Human Beings have become a little too smart for their own good. Going over the edge with the money making, they don’t really realize how they are digging their own grave. It was all right as long as they were tampering with resources, but adding adulterants to food is probably the heights of being shameless. Meddling with the freshness and the nutritional value of food is an absolute No-No. But alas! It still happens. It’s a shame! And when you read on to find out what all is done, you will lose your faith in eating healthy. Your very existence will feel like a farce. You might never ever want to eat – what we call “food” – anymore.

1. Scary Dairy:

Milk symbolizes purity and piousness. We Indians take pride in our dairy as it is obtained from our sacred cows and buffaloes. But did you know that of all the milk samples that the Centre of Science and Environment collected from across India, seventy percent of them tested positive for adulteration. And you will be astonished at what the impurities were: glucose, starch, formalin, UREA, FEVICOL, and DETERGENT, to apparently enhance the taste. And we thought drinking milk gives us strength!

2. Berry Pesty (read rhyming tasty) Strawberry:

Those ruby red beauties you gorge on in winters are not something you are going to relish any longer. The strawberries grown in India tested positive for about 13 different pesticides per piece. Such a pity!

3. Lets Paint The Town Red:

We are all aware of the harmful effects of food color. That is why we turn to fruits and veggies for color. But what if I told you that it was as harmful as color, because it contains food color? Sorry to break your bubble my friend, but all those fresh and lovely looking seasonal cherries and lychees you pick up from the market are all colored. It makes them apparently look fresher.

4. The Waxed Apple (And Not The Sexy Hairless Kinds):

Oh! How lovely and red that apple is, straight from the orchards in Kashmir. That is a lie. Farmers these days use wax to polish the apples, which makes them look glossy and attractive, and even gives them a longer life. And guess what? It also makes you very sick. Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Not any more.

5. Chee Chee Chee Chicken:

Juicy, succulent, meaty, fresh bits of boneless chicken, dipped in a fresh, light batter, and golden fried to perfection. Oooh! That sounds amazing doesn’t it? It is because commercial nuggets are made of meat slurry, which is actually a liquefied meat product. And you don’t want to know what all goes into liquefying meat. You will definitely swear to never to touch meat again if I told you.

6. The Big Fat Meat Meddling:

Your favorite departmental store is Oh-so convenient. You get freshly packed meat that is farm fresh and so healthy. You are highly mistaken. Packaged meat is injected with salt water so that it looks plum and extremely attractive.

7. Soda Bottle Bubble Bursting (walla):

This news has been doing the rounds lately. A can of aerated drinks contains a whole lot of sugar, almost as much as 9 spoons full. That is four times more than the required, rather approved quantity of sugar that our body needs. There is nothing “diet” about diet sodas as they are just the same. Too much sweetness is not sweet anymore.

8. Water Water Everywhere But Not A Drop To Drink:

So the so-called mineral water straight from the Himalayan stream is just regular water from a local municipal tap. For 25% of the bottled water available out there, this is a true story. Also mineral water is packaged in plastic bottles, which in itself is unhealthy, bordering dangerous.

9. Not So Filter(ed) Coffee:

Oh the joys of a warm cup of coffee! Aromatic coffee, blended with herbalacious chicory, mixed with the purest water from the streams of Godavari, topped with fresh sawdust and finely powdered tamarind seeds. No wonder they say 3 cups of coffee or more spell danger.

10. Grained:

Our country boasts of acres of fields of paddy and wheat. Oh how prosperous! Yeah Right! Whole grains are mixed with grit and stones to increase the weight per package. Chalk powder is added to rice to enhance color, and extra starch to flour so that it is thicker.

11. Juice It Up- Baby:

Color, cheap sugar and an over load of glucose, that is your favorite packaged orange juice for you in a nutshell. You thought it was healthier than cola? You must think again!

12. I Scream At Ice-Cream:

Chemicals, animal fat and a whole lot of unnecessary, unwanted impurities go into those five minutes of bliss. Well, if you haven’t guessed yet, I am talking about ice cream, which is a lot more than a burst of fruit and creamy milk Unless of course it’s homemade, but who has the time for that?

Woe to the people responsible for adulteration. All the unwanted mixing might make our country a wealthier nation, but certainly not a healthier nation. It is a shame! And you are the HOPE! Either you could stop buying these products, or you could raise your voice against the debasement. Consuming these impure products is definitely not going to do any good to you. The choice is YOURS.

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