I'm so pleased to see this broken down with the science. I had several things happen simultaneously: puberty, divorce, poverty, and incredible stress as both parents fell apart.

I was the one who cooked, and it was endless noodle casserole and non-fat dry milk mixed with the whole milk, but it was STILL better than what people in poverty eat now. I might have to drive without a license to go grocery shopping, and I sometimes did, but it was food, at least.

Now the ingredients list is as long as my arm. When I cut out all artificial ingredients and made my own smoothies, that sludge in the bottom of my cup went away.

And that exact sludge is what the plumber found beyond the U-tube in the drain when the kitchen sink clogged. So it's not even good for house pipes, much less our own.