I grew up eating junk and I’m fine | A green living, green parenting blog →
The other day I was talking to someone about cutting processed food out of my diet, she said (with some irritation), “Well, I grew up eating junk food and I’m just fine!”
It reminded me of when car seat belts first were installed (before children’s car seats). A friend at the time told me, “Well, I’m not going to use them and I’m certainly not forcing my kids to wear them. When I was growing up, we had a station wagon and we kids played in the back on our trip across the country and back and believe it or not, we survived!”
Like the author, I’m fascinated by the illogic in these arguments. And like the author, we’re also trying to cut down on processed foods in the interests of hopefully promoting health.
