Chronicles of
Scarlett O’Dara
We all hear about the dangers of processed foods these days. I know all of you are health conscious and diligently read the nutrition labels on every item you place in your shopping carts, right? Answer me this, if you saw the following ingredients on a label, would you buy, consume, and offer this to those you hold most dear? Water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skim milk, less than 2% light cream, sodium caseinate, guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, sodium polyphosphate and beta carotene (for color)? Spoiler alert this “food” is as white as new fallen snow! Have you guessed its identity yet?
If you are a Nutritional Nerd (like me), you have guessed it, the 60-year-old invented ubiquitous ingredient in every church cookbook on the planet...drum roll...Cool Whip! I remember hearing years ago on a PBS documentary of all places, that Cool Whip was just one molecule off from antifreeze! Since I failed high school chemistry, I can’t testify to the truth of that statement, but it sounds reasonable to me. That’s when I stopped eating it.
Dr. William A. Mitchell, a food scientist with General Foods Corporation, invented it in 1966, along with other items like Tang and Pop Rocks. He received over 70 patents during his career. Wonder what other poisons are lurking out there? Follow the money, friends.
I am sorry to have to be the one to tell you that those delicious mandarin congealed salads as well as my formerly personal favorite “Watergate” salad, just might be one of the unhealthiest things you can eat. Please use some discernment here folks. Just because it’s in the church cookbook and yo Mama made it for every event doesn’t mean you should!
There is a God blessed, non-invented alternative and it comes from a cow, yes, heavy whipping cream. I know all the hoopla about cholesterol. Some of that may be propaganda put out by Big Pharma, so they can get everybody hooked on statins. Do your own research!
Wait until I tell you about what the food industry has done to ice cream! Just go on and buy an electric churn and enjoy yourself! And don’t add Cool Whip to the recipe! Sincerely,
Scarlett
Please send your questions to Scarlett at: [email protected] or through postal mail to: Scarlett O’Dara, 902 Elizabeth St., Waycross, GA 31503.
