Itay Shechter

Homemade chewing gum 🍬🛞 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not chew this gum. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in mass-produced chewing gum. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only- do not replicate these steps at home. This video does not claim that chewing mainstream gum will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed everyday foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When making gum they’re not literally melting down tires and engine lubricant in the factory- they source food-grade versions of synthetic rubber, petroleum waxes, resins, sweeteners, and dyes from industrial suppliers. We also did not recreate any specific branded gum here- this is based on what the most popular gums on the market typically contain, according to publicly available ingredient lists. This video is describing the general process of making modern chewing gum in a way that can be done on a small scale at home, BUT is not mirroring the exact process- it’s optimized to make a watchable video- real plants use specialized equipment, proprietary formulations, testing, and controls… things that are not shown here. The goal is to visualize the chain of production- not mirror any exact factory process. When food additives and synthetic gum bases are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. Recent research also shows that chewing gum can shed hundreds to thousands of micro- and nanoplastic particles. While some of these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat/chew what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating.

What I eat on the petroleum diet⛽️ Disclaimer: This is a funny video - nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat any of these. All of these foods contain petroleum derivatives or had petroleum derivatives used in their processing. All of these foods are considered safe to consume in small amounts. Consuming these is NOT the equivalent of consuming petroleum. I made this video to shed light on the highly processed ingredients in some of our “foods,” as many people are consuming these and are unaware. I’m not suggesting anything “bad” will happen to you if you eat these- however, I do think that consuming these over time could lead to negative health consequences. When these are described as “safe,” please know that we do NOT have enough long-term studies (sometimes none) on all of their impacts on all of our different systems. Since these are not evolutionarily consistent, I do not see any benefit in consuming these “in moderation”- I just see them as major downside risks. Hope this video makes you laugh and/or learn more about the ingredients in our foods.

Homemade McDonald’s French Fries 🍟🍟 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat these fries. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in fast-food french fries. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only- do not replicate these steps at home. This video does not claim that eating McDonald’s fries will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed everyday foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When making fries, McDonald’s is not literally spraying the potatoes with glyphosate or fogging them in the restaurant- they use potatoes that were treated with synthetic herbicides and fungicides in the field and later stored under a sprout-inhibitor chlorpropham gas (a practice already restricted in parts of the EU). This video is describing the general process of making McDonald’s fries in a way that can be done on a small scale at home, BUT is not mirroring the exact process- it’s optimized to make a watchable video- for example, the factory par-fries the strips, flash-freezes them, ships them frozen, then the restaurant re-fries and salts them in a staged system… things that are not shown in the video. When these food additives are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. While these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating.

Petroleum stuff in your Chick-fil-A⛽️ Follow @karinadoninutrition and @gfbeef for more valuable content This Chick-fil-A meal is comprised of 82 highly processed ingredients, 16 of them are petroleum derived or synthesized. All of these are “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts by the FDA, but how do you think our bodies processed these lab-made synthetic abominations that we were never designed to ingest? Normalizing these and wondering why we have a chronic disease epidemic is sticking your head in the sand. It’s not going to take you out on the spot, but it is definitly gonna do something if you eat these regularly, and odds are it’s not going to be positive. We recommend avoding ultra processed ingredients such as these.

Homemade Costco $5 chicken 🍗 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat this chicken. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in mass-produced rotisserie chickens. Costco is not literally soaking the chicken in bleach- they source cheap chickens that have gone through a similar, low-concentration chlorine bath (a practice that’s banned in the EU). They’re also not using industrial cleaner TSP for the trisodium phosphate, they’re using a food-grade equivalent. Chlorine washes, brine injections, and food additives like TSP, carrageenan, and modified starches are all approved for use in food. This video does not claim that eating Costco’s rotisserie chicken will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed even “simple” foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When food additives are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. While these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating. For those of you crying that this is ‘wasting food’ - if this video gets one person to think before they put anything in their mouth then maybe it’s not a waste?

Homemade chewing gum 🍬🛞 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not chew this gum. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in mass-produced chewing gum. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only- do not replicate these steps at home. This video does not claim that chewing mainstream gum will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed everyday foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When making gum they’re not literally melting down tires and engine lubricant in the factory- they source food-grade versions of synthetic rubber, petroleum waxes, resins, sweeteners, and dyes from industrial suppliers. We also did not recreate any specific branded gum here- this is based on what the most popular gums on the market typically contain, according to publicly available ingredient lists. This video is describing the general process of making modern chewing gum in a way that can be done on a small scale at home, BUT is not mirroring the exact process- it’s optimized to make a watchable video- real plants use specialized equipment, proprietary formulations, testing, and controls… things that are not shown here. The goal is to visualize the chain of production- not mirror any exact factory process. When food additives and synthetic gum bases are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. Recent research also shows that chewing gum can shed hundreds to thousands of micro- and nanoplastic particles. While some of these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat/chew what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating.

What I eat on the petroleum diet⛽️ Disclaimer: This is a funny video - nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat any of these. All of these foods contain petroleum derivatives or had petroleum derivatives used in their processing. All of these foods are considered safe to consume in small amounts. Consuming these is NOT the equivalent of consuming petroleum. I made this video to shed light on the highly processed ingredients in some of our “foods,” as many people are consuming these and are unaware. I’m not suggesting anything “bad” will happen to you if you eat these- however, I do think that consuming these over time could lead to negative health consequences. When these are described as “safe,” please know that we do NOT have enough long-term studies (sometimes none) on all of their impacts on all of our different systems. Since these are not evolutionarily consistent, I do not see any benefit in consuming these “in moderation”- I just see them as major downside risks. Hope this video makes you laugh and/or learn more about the ingredients in our foods.

Homemade McDonald’s French Fries 🍟🍟 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat these fries. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in fast-food french fries. This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only- do not replicate these steps at home. This video does not claim that eating McDonald’s fries will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed everyday foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When making fries, McDonald’s is not literally spraying the potatoes with glyphosate or fogging them in the restaurant- they use potatoes that were treated with synthetic herbicides and fungicides in the field and later stored under a sprout-inhibitor chlorpropham gas (a practice already restricted in parts of the EU). This video is describing the general process of making McDonald’s fries in a way that can be done on a small scale at home, BUT is not mirroring the exact process- it’s optimized to make a watchable video- for example, the factory par-fries the strips, flash-freezes them, ships them frozen, then the restaurant re-fries and salts them in a staged system… things that are not shown in the video. When these food additives are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. While these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating.

Petroleum stuff in your Chick-fil-A⛽️ Follow @karinadoninutrition and @gfbeef for more valuable content This Chick-fil-A meal is comprised of 82 highly processed ingredients, 16 of them are petroleum derived or synthesized. All of these are “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts by the FDA, but how do you think our bodies processed these lab-made synthetic abominations that we were never designed to ingest? Normalizing these and wondering why we have a chronic disease epidemic is sticking your head in the sand. It’s not going to take you out on the spot, but it is definitly gonna do something if you eat these regularly, and odds are it’s not going to be positive. We recommend avoding ultra processed ingredients such as these.

Homemade Costco $5 chicken 🍗 Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat this chicken. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in mass-produced rotisserie chickens. Costco is not literally soaking the chicken in bleach- they source cheap chickens that have gone through a similar, low-concentration chlorine bath (a practice that’s banned in the EU). They’re also not using industrial cleaner TSP for the trisodium phosphate, they’re using a food-grade equivalent. Chlorine washes, brine injections, and food additives like TSP, carrageenan, and modified starches are all approved for use in food. This video does not claim that eating Costco’s rotisserie chicken will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed even “simple” foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When food additives are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. While these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating. For those of you crying that this is ‘wasting food’ - if this video gets one person to think before they put anything in their mouth then maybe it’s not a waste?