RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-ultraprocessed-foods-diet-maha-trump-018a808efcf059eadfab2f8fc93fad4d

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
By AMANDA SEITZ and JONEL ALECCIA
Updated 4:44 PM CDT, July 7, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday praised a company that makes $7-a-pop meals that are delivered directly to the homes of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees.

He even thanked Mom’s Meals for sending taxpayer-funded meals “without additives” to the homes of sick or elderly Americans. The spreads include chicken bacon ranch pasta for dinner and French toast sticks with fruit or ham patties.

“This is really one of the solutions for making our country healthy again,” Kennedy said in the video, posted to his official health secretary account, after he toured the company’s Oklahoma facility last week.

But an Associated Press review of Mom’s Meals menu, including the ingredients and nutrition labels, shows that the company’s offerings are the type of heat-and-eat, ultraprocessed foods that Kennedy routinely criticizes for making people sick.

The meals contain chemical additives that would render them impossible to recreate at home in your kitchen, said Marion Nestle, a nutritionist at New York University and food policy expert, who reviewed the menu for The AP. Many menu items are high in sodium, and some are high in sugar or saturated fats, she said.

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RFK Jr.: "Die faster. Eat this!"

[SARose]

1. Bacon ranch pasta and French toast

For shame!

High in sodium and sugar for some (not all) seniors and the less fortunate. Great! Just what we need - more insulin, diuretics, and blood pressure pills.

[MineralMan]

2. "Eat Recycled Food!"

"It's good for the environment and OK for you! Eat Recycled Food!"

Quotes from "Judge Dredd."

[markie]

3. shame on him

for pushing a commercial product... instead put more money into "meals on wheels" and local programs

a review

"The cost for most meals at Mom’s Meals is $7.99 each. For renal, pureed, and gluten-free meals, there is an additional $1 charge, bringing the cost to $8.99.

Shipping costs $14.95.

Customers can save 10 percent with a recurring auto-ship order. The price seems fair to me, given that a person can be assured their food is designed to assist them with a chronic health condition, and there is no need to go to the grocery store or spend time reading labels.

It may be possible to receive Mom’s Meals as a benefit on a Medicare Advantage Plan or a Medicaid plan, or through an Area Agency on Aging. To check if you’re eligible, contact Mom’s Meals or your insurance plan administrator."