What pigs and rats taught me about human snack food
- You are what you eat….
John Klar
Small Farm Republic
Nov 27, 2025
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As an experiment, I left a rejected pink Snoball on the floor in one of the pigs’ stalls. I would shovel up their manure and bedding daily, but leave the half-round pink dainty to tempt them on the concrete floor. But they wouldn’t bite. (I recall one brave, presumably very hungry pig taking a nibble, no more.)
With all that grain, bread, hay, and sweets stockpiled, we attracted a small population of rats that I would sic my border collies on when we startled them on barn entry. The rats would creep into the pigs’ stalls to scavenge for their leftovers. But they wouldn’t touch that pink Snoball.
Nor would the flies. I left the thing out for weeks, and nothing would eat it. Over time, it remained preserved, as though it had been prehistorically sealed in amber, though it was in the open air. It wouldn’t rot – even the mold and bacteria eschewed the rubbery marshmallow lure.
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I have a suggestion for RFKjr and the CDC / FDA (aka Big Pharma advocates). Let’s create a new simple test for foods, additives, and chemicals. I call it the “Pig, Rat, and Mold” test.
(Remember the Big Mac that was untouched by age?)
A panel of pigs, rats, and molds will be introduced to a proposed food. If they won’t eat it, or it unfortunately kills, them, then it’s stamped “Unfit For Consumption” and treated like an industrial poison.
No expensive study required.
If BigAg is convinced the pigs are wrong, then they can fund the studies to prove that. Laugh! I can see the ads now: “9 out of 10 pigs agree, this is inedible. Be unique and be a early adopter!”
Argh!
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