Part of the problem is that the junk, the processed stuff, is much cheaper for the quantity than the healthy food is. That's warped. I can't afford to eat the way I'd like to. I'm able to eat healthy for 2 weeks out of the month and then very little food at all for the last 2 weeks of the month. The only way I can stretch the food for the entire month is by buying what's the cheapest and that's the processed stuff. I think many people have the same issues.

I can't use aspartame. I can't stand the taste and no matter what they do to hide it I can taste it. Now Splenda I can use. And I am using it. For my coffee only. I was using way too much sugar and as soon as I switched to Splenda the weight began to come off. I use honey in my tea and sugar in my cereal. And I occasionally have what I call candy-coffee....coffee with half&half and sugar. Tastes just like those coffeenips candies.