Seeker

I don't watch a lot of television, during the day the television doesn't exist. I don't buy papers or magazines. If I come across marketing, it is usually in the form of radio. I may catch some form of advertising regarding food or food products, or information on 'what's popular to eat', 'what's on the avoid list' at any given time, and facts regarding nutrition. The ads I see on television are usually in regard to childrens snacks, or spreads. I can honestly say that I look at every one of them and know darn well that none of them are as good for kids as they might have me believe.

I think I also get more outraged in the 'product placement' mentality of supermarkets. How they consistantly discontinue a line I may buy regularly but doesn't sell fast enough because it's all about turn-over. Another reason may be that the company may not want to pay the supermarket for the 'shelf space' so someone else who is happy to pay win twice, they don't have product competition and gain a monopoly in the market, and we pay for that privilege through the increased prices they charge to recoupe the extra cost! This happens in the larger chain supermarkets in my area, and unfortunately the smaller supermarkets are squashed by the big guys so you are forced to shop there, there are no viable alternatives. (Supermarket mungars annoy me greatly, can you tell!)

I generally buy a mix of fresh and prepared foods. I don't like to spend a lot of time with food, food is fuel. With the packet, canned or frozen foods I buy, I flip the product and check the label for ingrediants contained and make my choice from that.

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