How to tell if a food is NOT
"real" food.
You have to peel away several layers of packaging to get to it.
It won't grow mold of any kind.
It doesn't attrack bugs.
After a week of sitting out on the counter it still looks "fresh".
It has been sitting in the back of your fridge for 3 months and is
still recognizable.
It didn't originate in the ground or on a tree.
There are only one or two words in the ingredients list you recognize.
It doesn't have a "natural" colour.
It has to have a flavour "added" so it has a taste.
It is ready to eat in less than 5 minutes.
All you have to do is add water and "presto", dinner for 4.
Mother Nature had nothing to do with it's origins.
