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Chuck Harrill

Chuck Harrill

An old soldier, living a wonderful life in Finland

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OUR FOOD

4 min readDec 7, 2025

Is What And How We Eat Good For Us?

People may ask, Why do I ask this question, and it is a very important one that needs to be asked of us all, In My Humble Opinion. So what is good for us, what is not, and who the hell do you believe? There is enough crap out there telling us what we should believe them and not someone else. Let’s give you a little advice: do not believe them, but rather believe yourself!

I remember growing up in the 50s and 60s, and most things that were cooked by my mother were cooked from scratch. No instant meals from a box or TV. Dinners. Then, in the mid-60s, I think, the instant meals started to show up. Oh, we were told how it would make things easier for working families and who knows what. Here is a screenshot from the online Potato Sides from Smith’s Food n Drug

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Did you see it? 258 results. So are they good for us? Let’s take a look at one.

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photo from Smith’s Food n Drug

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Chuck Harrill
Chuck Harrill

Written by Chuck Harrill

An old soldier, living a wonderful life in Finland