Former FDA head David Kessler’s much-lauded book The End of Overeating discusses in detail the use of technology by the food industry to provide the maximum caloric/fat bang for the consumer’s buck. And nowhere is this more beautifully illustrated than in the following video, an unusually candid inside look at the making of pork rinds. Which are hardly an example of healthy food (and we’re using the word “food” liberally). Fried pig skin squares, anyone?
July 10th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
The vid says “invalid parameters”. what to do
July 10th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
whatever, pork rinds are delicious and i’d rather celebrate the whole animal than waste it.
ignoring health cocerns, of course
i just felt the “and we’re using the word ‘food’ liberally” was a bit much, in this age of conservation and not wasting anything…
July 10th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I’m diabetic, diet-and-meds controlled, no insulin. I’m on a low-carb diet, which keeps my blood sugars normal. A bit of extra carbs sends me off track for days.
Fried pork rinds is the only fast snack food I am allowed. It is high-protein, with some fat. No carbs. I may eat them several times a week, and find them very satisfying.
This keeps my weight under control, as well as my diabetes.
Carbs, such as you would get in “healthy” low-fat chips and breads, for us diabetics, are poison; they raise blood sugars, and often are the culprits in weight gain.
Fat in the diet doesn’t translate to fat on the hips; calories do.
July 11th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Good points Susannah.
July 12th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Mmmm… Pork rinds! An example of a horrifically unhealthy food I can’t resist.
July 12th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Though now that I read Susannah’s post, I feel less guilty. Scratch my last post, I may stand corrected about the horrifically unhealthy food part.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
@Susannah…
While I am not diabetic,…I’ve been able to lose 50+ pounds on a low-carb lifestyle. I say “lifestyle” and not “diet”….as I will be following this eating style more-or-less for the rest of my life. I also am soooo happy to be able to have something like pork rinds for a salty-cruncy snack (when the “snacky” urge hits). And they are wonderful to use for cooking (crushed-up as a substitute for white flour). I Love my pork rinds!!!!
September 13th, 2009 at 12:48 am
If you are really interested in reviewing a food such as pork rinds and not just finding a generic statement in a book and posting a video take a look at the following link in Men’s Health Magazine. I like pork rinds and have just started eating microwave pork rinds because of the taste and not because of the significant reduction in fat. The article will surprise you since the claim is made that pork rinds actually have some health benefits when compared to other snacks. http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/healthy_snacks/
Enjoy the article and keep eating pork rinds!
October 13th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Hello, good and explanatory article. I want to add a few mentions. If you have tight cholesterol, then you may wonder, will a low fat diet lower cholesterol? This is a serious inquiry, because it is a best known fact that the most efficient way to lower cholesterol is over diet. Certainly one component of a diet for lowering cholesterol will take on exists low in fat. Only this is unique part of the history. It is master to clear that it is the concentrated fats that you want to reject it from the foods you feed.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Low carb works well for me and yes spicy pork rinds is what I love, especially the homemade barbecue chicharrones as they are known. The only issue is the preservatives, artificial flavors if you go for the big stores. I usually get them at the smaller traditional stores, usually those having a family history in making such foods.