Chris Van Tulleken: The Waterstones Interview

[@bobadams7654]

Chris VT - talking, and making, sense as usual. Excellent.

[@patrickholland3994]

I read your book, Ultra Processed People. Excellent. Everybody should read it. Supermarket Bread: “emulsified industrial foam” Bread: wheat, water and salt

[@nkyoung1265]

Ever since reading book I spent a long time reading ingredient list at supermarket. 😂

[@sarahsnowe]

The easiest way to avoid UPFs is not to buy anything that has an ingredients list (fresh fruit and veg, eggs, milk, meat, fish) or that lists one or two ingredients only, e.g. tinned fruit or wholemeal flour. You can make your own muesli at a quarter of the cost of store-bought stuff by combining oats and whatever dried fruit, nuts, and seeds you like. Same with granola, which will save you even more money relative to store-bought, and you can adjust the sweetness to your liking. Soda bread is quick and easy to make and very good toasted.

[@nicolabenson1155]

Agree on soda bread, very quick and simple to make. And if you make it with mostly whole meal flour and lots of seeds, it is super healthy

[@sarahsnowe]

I've proved through research and practice that it just isn't true that junk food--"convenience food" and takeaways--is cheaper. You just have to know how to shop and cook. Think root vegetables, the cheaper greens, potatoes, and pulses: the stuff poor people have eaten since forever. A properly prepared black-bean burger is not just tastier than McMuck but also cheaper and far healthier. There are loads of websites that can show you how to shop and cook frugally and save money all kinds of creative ways. If you live in a food desert, can you get together with other people, take a car or bus to a decent shop and buy real food in bulk to split up? Or even form a food co-op? If you're one of the people who lack proper cooking facilities, would it be possible to organise a community kitchen? Now that Labour's in power, it might be. If people think they don't have time to shop and cook properly, they might consider wasting less time scrolling through social media and bingeing on Netflix.

[@mxw12291]

You have completely missed a sizable portion of the point

[@susancurry5224]

Is it just me, or is there no sound?

[@WaterstonesTV]

Think that may just be you!

[@jojojo8835]

Like he said, if you’re skint you’re not going to have any choice😢

[@StephL1111]

Came here to find out how to correctly pronounce Chris’ last name. Unfortunately, no proper introduction here….

[@WaterstonesTV]

Van Tuller-kun (stress on the T)

[@sarahsnowe]

For North Americans, the easiest phonetics = Van TULL-ah-k'n