the Joshua Schall Audio Experience

[MONDAY MINUTE] MAHA vs. Willy Wonka | Stop Trying to Make Every Nostalgic Candy Healthy!


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Let’s be REEEAAALLLLYYYY honest with ourselves here…do we really need a “better for you” Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) version of every nostalgic sweet treat? I understand that many of my fellow Millennial parents want to give our kids the same joys of childhood that we had, but can we agree that some of Willy Wonka’s candy ideas should be off-limits? And that’s because…even if sensory experiences can be closely mimicked, what’s fun about dipping a pectin-based fruit strip into freeze dried organic fruit powder! I’d hate to use this short format for deep introspection, but maybe we should be asking ourselves…why are we so obsessed with making candy “healthy” anyways (and marketing it to children)? Are we projecting our complicated (and conflicted) relationship with food on the next generation…pretending that the process of pursuing health is one of constant pleasure and abundance?

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