Oddbean

If i could make a short list of ubiquitous stuff I don't want my kids eating it would be this, and in this order: 1) Soy and flax anything 2) Artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavorings, colorings & fortifications (e.g. enriched wheat) 3) Yellow prussiate of soda, anti-fungals and anti-yeasts (such as magnesium sulfate) 4) Oils high in alpha-lineolenic acid (but I repeat myself) 5) Any plant exposed to weed-killer (glyphysate) 6) Fluoridated or reverse-osmosis water 7) Hydrogenated oils 8) Shellfish, mussels, eels, pork and rodents (squirrel, raccoon, etx) 9) Wheat with bran and/or germ (whole wheat) Yes, I know, you didn't ask

Interesting list. My list is far too boring to compare to that one: tobacco products, hydrogenated oils, deep fried foods, high sugar foods, low fibre foods (except meats), alcoholic drink > 15%. Oh wait, I don't have kids so I don't have a list.

Ok I have to ask about reverse-osmosis water.... or am I opening Pandora's box? My understanding is that a membrane with tiny holes only allows water to pass through and so on one side you get pure water.

Pure water will kill you. You NEED specific minerals dissolved in your water. That link nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyfehcpn posted a while back with the woo-woo "sailine" guy is closer to the truth than you might assume. Look up "The Water Book" for homebrewers written about a decade ago if you want to understand what "good" water actually is made of.

By the way, I learned the hard way, almost all bottled water is reverse osmosis. They do this to remove bacteria so it doesen't get skunky. And get this: "spring water" is also typically also reverse osmosis and treated with ozone (made into low concentration hydrogen peroxide). If its called "mineral water" they add minerals back in after all this. AND! its bottled in PET or HDPE which leeches microplastics and other zenoestrogenic and endocrine disrupting plasticisers. So: you can't drink tap water, you cant drink bottled water, you can't drink RO water,.. WHERE TF DO YOU FIND WATER? Ideally, get water directly from a deep aquafer or natural spring that has about 15 grains of calcium carbonate is free of heavy metals, arsenic and other poisons. Haul it if you need to. Buy a few 5 gallon glass carboys and a pottery, glass or steel dispenser. If this is out of the question, install a RO system and remineralize the water yourself. This is called "adding brewing salts" and "adjusting your water" for beer brewing. A third option, possibly the most expensive and produces safe but not necessarily ideal water (in my opinion,) yet is a good preparedness item, is a Berke with an activated charcoal stage and put tap water or low quality well or spring water through it.

You mentioned anti-fungals and anti-yeasts. You should add anti-biotics. Here is a bacterium 70% of Americans don't have anymore, probably due to antibiotic use, which degrades oxalates and prevents kidney stones: Oxalobacter formigenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1Ir0JJ7as Who knows how many other good bacteria we have been slaughtering in order to wipe out Hamas... *ahem* I mean...