LISTEN: FDA Redefines Healthy Food

"So Frosted Flakes was healthy, but Salmon was not?"

- Joe Getty

Grilled salmon with French fries and asparagus

Photo: Getty Images

This is Nuts.

The FDA has come out and redefined what constitutes healthy food. Originally, the concern was over fat content, but not sugar or carbs. An argument over the contents of a snack bar started the discussion, which has lead to the new ruling.

The problem? It took SIX YEARS to make the decision. Thanks, government bureaucracy.

In the latest Armstrong & Getty Select Cuts Podcast, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty eact to the FDA's new guidelines for what you put in your diet, and the government overreach in food laws.