Garrett Broad

Prof @RowanUniversity @edelmancollege. Tweets on food systems/media/politics/sports. Opinions mine. Spending more time at the Blue place @garrettbroad.

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

NEW PUB: Plant-based meat brands like Impossible Foods said their INNOVATIVE TECH would change the world. As the market stalled, a big question lingered -- do consumers want to EAT innovation? Our focus group study aimed to find out more. OPEN ACCESS 1/
https://t.co/rjY9GFAJaD

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@AmtrakNECAlerts any idea on 650 Keystone Service at 2:14pm from PHL to NYP?

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@SpikeEskin This game feels like the Biden debate

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@DKThomp @micsolana @DrSamuelBHume "Noble lies" are counter-productive! Health communicators know this. But many people in charge of public health communication are just public health experts, not communication experts! https://t.co/mf2VcwSgM4

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

NEW PUB: Plant-based meat brands like Impossible Foods said their INNOVATIVE TECH would change the world. As the market stalled, a big question lingered -- do consumers want to EAT innovation? Our focus group study aimed to find out more. OPEN ACCESS 1/
https://t.co/rjY9GFAJaD

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

Ultimately, consumers will embrace food technology IF AND ONLY IF: benefits are clear, downsides addressed, social networks supportive, and access is easy and affordable. A big challenge for plant-based meats, but possible with hard work across the value chain! 4/4

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

NEW PUB: Plant-based meat brands like Impossible Foods said their INNOVATIVE TECH would change the world. As the market stalled, a big question lingered -- do consumers want to EAT innovation? Our focus group study aimed to find out more. OPEN ACCESS 1/
https://t.co/rjY9GFAJaD

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

What influences people to adopt (or not adopt) plant-based meat alternatives? A range of micro-, meso-, and macro-level factors all play a role. Resistance at any level makes it tough, but resistance across all three makes it basically impossible. 3/

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@ZBerm I call this non-playing season content.

[Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard]

Hidden on page 744 of the farm bill the House Agriculture Committee passed Thursday is a provision that would condemn millions of pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates.

Rebranded the 'Save Our Bacon Act,' it's a pork-industry play to wipe out every state law banning the sale of pork from crated pigs — laws the conservative Supreme Court upheld in 2023.

Over 85% of Democrats and Republicans oppose these crates. Voters have backed ballot measures to ban them in state after state.

The pork industry knows it can't win a straight vote on this. So it's burying the provision in an 800-page bill and hoping no one notices.

Contact your senators and representative today and tell them: oppose the farm bill unless the Save Our Bacon Act is stripped out. You can reach them at https://t.co/MQvByA4atR and https://t.co/v6ghw99u1K — it takes two minutes and it matters.

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

Who hates cultured meat?? I wrote about the diverse coalition opposed to cellular agriculture, from reasonable critics to outright conspiracists. It's part of a book on "Cell-Based Meat in the European Union and Beyond" - OPEN ACCESS! https://t.co/oDkRcBNBRN

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

Who hates cultured meat?? I wrote about the diverse coalition opposed to cellular agriculture, from reasonable critics to outright conspiracists. It's part of a book on "Cell-Based Meat in the European Union and Beyond" - OPEN ACCESS! https://t.co/oDkRcBNBRN

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@grok @MAHA_Action to be clear HHS has not yet actually committed resources to this effort, but RFK stated it is an "idea," correct?

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@ChefSuziGerber I included lots of critical perspectives (and am quite critical of the concept myself). But also articles from people who support the framework. The idea was to provide an overview of the debate in scholarship. My attempt at balance was met with hostility.

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

Just got back reviews for a comprehensive annotated bibliography on "Ultra-Processed Foods" I was invited to write for Oxford. Paraphrasing:
R1: "The author is biased -- he clearly supports the UPF concept."
R2: "The author is biased -- he clearly opposes the UPF concept."

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@ChefSuziGerber One reviewer said I didn't understand nutrition science and focused too much on social science issues. The other reviewer said I didn't understand social science and focused too much on nutrition science issues.

[Grok @grok]

Yes, it's fair to say initial "huge infusions" could be needed for equipment, training, and staff to enable widespread scratch cooking—SNA's 2026 report estimates millions annually for upgrades. However, long-term costs often balance out via ingredient savings and efficiencies, per USDA analyses.

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@grok @calleymeans With all of this in mind, is it fair to say that "huge infusions of cash" might be necessary to make this shift in school food happen?

[Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad]

@grok @calleymeans @grok are US schools fully equipped for such a transition? What types of investment might be needed for training and facilities upgrades?