Will There Be Deep-Fried Food in Heaven? (A Response to RFK’s Newest Announcement)

What sugar, simple carbs, and your brain’s craving circuitry have to do with freedom

Let’s get the important theological question out of the way first:

Will there be deep-fried food in heaven?

I don’t know.
Scripture is strangely silent on the presence of cheese curds, corn dogs, or state-fair Oreos dipped in batter and plunged into glory.

But if there are deep-fried foods in heaven, I’m confident of one thing:

👉 They won’t hijack your nervous system, flatten your willpower, or turn you into a dopamine-seeking raccoon at midnight.

Which brings us to why this matters now.

Recently, RFK Jr. made headlines by talking about “flipping the food pyramid upside down.”
Whether you agree with his politics or not, he touched a nerve many of us already feel in our bodies:

Something is deeply broken in how we eat — and it’s not just about weight.
It’s about cravings, addiction, mood, focus, and freedom.

The Real Problem Isn’t Calories — It’s Cravings

For decades, we were told:

• Eat low fat

• Base your diet on grains

• Sugar is fine in moderation

• Willpower is the issue

Meanwhile:

• Obesity exploded

• Type 2 diabetes skyrocketed

• ADHD diagnoses surged

• Anxiety and depression climbed

• And food cravings became relentless

That’s not a coincidence.

The problem isn’t that people became morally weaker.

The problem is that our food started acting like drugs.

Simple Carbs and Sugar: Dopamine in a Lunchbox

When you eat simple carbohydrates and sugar — especially refined forms — your brain responds exactly the way it does to other addictive substances.

Here’s what happens neurologically:

1. Rapid glucose spike

2. Large dopamine release in the reward center

3. Insulin surge

4. Blood sugar crash

5. Craving for more

Repeat that cycle enough times and your brain adapts.

Just like porn.
Just like social media.
Just like gambling.

Over time:

• Dopamine receptors down-regulate

• Normal food stops satisfying

• Hunger becomes urgency

• Cravings become louder than reason

You’re no longer eating because you’re hungry.

You’re eating because your brain is demanding relief.

Why This Feels So Familiar (Especially If You’ve Fought Porn)

If you’ve ever struggled with porn, this will sound uncomfortably familiar:

• “I’m not even enjoying this.”

• “Why do I keep reaching for it?”

• “I’ll stop tomorrow.”

• “I just need a little hit.”

Food addiction works on the same circuitry.

Ultra-processed foods are:

• Hyper-palatable

• Fast-acting

• Low-effort

• High-reward

• Emotionally soothing

They don’t just fill your stomach.
They regulate your nervous system.

And once food becomes your regulator, saying “just eat less” is like telling an addict to “just relax.”

The Food Pyramid Didn’t Just Fail — It Trained Addiction

When RFK talked about flipping the food pyramid, what he was really challenging was this idea:

“If people are sick, it’s because they lack discipline.”

But neuroscience tells a different story.

When you build a diet around:

• Refined grains

• Sugar

• Seed oils

• Ultra-processed convenience foods

You are training the brain to crave, not to self-regulate.

You’re teaching the body:

• Hunger is urgent

• Discomfort is dangerous

• Relief must be immediate

That doesn’t just affect food choices.

It spills into:

• Porn use

• Scrolling

• Alcohol

• Emotional reactivity

• Anxiety

• Depression

Because the nervous system doesn’t compartmentalize.

Why This Is a Spiritual Problem Too

Let’s be clear: food isn’t sinful.

But disordered eating trains disordered desire.

Scripture talks constantly about temperance, fasting, feasting, self-control, and freedom — not because God hates pleasure, but because He understands how easily pleasure enslaves.

When sugar and simple carbs dominate your diet:

• Your body forgets how to feel hunger without panic

• Your mind forgets how to sit in discomfort

• Your soul forgets how to wait

You’re not just overeating.

You’re being trained to avoid suffering at all costs.

And that’s deadly to spiritual growth.

Why Fasting Still Works (and Always Will)

This is why fasting — especially from sugar and simple carbs — feels so brutal at first.

You’re not just skipping meals.

You’re:

• Letting dopamine reset

• Teaching your brain discomfort is survivable

• Reclaiming agency over appetite

• Restoring hunger as information, not emergency

This is why a 72-hour water fast feels like both death and resurrection.

And why men who complete it often say:

“I didn’t just beat food — I beat myself.”

So… Will There Be Deep-Fried Food in Heaven?

Here’s my answer:

If there is, it won’t own you.
It won’t numb you.
It won’t call your name at 10:47pm.
It won’t require willpower to stop.

Because heaven isn’t about endless stimulation — it’s about ordered desire.

Pleasure without slavery.
Feasting without addiction.
Joy without crash.

Until then, we have work to do.

The Invitation

If sugar, simple carbs, or food cravings feel out of control — that’s not weakness.

It’s conditioning.

And conditioning can be undone.

That’s why inside Freedom Groups we don’t just address porn or behaviors — we address the entire craving system:

• Food

• Sex

• Screens

• Stress

• Emotional avoidance

Because freedom is integrated or it isn’t freedom at all.

If you’re ready to retrain your brain, your body, and your desires — we’d love to walk with you.

👉 Join a Freedom Group
👉 Or sign up for our upcoming 72-Hour Water Fast

No deep-fried Oreos required.

But a little holy hunger?

That might save your life.