New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have ramped up the rhetoric recently on the supposed “benefits” of a meat-free free diet.
So I guess it’s only natural that we went from Democratic politicians to the unbiased political journalists covering them also chiding Americans about their eating habits.
Amanda Becker, a Reuters correspondent who covers Congress and the 2020 Democratic candidates, weighed in today on a Stouffer’s ad that touted how much meat their lasagna contained:
Well that’s wonderful considering Americans would do themselves & world a favor by eating less meat! My food ads on Twitter are SO off. https://t.co/Luifq4mhfW
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 12, 2019
The Outrage Meter is set to low on this one, but the Annoying Meter is kinda high.
Greg at Twitchy documented the Twitter pushback Becker received over her suggestion, but the journalist doubled down.
Loling at all the people who claim they are gonna eat frozen lasagna just to make me mad. I’m not the loser here, folks.
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 12, 2019
So people who eat meat are “losers.” Ok.
Assertion: avocado toast (on good bread) > than ANY mass-produced frozen double meat lasagna, any fast food cheese burger and 99% of all cheese burgers. <Laughs as people melt down and revenge-eat crappy food> This is fun.
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 12, 2019
If you want to be a winner, however, Amanda is ready to come to your rescue:
You know what other non-meat item I LOVE and eat 25x more than meat? Lentils. Lentils are where it's at folks. With avocado + lentils WHO NEEDS MEAT?
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 12, 2019
And, dadgummit, if you still don’t get it when it comes to making the world a better place and having a healthier body at the same time, Becker says, in a nutshell: “I don’t care”:
Yes, I get fast food and other ads for crap food all the time. Couldn't tell you the last time I had a fast-food meal, esp one that involved meat. Total waste of their ads. People make me laugh. Go ahead and have corroded arteries to "annoy" me.
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 12, 2019
Contrary to Ms. Becker’s dietary tips, however, eating red meat as part of an overall balanced diet is actually healthy for you:
Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, found that people who scarf down higher levels of red meat and cheese are likely to live longer.
People who had three portions of dairy and 120 grams of unprocessed red meat per day benefited the most, the research team found.
“Our findings on full-fat dairy and unprocessed red meat do challenge conventional thinking,” McMaster professor of nutrition and epidemiology Andrew Mente conceded to fellow researchers at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Munich, Germany.
Those eating the most dairy and red meat saw their chances of early death fall by 25 percent and fatal heart attack decreased by 22 percent, according to the researchers, who in their methodology accounted for differences in wealth and education, as well as other health habits.
According to the same study, white meats were also beneficial to your health.
It’s a free country, and Ms. Becker certainly has the right to post whatever she wants on her social media feeds. But when it comes to food menus, perhaps sticking to political reporting might be best. Or doing journo-turned-fashion-consultant work for political candidates, even.
And besides:
We make our dishes right here in the US! Because genetically modified ingredients are so prevalent here and we like to source locally whenever possible, there are GMO ingredients in our dishes.
— STOUFFER'S (@stouffers) March 10, 2019
#Merica!
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