{"id":364,"date":"2012-05-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/364"},"modified":"2012-05-09T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T21:00:00","slug":"jello-food-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/364","title":{"rendered":"Jello Food Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>  What food group is Jello in? <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

———- from Cousin Jack of Mt. Vernon, Iowa<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"  Jello, of course, is a brand name. The general term describing Jello and its pale imitators is “artificially flavored gelatin dessert.” The food group these exist in is called “food by-products and food-like substances,” which covers many man-made substances that have made modern dining the novel experience it is. There are some namby-pamby nutritionists who argue that these food-like substances have no place in a healthy diet. To these Pollyannas, I’d just like to say that if there weren’t a market for food-like substances, nobody would manufacture them. I don’t want some bureaucrat in Washington telling me what I can and can’t eat, so I’m glad there’s Jello and Cool Whip and Cheetos, even though nobody’s paying me to say that. If I want to eat plutonium, that’s my business. That’s what I like about America. Just make it fat-free, okay? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>What food group is Jello in?

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