It remains the consumer’s responsibility to read labels and refuse to buy things with ingredients that one cannot pronounce. I avoid most inner sanctum aisles of the grocery store because that is where all the chemicals are. I like to buy mixed nuts that say: Contents: Nuts and sea salt. It is hard to find such a thing but it is possible.
It remains the consumer’s responsibility to read labels and refuse to buy things with ingredients that one cannot pronounce. I avoid most inner sanctum aisles of the grocery store because that is where all the chemicals are. I like to buy mixed nuts that say: Contents: Nuts and sea salt. It is hard to find such a thing but it is possible.
I also read food labels, but the problem is there are many chemicals used in the process that don’t need to be on the label. Cheese manufacturers use aluminum to process sliced cheese but it’s not necessary to put it on the label because it’s an insignificant amount. How much is insignificant? Manufacturers have caught onto consumers reading labels and they change names to make it sound healthier. Vegan rennet ( used to process cheese) is grown from molds and can be genetically modified. Microbial yeast now used in many frozen pizzas has a similar lab beginning. So much of our food isn’t even food and it’s definitely not nutritious. I really hope JFK, jr can clean up our food. And our water and our air. He’s fighting the Leviathan.
We have a locally and family owned producer of a ham loaf mix that contains more ingredients than a yoga mat. My favorite ingredient is dough conditioner. HUH?
Stopped eating Best Foods Mayo because of that. Dukes doesn’t but does have soybean oil, so I just try to limit it. My thoughts are that if crops weren’t sprayed with chemicals we wouldn’t have to worry about seed oils … as much. Beef tallow would be much better but costs would go way up. It’s a big problem, but starting with eliminating spraying would be a huge step forward.
Costs may go up, but I wanna know how much. We order beef from a local farm and there is so much fat on those animals. It was included for free in our order - if we asked. Just stop throwing it into the innards burning machine and render the lard again. Like old times.
I developed an allergy to a red dye, carmine, made from cochineal bugs—my eyelids swell to almost complete closure. It is banned in cosmetics but not food. Go figure… it is ok to eat but not put on your face.😖
It’s so interesting to see what food has crazy additives when you start looking, isn’t it? Like your nut example. Until you see the label, you just think it has nuts and salt in it.
The nuts should be raw as they are almost all roasted in unhealthy seed oils. Raw would have no salt added. Or buy raw and roast in coconut oil and use a good salt yourself? Very tasty and quick to do. Cheers.
I started reading labels about 2 years ago and it shocked me. Now we read everything and scan stuff with the Yuka app to figure out what some of those additives really are. I've changed so many products from cereal (most are bad - Kashi has some good ones. I just really like a bowl of cereal in the morning!!) to my hand lotion (I always thought Gold Bond was a really good one. I was wrong!). One item at a time, slowly but surely.
A company called FatWorks (online only) has some awesome and naturally formulated skin care products. My favorite is called "Butter Me Up." Check it out!!!
Thanks for the info. I've been using the Think Dirty app for makeup etc for the past few years and like the info they provide https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com/
It remains the consumer’s responsibility to read labels and refuse to buy things with ingredients that one cannot pronounce. I avoid most inner sanctum aisles of the grocery store because that is where all the chemicals are. I like to buy mixed nuts that say: Contents: Nuts and sea salt. It is hard to find such a thing but it is possible.
I also read food labels, but the problem is there are many chemicals used in the process that don’t need to be on the label. Cheese manufacturers use aluminum to process sliced cheese but it’s not necessary to put it on the label because it’s an insignificant amount. How much is insignificant? Manufacturers have caught onto consumers reading labels and they change names to make it sound healthier. Vegan rennet ( used to process cheese) is grown from molds and can be genetically modified. Microbial yeast now used in many frozen pizzas has a similar lab beginning. So much of our food isn’t even food and it’s definitely not nutritious. I really hope JFK, jr can clean up our food. And our water and our air. He’s fighting the Leviathan.
How about looking at sour cream or French onion dip and finding "Contains Bio-Engineered Products" and wtf is that??
Read every label is right!
It’s the new weasel word for GMO food.
We have a locally and family owned producer of a ham loaf mix that contains more ingredients than a yoga mat. My favorite ingredient is dough conditioner. HUH?
That’s funny AND sad. WTH
Bioengineered is newspeak for GMO. Sounds healthier, right?
Stopped eating Best Foods Mayo because of that. Dukes doesn’t but does have soybean oil, so I just try to limit it. My thoughts are that if crops weren’t sprayed with chemicals we wouldn’t have to worry about seed oils … as much. Beef tallow would be much better but costs would go way up. It’s a big problem, but starting with eliminating spraying would be a huge step forward.
Costs may go up, but I wanna know how much. We order beef from a local farm and there is so much fat on those animals. It was included for free in our order - if we asked. Just stop throwing it into the innards burning machine and render the lard again. Like old times.
Bones and fat! We/they should use it all!
I developed an allergy to a red dye, carmine, made from cochineal bugs—my eyelids swell to almost complete closure. It is banned in cosmetics but not food. Go figure… it is ok to eat but not put on your face.😖
It’s so interesting to see what food has crazy additives when you start looking, isn’t it? Like your nut example. Until you see the label, you just think it has nuts and salt in it.
The nuts should be raw as they are almost all roasted in unhealthy seed oils. Raw would have no salt added. Or buy raw and roast in coconut oil and use a good salt yourself? Very tasty and quick to do. Cheers.
ive roasted nuts without any oil, and never considered that the roasted nuts we buy used oils at all. Thank you for this information.
That was going to be my example too. Salt and peanuts. It should be simple ingredients. I always read labels.
I started reading labels about 2 years ago and it shocked me. Now we read everything and scan stuff with the Yuka app to figure out what some of those additives really are. I've changed so many products from cereal (most are bad - Kashi has some good ones. I just really like a bowl of cereal in the morning!!) to my hand lotion (I always thought Gold Bond was a really good one. I was wrong!). One item at a time, slowly but surely.
A company called FatWorks (online only) has some awesome and naturally formulated skin care products. My favorite is called "Butter Me Up." Check it out!!!
Thanks for the info. I've been using the Think Dirty app for makeup etc for the past few years and like the info they provide https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com/
If there is salt they are roasted in seed oils. I guarantee it. Raw peanuts are natures way of engaging the hurling urge.
Or just the roasted nut, no oil and I like them salted. Not as fond of the raw nuts.