Recently management at the fast-food chain Steak & Shake, announced they were going to go all in on Robert Kennedy's recommendations to make America healthy again. They are the first major chain to go all in on the DOH recommendations.
Steak & Shake will no longer use seed oils to make French fries or onion rings. Beef tallow will now be found in the deep fryers. Beef will be grass fed with no hormones or any type of filler or additives. They are working hard on finding a bread that is not made with processed flour. The entire menu will reflect similar changes. No additives, preservatives, artificial sweeteners. The effort is going to be difficult, but they are committed to giving us better options.
As I read this story on Townhall.com, the author opined that this really wasn't going to make America healthy again because it was still burgers and fries. Proving the point that an educated person can still be ignorant. He, like many people, has bought into the argument that foods higher in fat are not good for you. Low fat foods are much better. That's what the food and chemical companies want you to believe.
The truth is we are some of the most overweight, unhealthy people because of all the additives in our food. Artificial sweeteners, preservatives and so many other chemicals are used in the process. From growing crops, to raising beef, chicken, and pork, chemicals and unnatural processes are present in every step taken to our table. Our bodies aren't made for this.
Our bodies are made to process fats. Look at how our parents and grandparents and every generation before them cooked with butter, tallow, bacon grease. Creams were and still are present in many dishes and diets around the world. Obesity was not a significant problem until the artificial crud became a normal part of our food chain. Heck, the fat lady was a circus side show attraction. Now, dozens of morbidly obese people can be seen everywhere.
Kennedy knows this. He's gotten past the propaganda that made processed corn flakes a part of a 'healthy breakfast'. Eat clean is getting to be more of a movement, and Steak & Shake may just have found a way to increase their sales. To that author, Steak & Shake is a health food restaurant now. Give our bodies what they expect and what they can process, and we will be much healthier.
Lastly, parents, it's your job to give your kids what is truly healthy and just say no to Ho-Ho's and Tony the Tiger.
