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EPISODE · Jan 3, 2026 · 39 MIN

Your shopping basket is owned by the same big five companies: Andrew & Ed Investigate Ultra-Processed Foods

from We Need to Talk About Chocolate

You walk into a supermarket thinking you’re making choices.You’re not.This week, writer and journalist Ed Easton and Melt Chocolates founder Andrew Nason pull apart a “normal” shopping basket — crisps, chocolate bars, cereal, sauces… even dog treats — and reveal the illusion of choice behind ultra-processed food.We trace how a small group of mega-brands quietly covers every aisle, why modern food is designed to be cheap, addictive, and endlessly snackable, and how that connects to the modern health crisis - from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and more.Because once you see what’s really in your “everyday” food… you can’t unsee it.And the episode ends on a challenge: the Pringle test.Can Ed eat one pringle— and stop? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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