana mentioned the sugar in Africa part but they also handed out large samples of baby formula from employees pretending to be nurses. It was just long enough for the mothers to stop producing breast milk so they had to keep buying formula. They also didn't have reliable access to clean water for the formula so thousands of babies were getting sick and some even did not make it.
It was so bad a dutch man created his own company (im talking about Tony's Chocolonely) because he was so mad at them using child slaves to make chocolate. I still can't believe people still buy their stuff aften not only killing babies but also having child slaves
Speaking of ingredients supplementation go look up upcycling Make sme ill thinking about it, it's pretty much a glamorous way of recycling unwanted food for commercial use which can be anything.
True, I remember how stacks used to taste so good and were cheap, now it's expensive, it doesn't taste good, and the portion got way smaller, it's just not worth it
It is astronomically cheaper to cook your own food as well. Buy chicken thighs and breasts, buy a bag of jasmine or brown rice. Buy a bag of beans. If you divvy up the portions it works out to around $1 or two per meal... And it's healthy, and filling.
It can be very cheap with some imagination, you’re right! I make a stock pot of lentil soup using split red lentils, I chuck in as many vegetables as I fancy, simmer for 30 minutes then use a hand blender a bit, you then have lovely soup that’ll last a few meals. I also fry an onion with garlic separately and add them after blending, it tastes lovely, is dirt cheap to make and is wholesome
Potatoes that you cut into wedges, chicken that you cook with a bit of oil and honey and a sauce made out of roasted beetroot is insanely tasty and doesn't cost much either! I was a bit picky when I lost weight 8 years ago and refused honey, but ever since I started using honey and olive oil more in my cooking, the healthy food is just beyooond delicious, and beetroot is SO cheap in my country!
I am currently ditching ultra processed foods. Why should I give my hard earned money to companies who want to slowly kill me with addiction to empty calories.
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 Because people are fed this stuff by parents who trusted commercials to tell them information about food and dieting for about 4 generations.
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420peer pressure, social pressure, strict families, closed minded parents who don't care for their own health, big business, bad and unconscious habits formed in public schools etc...
Stopped eating that crap for a while, yesterday I had movie night with my bestie and we indulged in some of my old favourite snacks. It really doesnt hit the same anymore. I felt greasy and unwell afterwards, and wished I had eaten fruit instead. You really can wear off the cravings for these food products if you cut it out long enough to adapt to regular food again.
really? because it gets even better every time for me. i went a year without eating sugar or anything processed and CRIED when i went back to it because it was that good. i didn't miss it when i stopped because i like natural foods too, but holy fuck that hit different
@@selenite3890 Wow, I wonder if genetics have anything to do with that? Chris Van Tulleken mentioned genetics dictating how motivated we are by food, in his book about UPF. Either way I used to Looove things like Kinder chocolates and potato chips, and I ate them all the time. But eating it now actually makes me feel sick, its too sweet. Soda remains a major weakness, but I prefer fruits over chocolates now after I started making food from scratch and cutting sweets off my diet a few years ago.
I dropped fast food for a few months over 18 years ago. Lost power and had Taco Bell. Started bad and I felt bad. That was the last time I ate fast food. I don't miss it.
@@tigers7834 It was NEVER cheaper for lunch than just making your own lunch from scratch at home. Sure, it's faster and more convenient, but it was NEVER cheaper.
"They're a business they have to make money", I've never agreed with those who say this. If it's necessary for a company to put people's health at risk and for them to actively disregard safety and ethics they they shouldn't exist at all.
@@supersonicracer40 that may be correct, but these big corpos are reaching billions in wealth now, when is it ever gonna be enough? yes, they need money to provide a service, but not THIS much
That is totally me-I ate fast food almost every day. But then I got sick of the increasing prices and began limiting it to 4-6x per month. Lost 7lbs over the course of two months and I'm just going to keep going with it. Inflation has been a blessing in that respect.
I am your opposite. If the food is nutrient dense and worth the hassle. I don't mind paying a few more dollars provided it gives the resources to stay in the best shape of my life
exactly, this was a planned execution. WEF wants everyone eating a certain way, which means they need monopolies on the food system first. so bye bye fast food, even chain restaurants like apple bees, etc.
I’m waiting and hoping for the day Nestle announces they’re going out of business. And I can think of a handful of other companies that will be right behind them.
I'm gonna say it. I buy Semaglutide as a peptide (which is super cheap, search about it), I reconstitute it myself, and both me and my husband couldn't be happier. I now take 0.6mg and he takes 0.7mg, we're both good at that dosage (you have to build up to it). In total it costs us about 15 euros every month. We both lost weight (went from obese to normal weight), but the biggest positive of this drug is it helped us fix our relationship with food after decades of junk food addiction. We almost never crave processed or sugary foods anymore. Our food related stress has reduced A LOT. And the amount of money we save is ASTRONOMICAL. So now, we buy healthier whole foods AND we save money. It's a win-win! And let's not forget it's those huge companies who created the obesity epidemic in the first place, since high palatable foods are shown to have the same effect on brain as addictive drugs. So they can suck it and cry all they want. I hope they go bankrupt and people finally have more access to healthy local foods than junk foods made by greedy corps. And I'm not even gonna start talking about the health problems & risks that come with being chronically obese.
Me and my husband used to eat out 2 times a week, Taco Bell, Wendy's McDonalds, Burger King, etc. When we realized we realized we were spending $30 to sometimes even $40 each time, we knew something had to give. The convenience just isn't worth it right now! Now I've started budgeting better and cooking more whole foods. We're definitely not perfect, but we already feel so much better and have saved hundreds of dollars.
How old are you? How many kids? How many hours do you work/week? Do you own your house? Your cars? How big is your yard? It's great when you have time to do things. Not great when you don't.
Nestle could have almost had a product for people with sensory issues - if somebody was selling a fixed-price meal that was always the exact same and had protein and fiber etc. in it, I’d be a customer for years, especially since I struggle with having an appetite at all. But they apparently just Had To Be Evil. (I’m not sure why I got recommended this, I live off protein bars and frozen food, but it was a great video!)
I've been cooking more meals from scratch and god, my body can now feel the difference between the two. When i eat a delicious home cooked meal i feel satisfied, but not full to bursting, but when i have a frozen meal its either I'm still hungry or I ate too much.
Same! Been cooking from scratch and have reduced UPF’s to around 10% of my families diet. We feel better, no headaches and stomach aches anymore. I can feel my energy returning. Less aches and pains. I’m satisfied after a meal instead of thinking about the next thing I’m going to eat. I wish I had’ve done this years ago.
We all fall short of God. You are just as evil only in different ways. The Devil is our friend and only does evil things because it is their nature to do so. Remove the Devil from power but don't try to get revenge.
The problem is that they have to produce financial results for their investors and stakeholders. Big investment funds invest for long term results in these big companies and the succes of the company rests on the believe of the investors. Once the investors stop seeing financial results and lose their trust and back out, the company loses value very fast and crashes. If enough people sell their shares, they can even burst like a bubble. To stay safe and to keep on producing results, the consumer and even other business clients are cut short. Less product (more cheaper filler materials and substitutions), higher prices, more shortcuts, less quality control, less service, more subscription-based services, more 'climate neutral', more 'woke', anything to keep the current investors happy enough and possibly attract new investors to raise the company value even more. It is a matter of capitalism sadly. While they generate money, the world is getting filthier and filthier...
When i lived in a west African town and the only “junky” thing i was eating regularly was a single packet of jelly candies a day, i felt so much healthier. I ate 3 meals a day, and multiple snacks, and never felt bloated, never gained weight, or felt sick. Moving back to the US, i gained a binge eating disorder and active food addiction. Took me 3 years to heal and lose the weight. I’m finally back to my sw but i still feel sick and gross all the time. Get me away from this ultraprocessed hell 😭😭
I highly recommend you find a local farmer’s market near you. Yes, they can be expensive but arguably you can’t put a price on your health. There are so many great fruits and vegetables that are grown by genuine people. You can ask them everything they put in producing it to ensure it meets your standards. Additionally, you can likely buy your meats directly from them. Just ask! If you can get to the point where the majority of your food comes from farmers, I guarantee you’ll feel better.
Nestle bought a company out I was working for a few years ago. We made vitamins like B12 zinc etc. so Nestle does make a lot of vitamins now. When they bought us out they took our bonuses and all kinds of perks we had. Keep in mind the company before took care of its employees and you could make a living. After Nestle bought them out everything changed for the worse.
Idk why Nestle would complain. Now they can just own the shrinkflation by labeling it as "health-conscious portions" or some other marketing BS. They can sell less product at a higher price, which is what they wanted to do anyway
For me it is not only the ridiculous cost of fast food burgers, chicken and tacos it’s the quality now. I cannot eat at most fast food chains without being sick within the hour. That has completely changed my habit of eating there. I no longer eat at any of them even if it means stopping and going into a grocery store to get something on a road trip.
For years now I try to avoid chicken when possible because they grow them so fast they develop a hard texture called woody breast syndrome. It just ruins the food when you bite into that texture 🤮 but that’s assuming the place your eating at isn’t using chicken re formed meat
Totally agree. After a long break from fast food, I tried some recently. it tasted chemically and disgusting. Yet, i still found myself craving more food than usual over the next few days. Whatever is being done to fast food is designed to get people to eat more.
Jacking up the prices is the BEST that big food companies could have done. Why? Because here (in Central Europe) too, more and more people are changing their eating habits, away from fast food and convenience food, to natural, local, seasonal WHOLE foods. Whole foods are now cheaper than any frozen-, fast- or convenience food! Saying goodbye to ultra processed foods is the VERY BEST you can do for your health, no matter how much you weigh!! Ultra processed foods should be reserved for special occasions or "cheat days" (if you like to do those).
Agreed. Those “increased revenues” she showed are from inflation. If prices of everything go up, the “amount” of profit does to, but inflation adjusted it’s not nearly the increase stockholders think. Then again, most of the stock market is just a game to try and out-run inflation in the first place.
Nestle and Africa... It's like they got beef with us! My oldest sibling was born at a time when my parents were working and nestle, through local clinics, was heavily pushing it's baby milk. She was given that formula as directed and ended up with rickets. I won't be sad if that company one day disappears off of the face of the planet.
I remember hearing about this for the first time And as an African it infuriates me how much these companies want to manipulate our entire way of life for profit Especially while pretending to be “the good guys” it’s sick and vile
Yup! I was going to say the same thing. Nestle uses Africa as it's testing continent to play around with human lives. I weep in rage for what's been done to my motherland.
I believe there was a lawsuit or similar about this? Or an attempt? Because they were pushing these samples, and then the mothers milk dries up and so they have to use formula. But Nestle was pushing this in some regions without access to clean, safe, water. Breastfeeding, if possible, would have been the best and safest option for these babies. Instead, many of them got formula mixed with dirty water.
@@archandset This is going to start happening with gas and oil as well. Since the world at large is looking at alternatives, the big megacorps have to look for new customers and they are going to try and get the Africans hooked on oil. As an 'unexploited' resource. Which is sick to think about fucking over an entire continent, but esp one that has historically been fucked over for 100s and 100s of years? Like ffs.
Someone laughed at me the other day when I joked that the snack food industry would make an Ozempic snack line. Two days later, here we are. 😂. I like this format of quicker stories BTW. 👍
I’ve been trying to avoid UPFs for years in an on and off cycle and I have first-hand experienced people thinking me a “snob” because of my food preferences, which makes it all the more difficult to quit UPFs! Goes to show that the average guy isn’t taught the extent of UPF detriment to the body and how much control it really has on us.
I just tell them it makes me sick. Which is true. I am currently recovering from debilitating fatigue and other issues, and I'm only recovering because I quit UPFs.
Where has this channel been all my life. This is exactly the kind of content I want to see. The honesty, the sheer amount of articles presented as pointers, crazy good argumentation. You are actually perfect. This format is awesome too I'd like to see more videos like this.
This was it for me as well. I drank a ton of Diet Dr Pepper, and I absolutely refuse to pay $10 for a 12 pack. I quit eating snack food for the same reason. I will not pay $5+ for a bag of Doritos, and I sure as hell won't pay almost NINE DOLLARS for a bag of Stacy's Pita Chips. Food companies did this to themselves, and I'm delighted to see it.
Dude, there's a deal here in Oregon where you buy 2 packs and get 3 free 🫠😵💫🤯 they WANT us fat here... 😭 I just grab my sparkling waters and get out of there as fast as I can 🏃🏻♀️
If you go to a fast food restaurant please don't yell at the employees and managers about the prices. For working there we have nothing to do with it and we are just as shocked as you about the prices but we can do nothing. We know we work for a horrible company. We don't join it with a big smile on our face. We do it because we have no choice. If the fast food chains were to close in my country I wouldn't cry.
I feel you. I worked at a Dunkin Donuts and people were such dicks. They act like they are so much better and smarter than you. Like, my dude, I'm not the one who seems incapable of brewing their own cup of coffee, that's you.
As the cost of living crises gets worse in Canada I’m just sliding back into my ed. I keep hard boiled eggs in the fridge at all times and treasure every fruit I can manage to buy. Sometimes I only really eat one meal in a weekend so I can go out to dinner with my friends. I hate it here.
Do you have any farmers nearby ?? Farm share boxes are excellent value for the money. You can save even more money by buying the “ ugly “ produce. I know the produce manager at my local supermarket and I buy the potatoes and fruit with marks and a few bruises dirt cheap. It’s not spoiled just not picture perfect for display. Get creative. I love keeping my hard earned money for myself. Best of luck and sorry for what your PM is doing to all Canadians.
We do the same thing. We always have hard boiled eggs in the fridge to make it easy to curb our appetites when we have low energy. I hit a weight loss plateau a couple years ago and I just couldn't lose the last five pounds. Since I started keeping eggs in the fridge, I've lost half of those remaining pounds. (The last few are the hardest!)
@@joshwilliams7692 I'm not sure you realize, but the comment you're replying to is lamenting that they can't afford to eat properly and are slipping into harmful, disordered habits. Encouraging said habits in the context of weight loss comes off as insensitive.
Idk how much more expensive food is in Canada than the US, but my grocery bill has doubled. The closest market is 15 miles away, and there is no public transportation here (well there is a bus stop about 15 miles away as well). Heh, cabs charge $100 USD each way and Uber/Lyfts will drop you off here but I've *never* been able to get one to pick me up. Ever. I lost my license for a few months due to tax issues and wow was that awful. I still managed to get to the market though and have since paid off the $3500 or wtv surprise bill from 2011. Thank god Biden hired the extra 10K IRS agents to go after the ultra wealthy...oh wait. I didn't even live in the darn state I was being taxed from, but not paying would have cost thousands for a lawyer and taken at least a year for a court date over which period of time I would not have been able to drive, so I just saved and paid it as soon as I could. Regardless, at least the food is at the market. I assume your grocery stores physically don't have the food as there is no way eating out can be less expensive than eating at home. I gave up a couple of monthly subs and stopped going out to eat altogether unless I'm with my son and that's pretty much made up the difference in the price gouging at the market, though I do find myself eating variants of ground beef and rice, chicken frozen green beans/broccoli and rice along with tossing in an extra protein shake every day. Lots of Chili and a ton of omelettes as well. I literally buy 7 pieces of fruit every week, usually 5 oranges and two pears along with a container of diced peaches in water because oranges are now $1.75 a piece and berries...wow, like $8/half pint. It is absurd. I hope you can make it work. Eating a tiny bit is great when you can still get enough protein, have multivitamins and your goal is to lose weight. When it is a compulsion or you legitimately cannot afford to eat, well that is a fricken nightmare. A nightmare which has toppled hundreds of governments, including world leading ones, throughout the course of history. Get better...and ditch Trudeau. The guy is nuts.
I've nearly completely stopped with ultra-processed foods except for a few crackers or chips here or there and it's due in no small part to your videos educating me on the harmful effects these foods have. I honestly feel so much more alive now, so thank you, you're amazing!
KIAANAA!!!! I just want to give an update as per my previous comment. As of now I am back on track to leading a healthy life and through my weightloss journey! Thank you for always inspiring me to live a healthy life!
remember that the ONLY way to lose weight is to eat less calories. its not the food that makes you fat. its the calories. if i need 2500 calories to maintain my weight and i eat 2000 of only sugar, then i will lose weight because i am in a 500 calorie defecit
Kung fu Master, "Do you know why they call fast food?" Apprentice, "Why?" Master, "Because it hastens your journey to the grave". From the movie 'Remo Unarmed and Dangerous '.
This format was great. It seemed more like a news show than a deep dive on one topic. You're a good researcher and have good things to say. Thank you for doing these videos.
These vidoes are perfect motivation for me. What kept me going with boyoctting fast food is the spite and anger angle. Im angry about the brainwashing and get pissed off when fast food companies try to get their hooks into me. Seeing it as us vs them (wbich your vidoes did a good job highlighting), is rage fuel i needed after ive had a lull of motivation and started slipping.
wdym by "was right about our future"? It wasn't a prediction. And I'm honestly not sure why you're bringing it up at all as that movie is about climate conservation. The morbidly obese people in the movie are a criticism of capitalism, it's not the people's fault their only option isn't healthy
@@SnoFitzroy exactly and that’s what’s happening more or less right now, the planet gets trashed up, people just consume and buy any kinds of stuff they’ll never need, and I don’t need to begin about obesity. And other than the US are almost perfectly matching these people from the movie
Love to hear people being their ideal self. We were never going to get aplogizes and class action lawsuits for big food poisoning us. It always had to be us that changed. Mounjaro and ozempic are just giving people the power to make those right choices. I not buying soda again, I’m not buying in the center of the store except for toritillas, crackers, and sourdough bread. I don’t need the rest of that stuff. Fruits, veggies, and meat is where it’s at.
I’m so happy you made this video, I have an autoimmune disease and removing ultra-processed foods from my diet is helping keep me out of the hospital and my finances in order. Ive watched multiple videos on concept of Dr Chris Van Tullekens recent book and I can’t wait to buy at the end of the month 😊
I know I’m late but for what it’s worth this format is awesome. This is the same thing that got me to quit smoking after 9 years: Knowing all the ways these companies manipulate the market to ensure as many people die as early as possible and while we hand them our money. That is my biggest motivator. Time’s up for these suits, it’s all downhill for them from now on.
I am not from the USA, I am from Poland, and for a long time now I have not been able to afford, or rather, I have not been able to justify, eating in fast food restaurants. The prices in McDonalds are so high that I have to add maybe 10 PLN to the price of a BigMac meal to go to a good restaurant in my town (I am talking about beef steaks, salad and potatoes kind of meal). No more fast food for me.
Not only that, fast food is actually cheaper in local restaurants. I'm from Poland aswell and a burger in restaurant near me costs only 11 pln while in Macdonalds I would pay over 25. This pricing is just insane
honestly, processed food doesn't even sounds appealing like it used to back in the day. now, some healthier snacks give so much more satisfaction and the next day you don't wake up feeling like crap physically or mentally. if i want to indulge in some sweet treat or smth that resembles chain fast food, it's not just healthier but also much cheaper to just go to local places and family owned businesses. truly hope that there will be one day in the future where people will go back to eating a lot more naturally and the processed food industry will be either done for good or have little impact on most people.
I really liked this shorter style video to keep us in the loop. Im really not into reading articles online so its helpful for me to have a trusted person share what they have researched in a video!
Fast food has gotten so expensive and frequently take SO LONG to even get through the drive through anymore that I've been finding it's both faster and about the same price to just call in an order to a local restaurant and pick it up. Not saying i don't ever eat fat food anymore, but significantly less than i used to. Thanks for helping my break my fast food addiction by raising your prices to the same cost as actual restaurants!
I enjoy your content no matter the format. You discuss serious, well-researched issues with no filler. I have an appreciation for how much work goes into your videos Kiana.
Took glp1 for 6 months and im getting off it now. I lost 40 pounds with not too many side effects but the worst thing was that because my appetite was gone it weirdly made it harder to eat healthy because all I could stand was ultra palatable foods like fast food and pizza that I just ate less of. I’m nervous to get my appetite back but hopeful to retrain my tastes back to healthy food which is my preferred
@@TheDragonSeer it's less than 7 pounds a month, or just under 2 pounds a week which is really not that insane if you have a lot of weight to lose? If you read my comment closely you'd see that for my next phase I am committed to working on the diet and lifestyle aspect. I admitted that I struggled with diet on the drug but the automatic hostility people who take the drug are met with seems kind of unnecessary to me. I used a tool and it was helpful but had drawbacks, same as most things. Or maybe I should choose to take your "good luck" as sincere in which case thanks for the support!
for anyone curious who happens upon this: wrote that a week ago and since then I've teamed up with a nutritionist and am tracking macros and calories and in that time I've lost 2-4 pounds. although it's too soon to tell if these are normal fluctuations, it does seem to be breaking the plateau I was in for the last two months on ozempic. I can already tell that the big difference is the intentionality with the eating and the quality of food. I do think I could have been more intentional while using the drug but I don't know, like I said I struggled to eat healthy when I had no appetite. thanks for reading, hope this can be of help.
- 00:05🍔 People are quitting ultra-processed food, causing concern in the food industry. - 00:58🥦 Nestlé is launching new food products targeted at users of weight-loss medication, despite criticism of its unhealthy offerings. - 06:47🎖 Only snobs are concerned about ultra-processed foods, claims an article attacking critics. - 11:20💰 Fast food prices are surging, making it a luxury for many Americans and prompting changes in consumer behavior.
$12 for a mediocre burger and small fries broke me of any drive-thru habit. I was already trying to avoid it, but that price to satisfy an occasional burger craving did me in. Now when I get a craving I just make a plan to get a really good burger--worth it's price--in the near future. That is enough to assuage the craving.
Nice video! My family and I used to eat out quite often, and I was obese for the majority of my life, but thankfully during the lockdown I built a home gym and started eating at home. Now my wallet is happy, and I feel great! 😁
I think this format is great! The really focused topic videos are also super engaging, but anything you have to say about behavior and food is just so well researched and eloquent that I'm just excited for more content!
Hey Kiana, great video! Very brave standing up to these companies and pointing out their behavior. You content need to reach as many people as possible.
Ever since I started watching your channel, I started making conscious effort to be mindful of what I buy whenever I'm not home cooking from scratch... thank you so much Kiana ❤
I thought it was worth mentioning that the ad before your video was a survey asking what brand of chips was I likely to purchase in the future 😂 Love this format, keep going ❤
eat more fiber. the last time i went that long without pooping it was because i was at the mental hospital and the most fiber they ever fed us was a singular raspberry on a "parfait" i eat a mix of vegetables and other natural foods and upf and i can still poop
Thank you for the work you do Kiana! Having easy and free access to such important info can change lives. Your contribution is very much appreciated. 💜
Truckers can carry portable fridge to plug to their power in the truck and prepare food in advance. I know one who does it, also goes for running after finishing driving for the day, he is healthy, trim and happy.
I think your broadcasts on this and others have meant a lot to many people, Kiana Docherty, not just me. I was in a crowded grocery store, looking for an empty isle to dash across, and was shocked when I found the chip isle was the only one free of people. Zero people in the chip isle? That never, ever happens! Just an unlikelihood? Or could channels like yours actually be making people understand more? Either way, it's great content!
I've kicked my fast food habits down from daily, to maybe twice monthly, largely because of the price. What I miss most is the time I used to save. Preparing your own food takes so much more time, it's almost depressing. With shopping, cooking, eating, and cleaning up afterwards, preparing a meal takes an average of 45 active minutes. Compare that to pre-ordering a McMeal on the app, picking it up, eating, and throwing away the paper bag... 15 - 20 active minutes tops. Even less if you get it delivered.
I almost never get fast food anymore because the quality is not worth the price by a long shot. But last week I had like 30 min between an appointment and the start of my job and I was hungry, so I walked into McD's to get something. Dude at the front counter told me he wouldn't take my order and I had to use the self order thing. Me and another dude walked out. I thought that was insane...
They are going to put deals in their apps and people will come back. Most people have a smart phone and will install the app just to get a free fry a day
Like this format, keep it going. Glad my impression of prices going up is backed up by stats. Yet another excuse to skip these meals. Been trying to cut down on the processing and I find I'm more satisfied with my food, and that that satisfaction lasts longer. Trick was getting over the extra steps being an impediment, now I enjoy tweaking the taste of food. It's become a hobby in itself and I'm feeling better and saving money at the same time
I stopped eating PROCESSED foods a long time ago. Especially since they are genetically bio engineered 🤮. It’s really harder to shop now for quality foods.
Just wanted to put here that I saw the most unsettling door dash ad ever. It shows a downtrodden and depressing home pantry with some spooky off screen narrator saying "You wouldn't wanna eat from here would you? You don't wanna cook. You have door dash on your phone, just order in" super unsettling, immediately made myself dinner
I would love a video on Colleen Christiansen/abby sharpe/ nutrition by Kylie and the “no food rule” dietitians. So so dangerous that they think “adding” fruit to a pop tart somehow makes it healthy or that “avoiding junk food just makes you want it more”
Their target audience is for people who are recovering from eating disorders. Finding balance with how people think about food is those dietitians' passion. So a person eating some of those foods can help keep binges at bay.
@@paulabailey9791 I used to have an ED, so I 100% understand what they are trying to do. However, they throw out the baby with the bathwater and promote that kind of eating for pretty much everyone, implying that “most” people have some kind of “disordered eating” or are victims of “diet culture”. This kind of intuitive eating and no food rules is NOT appropriate for a country with these levels of health complications and obesity rates. I 100% get eliminating that “fear food” mindset; it was very helpful for me in my recovery. But many people that struggle with ED’s go from anorexia to bulimia and binge eating and this kind of eating can trigger it or exacerbate it. Additionally, it’s 100% valid to admit that food is MORALLY neutral but it is NOT nutritionally neutral, and these companies that make ultra processed foods are NOT morally neutral; they want profit regardless of health. And yes, it’s not healthy either to spend hours stressing over eating a cookie, but you should get a point when you don’t WANT to eat crap and you WANT to feel good. I still treat myself and enjoy it without self hate, but I don’t fool myself into thinking it’s a healthy choice. It gets to a point where I don’t view some of that stuff as food and I am NOT distraught or stressed about it. It does not make “me crave it more.” It’s like smoking. I am 100% aware it is JUNK for my body and I have zero interest in putting it in my body. Yes, food is needed to live, but there are parallels. To pretend that some foods are just “soul nourishing” and that the concept of “healthy food” doesn’t exist is naive at best, insane at worst.
I'm finding ultra processed foods don't even taste good anymore. They aren't worth the money, they aren't worth the fact that they don't fill me up. They don't even hit the pleasure centers after I've lost 40 lbs. They just make me feel greasy, hungry, and ill.
I'm not quite there yet, although I've noticed (for example) Hershey's chocolate is trash now and most flavored chips are pretty bad if you think about it while you're eating them.
This is so true! I traveled recently, thus making some poor food choices, and yesterday I found myself craving fish and chips. That was the first time I've had a craving in a while, first of all (...interesting, after eating fast food...), but I figured why not, and we got some. I felt so unsatisfied after, and my belly felt full of grease 😖 so I ordered a salad to feel better 😩 I'm glad I'm starting to detox.
Last year I still had a really strong urge to pick up a McChicken every time I dropped my partner off for work, it was right on the way home. Every day it made me feel ill until one day I just stopped. It’s been almost a year now and I still get the crave on long drives but I try to remember that it will just make me feel bad and not even taste that good anyways.
So relatable. I had an offer for a free Sheetz Glob. It's a about the size of a wide mouth jar and it's double layer chocolate cake with cream filling and 470 calories of ultra processed ass. A few bites later it was in the trash.
Not only that, but more recently they've decreased the volume, added more ingredients as well as increased the calories and price.
For example a Snickers bar now (not the big one) went from 220 to 250 calories except it's smaller than it was before.
I'd rather have a cheat day and make homemade brownies because at least I know a piece of brownie will literally be less calories than a Snickers bar and after losing so much (little over 92 lbs lost with 18-25 more to go) one brownie is all I need.
I much prefer to get my sugar from fruits now because not only is it delicious, but you can have a ton of volume for less calories and it's filled with vitamins and fiber I need. You can't beat it. I'll never go back.
making MORE food for people who want to eat less is insanee 💀
It's actually less food for the same price, but it's different and tailored to them, so nestle wants people to pay more for the lesser quantity specialized product
TBF, a more protein filled food is what those people need to avoid losing lean mass. Actually, those products would be better for everyone wanting junk food. Of course, eating whole foods and cooking yourself would be loads better.
@@defeqel6537 right? I was shook when I figured out a couple years ago that 2 boiled eggs keep me full for much longer than a whopper. If I have to have Burger King I just get 6pc nuggets, that’s the least offensive food there imo.
@@defeqel6537 Also i dont think taking a drug to lose weight is the best idea
People eating less = them making less money. They’re trembling in their boots at the thought that they won’t be able to afford that 40th Lamborghini. And I will never forget that Nestle wanted to privatize water at one point. Evil company.
I stopped into a Burger King the other day with my daughter for the first time in years. Ordered two normal "combo" meals, not large or anything, and it cost just as much as if I'd have gone to the nice Thai place I love. Huge surprise to me.
Right? For the same amount you could even go to a Chipotle, which isn't as nice as a goof Thai place, but more widely found, and get a big burrito bowl which is really two meals! Fast food buns have such a weird taste to them as well.
Or some of the grocery stores have a discount sushi day! Cheaper than fast food! And sushi is v good for you.
Me and my dad used to stop and get a thing of fries from Wendy's and me a Jr. Frosty(free if you buy a 2$ tag) after work some days (Assembling grills and such outdoors at HomeDepot) and then Wendy's changed their fry recipe and it's like, uhhhhh no it's not worth it.
The taco bell app has a deal where for 7 dollars you get a burrito, taco, drink, and side. I'm usually full after the burrito and side and have something to eat for dinner/lunch. Compared to 10-11 dollars for a sandwich and fries...
The price for a pretty bad (although tasty) meal at McDonald's - chicken nuggets and fries - was way higher than a sandwich from a supermarket sandwich bar 40m away. The sandwich was huge, there were healthy bread options, lots of veggies, ham that looked like actual ham (with meat fibers, not the canned stuff), normal Gouda-like cheese. Butter that might have some margarine (knowing big corporations) but still mostly butter. Basically very decent option for lunch. Way more filling too, and I never manage to eat it whole at once. Costs maybe $2.50 (using exchange rates), while the McDonald's meal was over $10.
Btw in between there is also a salad fast food, I've heard very good opinions of it, it's of course as expensive but it's salads with grilled chicken and stuff (in bowls or some pita or tortilla). I've heard that that particular point is badly manage though so I won't visit, but maybe in some other place.
Usually I use the burger king app with the coupons. I get a chicken jr, large fries (usually there's an any size $1 fries coupon), and a value soda at under $5.
Yes!! Go have some Bun or Pho at your Thai restaurant
Do you ever feel like the government hides a lot about what’s really in our food? It’s seriously messed up when you start to look into it. I’ve been reading this book called The 23 Former Doctor Truths by Lauren Clark, and it breaks down so much of what we’re not being told.
I totally agree with you
I finished that book 2 weeks ago and I can say that is amazing book. Would also recommend it. She helped me with so many of new health routines and it was actually interesting to read what she revealed about Industry and how they manipulate society.
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Yeah, the problem is you'd have to grow your own food but there's isn't any time for that with a full time job, home and yard and vehicles to upkeep, kids to raise, etc.
This has nothing to do with the government but with food companies like Nestle who want to you being fat and selling you tons of food. The FDA is their opposition and your friend in this case. But guess who tries to blame "the government" as the evil guys and get rich in the process.
It's crazy how they shrink the sizes but increase the prices and it's not even real food
evrything taste like rancid corn oil and who knows whare it goes when theyre done reusing it.
@@BlackJesus8463everything tastes more shittier nowadays. cheaper ingredients but higher prices. It's pathetic
Nestle owns EVERYTHING. the fact that it isnt enough is so frightening to me.
They are also (surprise surprise) evil. Kiana mentioned the sugar in Africa part but they also handed out large samples of baby formula from employees pretending to be nurses. It was just long enough for the mothers to stop producing breast milk so they had to keep buying formula. They also didn't have reliable access to clean water for the formula so thousands of babies were getting sick and some even did not make it.
The food production industry is badly in need of trust busting.
Not everything, Pepsi and Coke still own themselves. :p
That’s greed for you. 😢
Just vote using your dollars or monez and ensure good and healthy food whole produce is part of the market!❤
God, Nestle just can't leave those poor African babies alone, can they?
It was so bad a dutch man created his own company (im talking about Tony's Chocolonely) because he was so mad at them using child slaves to make chocolate.
I still can't believe people still buy their stuff aften not only killing babies but also having child slaves
I mean this is enough for me to never touch another Nestlé product in my life
World's leader of health food company:
DEM BABIES NEED SUGAR!🍼
F- them
@@GNICHOindeed
We're also quitting ultra-processed food because of shrink-flation and ingredient substitutions that are meaning it's not even WORTH it anymore.
ya h9w much processed food is full of LEAD now! it's ridiculous!
Speaking of ingredients supplementation go look up upcycling
Make sme ill thinking about it, it's pretty much a glamorous way of recycling unwanted food for commercial use which can be anything.
True, I remember how stacks used to taste so good and were cheap, now it's expensive, it doesn't taste good, and the portion got way smaller, it's just not worth it
Nowadays processed food tastes like s***.
"crustacean" allergy warning on ice cream no thanks
It is astronomically cheaper to cook your own food as well. Buy chicken thighs and breasts, buy a bag of jasmine or brown rice. Buy a bag of beans. If you divvy up the portions it works out to around $1 or two per meal... And it's healthy, and filling.
It can be very cheap with some imagination, you’re right!
I make a stock pot of lentil soup using split red lentils, I chuck in as many vegetables as I fancy, simmer for 30 minutes then use a hand blender a bit, you then have lovely soup that’ll last a few meals. I also fry an onion with garlic separately and add them after blending, it tastes lovely, is dirt cheap to make and is wholesome
Potatoes that you cut into wedges, chicken that you cook with a bit of oil and honey and a sauce made out of roasted beetroot is insanely tasty and doesn't cost much either! I was a bit picky when I lost weight 8 years ago and refused honey, but ever since I started using honey and olive oil more in my cooking, the healthy food is just beyooond delicious, and beetroot is SO cheap in my country!
I am currently ditching ultra processed foods. Why should I give my hard earned money to companies who want to slowly kill me with addiction to empty calories.
I dunno, why did you?
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 Because we only have the illusion of choice ...
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 Because people are fed this stuff by parents who trusted commercials to tell them information about food and dieting for about 4 generations.
And the chemicals, and the seed oils in EVERYTHING now, and the preservatives that you can’t even pronounce, blah, blah, blah
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420peer pressure, social pressure, strict families, closed minded parents who don't care for their own health, big business, bad and unconscious habits formed in public schools etc...
Stopped eating that crap for a while, yesterday I had movie night with my bestie and we indulged in some of my old favourite snacks. It really doesnt hit the same anymore. I felt greasy and unwell afterwards, and wished I had eaten fruit instead. You really can wear off the cravings for these food products if you cut it out long enough to adapt to regular food again.
really? because it gets even better every time for me. i went a year without eating sugar or anything processed and CRIED when i went back to it because it was that good. i didn't miss it when i stopped because i like natural foods too, but holy fuck that hit different
@@selenite3890 Wow, I wonder if genetics have anything to do with that? Chris Van Tulleken mentioned genetics dictating how motivated we are by food, in his book about UPF. Either way I used to Looove things like Kinder chocolates and potato chips, and I ate them all the time. But eating it now actually makes me feel sick, its too sweet. Soda remains a major weakness, but I prefer fruits over chocolates now after I started making food from scratch and cutting sweets off my diet a few years ago.
@@lennny2218 no it was probably the fact that the only reason i cut them out was my eating disorder
I dropped fast food for a few months over 18 years ago. Lost power and had Taco Bell. Started bad and I felt bad. That was the last time I ate fast food. I don't miss it.
i usually never eat fast food, only if its my "only choice" but whenever i do eat fast food i feel disgusting and dizzy
Love seeing more and more people waking up to how harmful these foods are!
Anyone who hasn't seen it should check out Grace Price's documentary about the link between ultra-processed foods and cancer.
I knew it was bad but it was cheaper for lunch but know since lunch is like $15 a day it is no longer cheaper so I bring in my lunch
I think they are just getting unreasonably expensive
@@tigers7834 It was NEVER cheaper for lunch than just making your own lunch from scratch at home. Sure, it's faster and more convenient, but it was NEVER cheaper.
@@amypetty5013uh, do you no remember the Wendy's 4 for 4? the subway 5 dollar footlong? shit used to be very inexpensive compared to real food
"They're a business they have to make money", I've never agreed with those who say this. If it's necessary for a company to put people's health at risk and for them to actively disregard safety and ethics they they shouldn't exist at all.
I agree. We shouldn’t accept businesses making money off of making people sick. If it’s not bettering our society, why is it here?
I agree. Money is all they care about, and they are willing to cripple and kill people to get it.
No, that statement is correct.
You can't provide a service without a cost
Always vote with your wallet. It's the only language they understand
@@supersonicracer40 that may be correct, but these big corpos are reaching billions in wealth now, when is it ever gonna be enough? yes, they need money to provide a service, but not THIS much
Centralize food water and electricity
That is totally me-I ate fast food almost every day. But then I got sick of the increasing prices and began limiting it to 4-6x per month. Lost 7lbs over the course of two months and I'm just going to keep going with it. Inflation has been a blessing in that respect.
For me the price changes the taste. If I’m overpaying low quality foods I instantly lose my appetite. It’s not just me right?
Me too
same. Pringles down here can cost more than a kilo of chicken.
I am your opposite. If the food is nutrient dense and worth the hassle. I don't mind paying a few more dollars provided it gives the resources to stay in the best shape of my life
Everything taste like corn oil.
Its all of us who still have a brain 🧠
The demise of fast food chains is long overdue!
trust me when i say they ain't going nowhere. For every person who doesn't buy a burger someone buys 4.
exactly, this was a planned execution. WEF wants everyone eating a certain way, which means they need monopolies on the food system first. so bye bye fast food, even chain restaurants like apple bees, etc.
@@Anon1370munchies?
Fast food is supppsed to be cheap, fast and taiste good.
It has been failing at all 3 on a regular basis ( and for price, consistent basis now ).
I’m waiting and hoping for the day Nestle announces they’re going out of business. And I can think of a handful of other companies that will be right behind them.
Oh no people aren’t eating our “food” we are going to lose so much money!!
-Big Food
-Big "Food"*
I'm gonna say it. I buy Semaglutide as a peptide (which is super cheap, search about it), I reconstitute it myself, and both me and my husband couldn't be happier. I now take 0.6mg and he takes 0.7mg, we're both good at that dosage (you have to build up to it). In total it costs us about 15 euros every month. We both lost weight (went from obese to normal weight), but the biggest positive of this drug is it helped us fix our relationship with food after decades of junk food addiction. We almost never crave processed or sugary foods anymore. Our food related stress has reduced A LOT. And the amount of money we save is ASTRONOMICAL. So now, we buy healthier whole foods AND we save money. It's a win-win! And let's not forget it's those huge companies who created the obesity epidemic in the first place, since high palatable foods are shown to have the same effect on brain as addictive drugs. So they can suck it and cry all they want. I hope they go bankrupt and people finally have more access to healthy local foods than junk foods made by greedy corps. And I'm not even gonna start talking about the health problems & risks that come with being chronically obese.
Oh no. We'll make 399 billions instead of 400
Whatever will we do when such a terrible thing occurs?!?!??
F them
They’re trying to make the case for “cereal for dinner” because chicken is too expensive.
Pound for pound, chicken is cheaper.
I also do not understand why they are trying to tell us that cereal is cheap... it is not.
Eat your kibble! It has 12 vitamins and minerals!
Chicken is in many ways the worst meat you can eat, but still better than cereal
And Chicken gives me good amounts of protein, cereal just has empty calories, I'm eating the Chicken.
@@defeqel6537explain what you just said pleaze
Me and my husband used to eat out 2 times a week, Taco Bell, Wendy's McDonalds, Burger King, etc. When we realized we realized we were spending $30 to sometimes even $40 each time, we knew something had to give. The convenience just isn't worth it right now! Now I've started budgeting better and cooking more whole foods. We're definitely not perfect, but we already feel so much better and have saved hundreds of dollars.
How old are you? How many kids? How many hours do you work/week? Do you own your house? Your cars? How big is your yard?
It's great when you have time to do things. Not great when you don't.
Nestle could have almost had a product for people with sensory issues - if somebody was selling a fixed-price meal that was always the exact same and had protein and fiber etc. in it, I’d be a customer for years, especially since I struggle with having an appetite at all. But they apparently just Had To Be Evil.
(I’m not sure why I got recommended this, I live off protein bars and frozen food, but it was a great video!)
They don't want anyone to accidentally develop good food habits
This played like a quick update on food industry/food culture news. I liked it. It would be good to see more videos like this.
Agreed! 🙌🏿
Yes I agree. It feels very topical and up-to-date
I also agree.
Super agree
Yeah, I deff got a news show vibe from this. I imagine it would be a weekly/monthly thing, assuming news like this is slower.
I've been cooking more meals from scratch and god, my body can now feel the difference between the two. When i eat a delicious home cooked meal i feel satisfied, but not full to bursting, but when i have a frozen meal its either I'm still hungry or I ate too much.
Same! Been cooking from scratch and have reduced UPF’s to around 10% of my families diet. We feel better, no headaches and stomach aches anymore. I can feel my energy returning. Less aches and pains. I’m satisfied after a meal instead of thinking about the next thing I’m going to eat. I wish I had’ve done this years ago.
Yesssss, same!
These corporations are pure evil.
Money. Money money money.. Making no money makes them lash out
@@waverazoryep
We all fall short of God. You are just as evil only in different ways. The Devil is our friend and only does evil things because it is their nature to do so. Remove the Devil from power but don't try to get revenge.
The problem is that they have to produce financial results for their investors and stakeholders. Big investment funds invest for long term results in these big companies and the succes of the company rests on the believe of the investors. Once the investors stop seeing financial results and lose their trust and back out, the company loses value very fast and crashes. If enough people sell their shares, they can even burst like a bubble. To stay safe and to keep on producing results, the consumer and even other business clients are cut short. Less product (more cheaper filler materials and substitutions), higher prices, more shortcuts, less quality control, less service, more subscription-based services, more 'climate neutral', more 'woke', anything to keep the current investors happy enough and possibly attract new investors to raise the company value even more. It is a matter of capitalism sadly. While they generate money, the world is getting filthier and filthier...
@@ThiemenDoppenberg all i hear is money.
When i lived in a west African town and the only “junky” thing i was eating regularly was a single packet of jelly candies a day, i felt so much healthier. I ate 3 meals a day, and multiple snacks, and never felt bloated, never gained weight, or felt sick.
Moving back to the US, i gained a binge eating disorder and active food addiction. Took me 3 years to heal and lose the weight. I’m finally back to my sw but i still feel sick and gross all the time. Get me away from this ultraprocessed hell 😭😭
I highly recommend you find a local farmer’s market near you. Yes, they can be expensive but arguably you can’t put a price on your health.
There are so many great fruits and vegetables that are grown by genuine people. You can ask them everything they put in producing it to ensure it meets your standards.
Additionally, you can likely buy your meats directly from them. Just ask! If you can get to the point where the majority of your food comes from farmers, I guarantee you’ll feel better.
Nestle bought a company out I was working for a few years ago. We made vitamins like B12 zinc etc. so Nestle does make a lot of vitamins now. When they bought us out they took our bonuses and all kinds of perks we had. Keep in mind the company before took care of its employees and you could make a living. After Nestle bought them out everything changed for the worse.
they can afford to pay livable wages but that doesnt look good for the sharholders or the ceo's 5th mansion
Five stars!!! The food industry is as morally corrupt and greedy as the tobacco and vape industry.
No doubt. Kraft and Phillip Morris are literally the same company
And shockingly, the food industry is killing more people.
Agreed. Alcohol industry too.
Yep.
Even worse, because everyone needs to eat, not everyone uses tobacco and alcohol.
Don’t leave out big pharma!!!!!
Idk why Nestle would complain. Now they can just own the shrinkflation by labeling it as "health-conscious portions" or some other marketing BS. They can sell less product at a higher price, which is what they wanted to do anyway
Maybe their focus groups advised them that people would not pay the higher prices.
For me it is not only the ridiculous cost of fast food burgers, chicken and tacos it’s the quality now. I cannot eat at most fast food chains without being sick within the hour. That has completely changed my habit of eating there. I no longer eat at any of them even if it means stopping and going into a grocery store to get something on a road trip.
For years now I try to avoid chicken when possible because they grow them so fast they develop a hard texture called woody breast syndrome. It just ruins the food when you bite into that texture 🤮 but that’s assuming the place your eating at isn’t using chicken re formed meat
Yes, it’s like a rock in my gut when I eat fast food. It’s awful and so expensive now.
Totally agree. After a long break from fast food, I tried some recently. it tasted chemically and disgusting. Yet, i still found myself craving more food than usual over the next few days.
Whatever is being done to fast food is designed to get people to eat more.
Jacking up the prices is the BEST that big food companies could have done. Why? Because here (in Central Europe) too, more and more people are changing their eating habits, away from fast food and convenience food, to natural, local, seasonal WHOLE foods. Whole foods are now cheaper than any frozen-, fast- or convenience food! Saying goodbye to ultra processed foods is the VERY BEST you can do for your health, no matter how much you weigh!! Ultra processed foods should be reserved for special occasions or "cheat days" (if you like to do those).
This info inspires me never to go back to supporting these manipulative companies who don’t give one toss about how they impact people’s health.
The price jumps are a death call. They are trying to get what they can before it all implodes
Agreed. Those “increased revenues” she showed are from inflation. If prices of everything go up, the “amount” of profit does to, but inflation adjusted it’s not nearly the increase stockholders think.
Then again, most of the stock market is just a game to try and out-run inflation in the first place.
Yes, I have had this imminent feeling too. Why is this happening? Do they expect another economic crisis where we won't be buying as many groceries?
@@helenarichard they are reading the writing on the wall... although the trick messaging is also working, so I'm surprised they are even worried.
Nestle and Africa... It's like they got beef with us! My oldest sibling was born at a time when my parents were working and nestle, through local clinics, was heavily pushing it's baby milk. She was given that formula as directed and ended up with rickets. I won't be sad if that company one day disappears off of the face of the planet.
I remember hearing about this for the first time
And as an African it infuriates me how much these companies want to manipulate our entire way of life for profit
Especially while pretending to be “the good guys” it’s sick and vile
Yup! I was going to say the same thing. Nestle uses Africa as it's testing continent to play around with human lives. I weep in rage for what's been done to my motherland.
I believe there was a lawsuit or similar about this? Or an attempt? Because they were pushing these samples, and then the mothers milk dries up and so they have to use formula. But Nestle was pushing this in some regions without access to clean, safe, water. Breastfeeding, if possible, would have been the best and safest option for these babies. Instead, many of them got formula mixed with dirty water.
@@archandset This is going to start happening with gas and oil as well. Since the world at large is looking at alternatives, the big megacorps have to look for new customers and they are going to try and get the Africans hooked on oil. As an 'unexploited' resource. Which is sick to think about fucking over an entire continent, but esp one that has historically been fucked over for 100s and 100s of years? Like ffs.
Nestle is in the running for most evil company in the world.
Someone laughed at me the other day when I joked that the snack food industry would make an Ozempic snack line. Two days later, here we are. 😂. I like this format of quicker stories BTW. 👍
Lmfao!
Wow! You were right
I’ve been trying to avoid UPFs for years in an on and off cycle and I have first-hand experienced people thinking me a “snob” because of my food preferences, which makes it all the more difficult to quit UPFs! Goes to show that the average guy isn’t taught the extent of UPF detriment to the body and how much control it really has on us.
Same with sweets etc., so often people bring stuff to office, or there is birthday, etc. and it is all so very addicting
I just tell them it makes me sick. Which is true. I am currently recovering from debilitating fatigue and other issues, and I'm only recovering because I quit UPFs.
Where has this channel been all my life. This is exactly the kind of content I want to see. The honesty, the sheer amount of articles presented as pointers, crazy good argumentation. You are actually perfect. This format is awesome too I'd like to see more videos like this.
I'm a big soda drinker and seeing a case of 12 cans is now over $10 at my local store is more than enough to find other alternatives.
This was it for me as well. I drank a ton of Diet Dr Pepper, and I absolutely refuse to pay $10 for a 12 pack. I quit eating snack food for the same reason. I will not pay $5+ for a bag of Doritos, and I sure as hell won't pay almost NINE DOLLARS for a bag of Stacy's Pita Chips. Food companies did this to themselves, and I'm delighted to see it.
Where do y'all live?
@@dez6278 😂😂Southern California!😭
Dude, there's a deal here in Oregon where you buy 2 packs and get 3 free 🫠😵💫🤯 they WANT us fat here... 😭 I just grab my sparkling waters and get out of there as fast as I can 🏃🏻♀️
@@madnesscmthat's the best
If you go to a fast food restaurant please don't yell at the employees and managers about the prices. For working there we have nothing to do with it and we are just as shocked as you about the prices but we can do nothing. We know we work for a horrible company. We don't join it with a big smile on our face. We do it because we have no choice. If the fast food chains were to close in my country I wouldn't cry.
I feel you. I worked at a Dunkin Donuts and people were such dicks. They act like they are so much better and smarter than you. Like, my dude, I'm not the one who seems incapable of brewing their own cup of coffee, that's you.
@@XxLadyxGaladrielxX aw, that sucks! I can't imagine being mean to someone who hands me a donut and coffee 😋
How come you stopped filling the frappes? They come in paper cups now and are like just above half full and then whipped cream not even to the top
@@dagfinissocooltheyre doing it to personally spite you! They know you love it like that and are trying to piss you off
@potipotiron totally agree. It's not the fault of the employees there. They're just doing what they're told to do.
As the cost of living crises gets worse in Canada I’m just sliding back into my ed. I keep hard boiled eggs in the fridge at all times and treasure every fruit I can manage to buy. Sometimes I only really eat one meal in a weekend so I can go out to dinner with my friends. I hate it here.
Do you have any farmers nearby ?? Farm share boxes are excellent value for the money. You can save even more money by buying the “ ugly “ produce. I know the produce manager at my local supermarket and I buy the potatoes and fruit with marks and a few bruises dirt cheap. It’s not spoiled just not picture perfect for display. Get creative. I love keeping my hard earned money for myself. Best of luck and sorry for what your PM is doing to all Canadians.
I have my own garden with fruits and vegetables , as well as hens so I can get eggs and so , you could try the same it doesn't take long
We do the same thing. We always have hard boiled eggs in the fridge to make it easy to curb our appetites when we have low energy. I hit a weight loss plateau a couple years ago and I just couldn't lose the last five pounds. Since I started keeping eggs in the fridge, I've lost half of those remaining pounds. (The last few are the hardest!)
@@joshwilliams7692 I'm not sure you realize, but the comment you're replying to is lamenting that they can't afford to eat properly and are slipping into harmful, disordered habits. Encouraging said habits in the context of weight loss comes off as insensitive.
Idk how much more expensive food is in Canada than the US, but my grocery bill has doubled. The closest market is 15 miles away, and there is no public transportation here (well there is a bus stop about 15 miles away as well). Heh, cabs charge $100 USD each way and Uber/Lyfts will drop you off here but I've *never* been able to get one to pick me up. Ever. I lost my license for a few months due to tax issues and wow was that awful. I still managed to get to the market though and have since paid off the $3500 or wtv surprise bill from 2011. Thank god Biden hired the extra 10K IRS agents to go after the ultra wealthy...oh wait. I didn't even live in the darn state I was being taxed from, but not paying would have cost thousands for a lawyer and taken at least a year for a court date over which period of time I would not have been able to drive, so I just saved and paid it as soon as I could.
Regardless, at least the food is at the market. I assume your grocery stores physically don't have the food as there is no way eating out can be less expensive than eating at home. I gave up a couple of monthly subs and stopped going out to eat altogether unless I'm with my son and that's pretty much made up the difference in the price gouging at the market, though I do find myself eating variants of ground beef and rice, chicken frozen green beans/broccoli and rice along with tossing in an extra protein shake every day. Lots of Chili and a ton of omelettes as well. I literally buy 7 pieces of fruit every week, usually 5 oranges and two pears along with a container of diced peaches in water because oranges are now $1.75 a piece and berries...wow, like $8/half pint. It is absurd.
I hope you can make it work. Eating a tiny bit is great when you can still get enough protein, have multivitamins and your goal is to lose weight. When it is a compulsion or you legitimately cannot afford to eat, well that is a fricken nightmare. A nightmare which has toppled hundreds of governments, including world leading ones, throughout the course of history. Get better...and ditch Trudeau. The guy is nuts.
Loved this format! It’s like “food news”, which I think is a fun concept and change of pace!
Thanks for all the great content!
2:36 Nestlé and baby formula is such a devious combo
Yeah, Nestle baby formula causes autism
African babies both times
I've nearly completely stopped with ultra-processed foods except for a few crackers or chips here or there and it's due in no small part to your videos educating me on the harmful effects these foods have. I honestly feel so much more alive now, so thank you, you're amazing!
Great job!
Same!!
KIAANAA!!!! I just want to give an update as per my previous comment. As of now I am back on track to leading a healthy life and through my weightloss journey! Thank you for always inspiring me to live a healthy life!
remember that the ONLY way to lose weight is to eat less calories. its not the food that makes you fat. its the calories. if i need 2500 calories to maintain my weight and i eat 2000 of only sugar, then i will lose weight because i am in a 500 calorie defecit
Ayyyy way to go!
Kung fu Master, "Do you know why they call fast food?"
Apprentice, "Why?"
Master, "Because it hastens your journey to the grave".
From the movie 'Remo Unarmed and Dangerous '.
This format was great. It seemed more like a news show than a deep dive on one topic. You're a good researcher and have good things to say. Thank you for doing these videos.
These vidoes are perfect motivation for me. What kept me going with boyoctting fast food is the spite and anger angle. Im angry about the brainwashing and get pissed off when fast food companies try to get their hooks into me. Seeing it as us vs them (wbich your vidoes did a good job highlighting), is rage fuel i needed after ive had a lull of motivation and started slipping.
I'm so here for it
I swear the movie Wall-E was right about our future
True
Also the end game of Little Nightmares.
Big chonky guests!.
wdym by "was right about our future"? It wasn't a prediction. And I'm honestly not sure why you're bringing it up at all as that movie is about climate conservation. The morbidly obese people in the movie are a criticism of capitalism, it's not the people's fault their only option isn't healthy
@@SnoFitzroy I think that is the point he's trying to make...
@@SnoFitzroy exactly and that’s what’s happening more or less right now, the planet gets trashed up, people just consume and buy any kinds of stuff they’ll never need, and I don’t need to begin about obesity. And other than the US are almost perfectly matching these people from the movie
Love to hear people being their ideal self. We were never going to get aplogizes and class action lawsuits for big food poisoning us. It always had to be us that changed. Mounjaro and ozempic are just giving people the power to make those right choices. I not buying soda again, I’m not buying in the center of the store except for toritillas, crackers, and sourdough bread. I don’t need the rest of that stuff. Fruits, veggies, and meat is where it’s at.
I’m so happy you made this video, I have an autoimmune disease and removing ultra-processed foods from my diet is helping keep me out of the hospital and my finances in order. Ive watched multiple videos on concept of Dr Chris Van Tullekens recent book and I can’t wait to buy at the end of the month 😊
I know I’m late but for what it’s worth this format is awesome. This is the same thing that got me to quit smoking after 9 years: Knowing all the ways these companies manipulate the market to ensure as many people die as early as possible and while we hand them our money. That is my biggest motivator. Time’s up for these suits, it’s all downhill for them from now on.
I am not from the USA, I am from Poland, and for a long time now I have not been able to afford, or rather, I have not been able to justify, eating in fast food restaurants. The prices in McDonalds are so high that I have to add maybe 10 PLN to the price of a BigMac meal to go to a good restaurant in my town (I am talking about beef steaks, salad and potatoes kind of meal). No more fast food for me.
Not only that, fast food is actually cheaper in local restaurants. I'm from Poland aswell and a burger in restaurant near me costs only 11 pln while in Macdonalds I would pay over 25. This pricing is just insane
@@pilsudskygm3377 Racja.
Dosłownie czekam na powrót starych, dobrych barów mlecznych. Wiem, bywa różnie, ale jak trafi się na dobry, to można zjeść tanio i dobrze.
finding out a good "fast food" of a salad, tuna, egg, and chopped seasonal veggies has been a blessing for stopping to crave that craving.
Imagine eating fish in 2024
@@silver_soul Imagine judging people based on their dietary choices
@@maxwellmarques1607 if you eat fish in 2024, you might as well grab one of those free plastic bags they give out at the store and eat those instead
@@silver_soul how about we stop being critical of others trying to do better yeah? Read the room
@@maggiemooming Telling someone they shouldn't eat fish that swim around in polluted water isn't bad advice.
Love this! Next step: Showing these companies how much we want local farmers for WHOLE foods, not poisonous trash
honestly, processed food doesn't even sounds appealing like it used to back in the day. now, some healthier snacks give so much more satisfaction and the next day you don't wake up feeling like crap physically or mentally. if i want to indulge in some sweet treat or smth that resembles chain fast food, it's not just healthier but also much cheaper to just go to local places and family owned businesses.
truly hope that there will be one day in the future where people will go back to eating a lot more naturally and the processed food industry will be either done for good or have little impact on most people.
Thank you so much Kiana for your videos, they're so logical and entertaining. 👍🏽
Greedy corporations are going to greedy corporation smh
I really liked this shorter style video to keep us in the loop. Im really not into reading articles online so its helpful for me to have a trusted person share what they have researched in a video!
Sooooo you never check what the articles say to make sure they say what Kiana says they did?
Fast food has gotten so expensive and frequently take SO LONG to even get through the drive through anymore that I've been finding it's both faster and about the same price to just call in an order to a local restaurant and pick it up. Not saying i don't ever eat fat food anymore, but significantly less than i used to. Thanks for helping my break my fast food addiction by raising your prices to the same cost as actual restaurants!
Thank you for the video! I it’s nice getting more vids from you and multiple topics like this keeps my adhd satiated.
Keep doing videos in the style of a news report. I very much enjoyed it. Just please don’t stop making your other content. I love it too!
I enjoy your content no matter the format. You discuss serious, well-researched issues with no filler. I have an appreciation for how much work goes into your videos Kiana.
Took glp1 for 6 months and im getting off it now. I lost 40 pounds with not too many side effects but the worst thing was that because my appetite was gone it weirdly made it harder to eat healthy because all I could stand was ultra palatable foods like fast food and pizza that I just ate less of. I’m nervous to get my appetite back but hopeful to retrain my tastes back to healthy food which is my preferred
40 pounds in 6 months is insane. Good luck with your struggle because that's unsustainable without a serious lifestyle and diet change.
@@TheDragonSeer it's less than 7 pounds a month, or just under 2 pounds a week which is really not that insane if you have a lot of weight to lose? If you read my comment closely you'd see that for my next phase I am committed to working on the diet and lifestyle aspect. I admitted that I struggled with diet on the drug but the automatic hostility people who take the drug are met with seems kind of unnecessary to me. I used a tool and it was helpful but had drawbacks, same as most things. Or maybe I should choose to take your "good luck" as sincere in which case thanks for the support!
for anyone curious who happens upon this: wrote that a week ago and since then I've teamed up with a nutritionist and am tracking macros and calories and in that time I've lost 2-4 pounds. although it's too soon to tell if these are normal fluctuations, it does seem to be breaking the plateau I was in for the last two months on ozempic. I can already tell that the big difference is the intentionality with the eating and the quality of food. I do think I could have been more intentional while using the drug but I don't know, like I said I struggled to eat healthy when I had no appetite.
thanks for reading, hope this can be of help.
@Mollyl praying it all goes well for you. Keep up the hard work!
@@rcg1111 things are going great thank you :)
- 00:05🍔 People are quitting ultra-processed food, causing concern in the food industry.
- 00:58🥦 Nestlé is launching new food products targeted at users of weight-loss medication, despite criticism of its unhealthy offerings.
- 06:47🎖 Only snobs are concerned about ultra-processed foods, claims an article attacking critics.
- 11:20💰 Fast food prices are surging, making it a luxury for many Americans and prompting changes in consumer behavior.
$12 for a mediocre burger and small fries broke me of any drive-thru habit. I was already trying to avoid it, but that price to satisfy an occasional burger craving did me in. Now when I get a craving I just make a plan to get a really good burger--worth it's price--in the near future. That is enough to assuage the craving.
The tide is turning, also because of the contributions of humble health-focused people like you :)
Nice video! My family and I used to eat out quite often, and I was obese for the majority of my life, but thankfully during the lockdown I built a home gym and started eating at home.
Now my wallet is happy, and I feel great! 😁
Wow that’s so great to hear
“How about don’t do that, idiot?”
This phrase is your voice will now forever live in my head 😂
it's definitely going to live rent free in my head too lol
I think this format is great! The really focused topic videos are also super engaging, but anything you have to say about behavior and food is just so well researched and eloquent that I'm just excited for more content!
Hey Kiana, great video! Very brave standing up to these companies and pointing out their behavior. You content need to reach as many people as possible.
I always enjoy your content, but loved this style of video too! Having a shorter video but with the same high-quality content is a winner in my books
Nestle creating "healthy" food to take with the drugs reminds me of the time Shell tried to sell fuel that was "carbon neutral"
Ever since I started watching your channel, I started making conscious effort to be mindful of what I buy whenever I'm not home cooking from scratch... thank you so much Kiana ❤
I thought it was worth mentioning that the ad before your video was a survey asking what brand of chips was I likely to purchase in the future 😂 Love this format, keep going ❤
people are also boycotting macdonalds for feeding the IDF
If i eat UPF i don't poop for 2 weeks, that's proof enough for me to know this stuff isn't food.
You might have a fiber problem
eat more fiber. the last time i went that long without pooping it was because i was at the mental hospital and the most fiber they ever fed us was a singular raspberry on a "parfait"
i eat a mix of vegetables and other natural foods and upf and i can still poop
@@phoenixvance6642 There's no fibre in UPF so that tracks
It's funny how the acronym UPF makes the same sounds as the Roblox death "oOpfh!"
@@selenite3890 I eat zero fiber and still poop too. Any large change to diet can cause intestinal issues, so that's not great evidence
Thank you for the work you do Kiana! Having easy and free access to such important info can change lives. Your contribution is very much appreciated. 💜
I'm always thrilled to see a new upload from you Kiana, especially the ones exposing the food industry.
I do like the new format. It both allows you to cover more topics/sub-topics while requiring less research. It's nice
Truckers can carry portable fridge to plug to their power in the truck and prepare food in advance. I know one who does it, also goes for running after finishing driving for the day, he is healthy, trim and happy.
Really loved this video! It's disheartening to hear yet again how predatory the food industry is, but I'm glad you're spreading awareness. Keep it up
I think your broadcasts on this and others have meant a lot to many people, Kiana Docherty, not just me.
I was in a crowded grocery store, looking for an empty isle to dash across, and was shocked when I found the chip isle was the only one free of people.
Zero people in the chip isle? That never, ever happens! Just an unlikelihood? Or could channels like yours actually be making people understand more?
Either way, it's great content!
I've learned that I don't buy chips if I don't walk down that aisle. Good to see other people doing the same!
Oooooo, I like this format. This is sort of like how some people are switching to dumb phones due to how addicting it is
"cutting down fast for to ONLY twice a week" is so wild to me as a european. But good on you america. keep it up
I've kicked my fast food habits down from daily, to maybe twice monthly, largely because of the price. What I miss most is the time I used to save. Preparing your own food takes so much more time, it's almost depressing. With shopping, cooking, eating, and cleaning up afterwards, preparing a meal takes an average of 45 active minutes. Compare that to pre-ordering a McMeal on the app, picking it up, eating, and throwing away the paper bag... 15 - 20 active minutes tops. Even less if you get it delivered.
I almost never get fast food anymore because the quality is not worth the price by a long shot. But last week I had like 30 min between an appointment and the start of my job and I was hungry, so I walked into McD's to get something. Dude at the front counter told me he wouldn't take my order and I had to use the self order thing. Me and another dude walked out. I thought that was insane...
I had this happen in Nandos and walked out. Just the company trying to phase out more minimum wage jobs for actual people. Disgusting.
The big food companies are replacing humans with robots just so that they can make more money 😢
Wonder how this will play out... Fast food industry vs weight loss industry
They are going to put deals in their apps and people will come back. Most people have a smart phone and will install the app just to get a free fry a day
They are both laughing to the bank at the public's expense.
Sadly one might go from one to the other on an endless cycle
These video style is it. Love it. I love the deep in depths too, but having smaller but more sections is great.
Like this format, keep it going. Glad my impression of prices going up is backed up by stats. Yet another excuse to skip these meals. Been trying to cut down on the processing and I find I'm more satisfied with my food, and that that satisfaction lasts longer. Trick was getting over the extra steps being an impediment, now I enjoy tweaking the taste of food. It's become a hobby in itself and I'm feeling better and saving money at the same time
I stopped eating PROCESSED foods a long time ago. Especially since they are genetically bio engineered 🤮. It’s really harder to shop now for quality foods.
I love this kind of series! It’s great to stay on top of this kind of news
Excited for the new video, just so you know I have notifications set up for you and I didn’t get a notification for your last two videos!
same
Please keep making more of these!!❤
Nestle acts like those comically evil companies in kids movies but they’re being serious abt it😭
You have been part of my frequent update, among major news websites. Thank you for all your work, loved the new segment! Greetings from Greece
This is a great video, thank you Kiana!
I'm a new subscriber about a couple weeks now. Glad i found your content.
Great format!
The editing in this video was so cute! You've always had great polish to your videos and they're just getting better.
Just wanted to put here that I saw the most unsettling door dash ad ever. It shows a downtrodden and depressing home pantry with some spooky off screen narrator saying "You wouldn't wanna eat from here would you? You don't wanna cook. You have door dash on your phone, just order in"
super unsettling, immediately made myself dinner
I would love a video on Colleen Christiansen/abby sharpe/ nutrition by Kylie and the “no food rule” dietitians. So so dangerous that they think “adding” fruit to a pop tart somehow makes it healthy or that “avoiding junk food just makes you want it more”
Their target audience is for people who are recovering from eating disorders. Finding balance with how people think about food is those dietitians' passion. So a person eating some of those foods can help keep binges at bay.
@@paulabailey9791 I used to have an ED, so I 100% understand what they are trying to do. However, they throw out the baby with the bathwater and promote that kind of eating for pretty much everyone, implying that “most” people have some kind of “disordered eating” or are victims of “diet culture”. This kind of intuitive eating and no food rules is NOT appropriate for a country with these levels of health complications and obesity rates. I 100% get eliminating that “fear food” mindset; it was very helpful for me in my recovery. But many people that struggle with ED’s go from anorexia to bulimia and binge eating and this kind of eating can trigger it or exacerbate it. Additionally, it’s 100% valid to admit that food is MORALLY neutral but it is NOT nutritionally neutral, and these companies that make ultra processed foods are NOT morally neutral; they want profit regardless of health. And yes, it’s not healthy either to spend hours stressing over eating a cookie, but you should get a point when you don’t WANT to eat crap and you WANT to feel good. I still treat myself and enjoy it without self hate, but I don’t fool myself into thinking it’s a healthy choice. It gets to a point where I don’t view some of that stuff as food and I am NOT distraught or stressed about it. It does not make “me crave it more.” It’s like smoking. I am 100% aware it is JUNK for my body and I have zero interest in putting it in my body. Yes, food is needed to live, but there are parallels. To pretend that some foods are just “soul nourishing” and that the concept of “healthy food” doesn’t exist is naive at best, insane at worst.
Kiana already did a video on it! It’s great!
@@paulabailey9791Abbey Sharpe is a skiiny-flabby exercise addict who lies about what she eats.
@@paulabailey9791Sharpe's meals are like 1600cal each. They are binges.