What are they putting in our food?!

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  • Paralyza
    Paralyza Posts: 19 Member
    What if I told you...everything is made up of chemicals?

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    Traumatized! But I do get my eggs from an old lady who has a coop.
  • squiggysmama
    squiggysmama Posts: 76
    Try to keep it to whole foods, fewer ingredients, nothing you can't pronounce (unless it's foreign food :) ) As a general rule, if it's made in a lab or a factory it probably shouldn't go in your mouth. If it's made on a farm, you're in better shape. The fewer steps of processing before it gets to you, the better off you are.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I think reading the label doesn't work. Many times the companies hide the common terms with new fancy ones that mean the same thing. Some people have issues with MSG, regardless of if it's bad. So the companies change what they call it to a dozen different names. Natural and artificial flavors can cover a broad range of things that are unclear.

    Protein powders such as whey should be bought with the least additives possible. I'm not sure the validity of an article years ago, but the more stuff they add the more adulterants get added also.
    And clearly the person posting on MFP has no access to Google to look up terms he or she doesn't recognize on a label.

    And that will inform me which dyes are in Caramel Color or what is in "natural" or "Artificial" flavors? I'm not claiming a person doesn't have agency. I am claiming that companies are actively and creatively hiding things people watch for which new terminology.
    Someone who is "eating clean" and that concerned with what's in her food probably isn't going to choose that food, first of all. And second, I'm pretty sure one can find a website somewhere that will say what is likely in "caramel color."
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    What if I told you...everything is made up of chemicals?

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    I love these. I saw one for an orange before, but haven't seen these. I need to save them :).
    Complete straw man.
  • Ctrum69
    Ctrum69 Posts: 308 Member
    Minerals in a food I ate the other day---->3 milligrams(mg) of sodium, 145 mg of potassium, 6 mg of magnesium, 7 mg of calcium, 65 micrograms(ug) of manganese, 480 ug of iron, 100 ug of copper, 120 ug of zinc, 12 mg of phosphorus, 2 mg of chloride, 7 ug of fluoride, 2 ug of iodine and 1-6 ug of selenium. Amino acids, Leucine, Lysine, Valine, Isoleucine Vitamins: Carotene, E, K, B1, B2, nicotinamide, B6, and C...............wait.......oh yes it was an apple.....

    Read more: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5867454_composition-apple_.html#ixzz2sCPuUIiS

    Yep. And it didn't have transfats added for texture, Propylene glycol, potassium bromate, BHA and BHT, etc etc.

    It's not "chemicals" that are the problem. It's those added to something that should, by all rights, decay in a few days, to keep it shelf stable for a week in a truck and another week on the shelf.

    WHile the "food documentaries" are typically based on psuedoscience and hokum (see, also, "Supersize me"), there ARE additives in food that some people are highly sensitive to, and which are there only for convenience.
  • extraordinary_machine
    extraordinary_machine Posts: 3,028 Member


    WHile the "food documentaries" are typically based on psuedoscience and hokum (see, also, "Supersize me"), there ARE additives in food that some people are highly sensitive to, and which are there only for convenience.

    QFT
  • Paralyza
    Paralyza Posts: 19 Member
    I think reading the label doesn't work. Many times the companies hide the common terms with new fancy ones that mean the same thing. Some people have issues with MSG, regardless of if it's bad. So the companies change what they call it to a dozen different names. Natural and artificial flavors can cover a broad range of things that are unclear.

    Protein powders such as whey should be bought with the least additives possible. I'm not sure the validity of an article years ago, but the more stuff they add the more adulterants get added also.
    And clearly the person posting on MFP has no access to Google to look up terms he or she doesn't recognize on a label.

    And that will inform me which dyes are in Caramel Color or what is in "natural" or "Artificial" flavors? I'm not claiming a person doesn't have agency. I am claiming that companies are actively and creatively hiding things people watch for which new terminology.



    I agree
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member

    Someone who is "eating clean" and that concerned with what's in her food probably isn't going to choose that food, first of all. And second, I'm pretty sure one can find a website somewhere that will say what is likely in "caramel color."
    If someone is eating Total they aint eatin' clean, at least my my estimation.

    Caramel Color varies wildly. I really shouldn't have to spend 4 hours on the internet to determine if a company is using a potential carcinogen.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I think reading the label doesn't work. Many times the companies hide the common terms with new fancy ones that mean the same thing. Some people have issues with MSG, regardless of if it's bad. So the companies change what they call it to a dozen different names. Natural and artificial flavors can cover a broad range of things that are unclear.

    Protein powders such as whey should be bought with the least additives possible. I'm not sure the validity of an article years ago, but the more stuff they add the more adulterants get added also.
    And clearly the person posting on MFP has no access to Google to look up terms he or she doesn't recognize on a label.

    And that will inform me which dyes are in Caramel Color or what is in "natural" or "Artificial" flavors? I'm not claiming a person doesn't have agency. I am claiming that companies are actively and creatively hiding things people watch for which new terminology.



    I agree
    Your OP claims you're trying to eat "clean." Why are you choosing foods with those ingredients listed?
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member

    Someone who is "eating clean" and that concerned with what's in her food probably isn't going to choose that food, first of all. And second, I'm pretty sure one can find a website somewhere that will say what is likely in "caramel color."
    If someone is eating Total they aint eatin' clean, at least my my estimation.

    Caramel Color varies wildly. I really shouldn't have to spend 4 hours on the internet to determine if a company is using a potential carcinogen.
    So then if you see it listed as an ingredient, don't buy that food.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    That's it! I'm only eating water!!!
    In crystallized and liquid forms only! I heard steam hurts.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    That's it! I'm only eating water!!!
    In crystallized and liquid forms only! I heard steam hurts.
    Be careful the solid form can harm the enamel on your teeth...
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    leads to
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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I'm in, this should be fun...
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    That's it! I'm only eating water!!!
    In crystallized and liquid forms only! I heard steam hurts.
    Be careful the solid form can harm the enamel on your teeth...
    chewing-ice.jpg
    leads to
    missing-teeth-small.jpg
    I'm screwed!!! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    In for "documentaries" that demonize food and make shopping and eating so overly stressful that people fail before they start.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    meh.

    i like the taste of soylent green.

    it's pretty good with saltine crackers.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    INteresting.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    Great, more people "educated" by "documentaries"
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    I think one of my most favorite arguments ever is the "if I can't pronounce it, it will surely kill me" argument.


    :noway:
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    And that will inform me which dyes are in Caramel Color or what is in "natural" or "Artificial" flavors? I'm not claiming a person doesn't have agency. I am claiming that companies are actively and creatively hiding things people watch for which new terminology.

    Well here's a thought - if it's a term or name you don't recognize - DON'T EAT IT.

    Problem solved.

    Next.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I think one of my most favorite arguments ever is the "if I can't pronounce it, it will surely kill me" argument.


    :noway:

    which is reason enough to avoid quinoa.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I think one of my most favorite arguments ever is the "if I can't pronounce it, it will surely kill me" argument.


    :noway:

    which is reason enough to avoid quinoa.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcQmBCM3JMs
    Kwee-NO! Appropriate for today.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,226 Member
    And that will inform me which dyes are in Caramel Color or what is in "natural" or "Artificial" flavors? I'm not claiming a person doesn't have agency. I am claiming that companies are actively and creatively hiding things people watch for which new terminology.

    Well here's a thought - if it's a term or name you don't recognize - DON'T EAT IT.

    Problem solved.

    Next.
    That caramel residue is all over BBQ'd foods.....time to sell it and cook sous vide for now on, can't be to careful.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Most of those 'documentaries' are nothing more than biased infomercials. Go to Hunger for a Change's website-surprise surprise, they're selling things (including a recipe book for $49.95). Go to Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead's website and you can buy overpriced juicers and other junk you don't actually need ('coaching' services for $289?!).

    These documentaries are nothing more then advertisements and they're very misleading.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I would recommend not taking nutritional advice from a Netflix documentary,

    If you are worried about supplements - this is a good research tool:

    http://examine.com/
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    What if I told you...everything is made up of chemicals?

    24d9edb3-75bd-4621-a1cd-7bfd85bb0ba1.jpg

    I love these. I saw one for an orange before, but haven't seen these. I need to save them :).
    Complete straw man.

    That is not a straw man.
  • stefanieraya
    stefanieraya Posts: 110 Member
    I just watched a few documentaries on Netflix, one of them called "Hungry for Change". What are they putting in our food?! I thought I was avoiding unhealthy/nutrient-less food. Now they're hiding MSG in other terms? Anything “hydrolyzed”, yeast food, soy and whey protein, and more. Or labeling food to read nutritious, but far from the truth? Like blueberry pomegranate Total cereal; seems like something healthy, however, it has no blueberries or pomegranates just chemicals. I'm traumatized. Clean eating means something completely different to me now.

    What does this mean about my protein powder, BCAA powder, glutamine supplements, and pre workout powder? Are these harmful? Looking for some food therapy.


    The truth is our food has deteriorated in nutritional value since 1950. Do the research. It matters.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I just watched a few documentaries on Netflix, one of them called "Hungry for Change". What are they putting in our food?! I thought I was avoiding unhealthy/nutrient-less food. Now they're hiding MSG in other terms? Anything “hydrolyzed”, yeast food, soy and whey protein, and more. Or labeling food to read nutritious, but far from the truth? Like blueberry pomegranate Total cereal; seems like something healthy, however, it has no blueberries or pomegranates just chemicals. I'm traumatized. Clean eating means something completely different to me now.

    What does this mean about my protein powder, BCAA powder, glutamine supplements, and pre workout powder? Are these harmful? Looking for some food therapy.


    The truth is our food has deteriorated in nutritional value since 1950. Do the research. It matters.

    The truth is that you shouldn't get your "information" off of silly documentaries or internet "research."
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    I just watched a few documentaries on Netflix, one of them called "Hungry for Change". What are they putting in our food?! I thought I was avoiding unhealthy/nutrient-less food. Now they're hiding MSG in other terms? Anything “hydrolyzed”, yeast food, soy and whey protein, and more. Or labeling food to read nutritious, but far from the truth? Like blueberry pomegranate Total cereal; seems like something healthy, however, it has no blueberries or pomegranates just chemicals. I'm traumatized. Clean eating means something completely different to me now.

    What does this mean about my protein powder, BCAA powder, glutamine supplements, and pre workout powder? Are these harmful? Looking for some food therapy.

    The truth is since 1951 our life expectancy has skyrocketed search polio and Jonas Salk...next caller....


    The truth is our food has deteriorated in nutritional value since 1950. Do the research. It matters.
  • Ctrum69
    Ctrum69 Posts: 308 Member
    I just watched a few documentaries on Netflix, one of them called "Hungry for Change". What are they putting in our food?! I thought I was avoiding unhealthy/nutrient-less food. Now they're hiding MSG in other terms? Anything “hydrolyzed”, yeast food, soy and whey protein, and more. Or labeling food to read nutritious, but far from the truth? Like blueberry pomegranate Total cereal; seems like something healthy, however, it has no blueberries or pomegranates just chemicals. I'm traumatized. Clean eating means something completely different to me now.

    What does this mean about my protein powder, BCAA powder, glutamine supplements, and pre workout powder? Are these harmful? Looking for some food therapy.


    The truth is our food has deteriorated in nutritional value since 1950. Do the research. It matters.

    The truth is that you shouldn't get your "information" off of silly documentaries or internet "research."

    Nope.. much better to base it off a book sold by a guy with a Dr. of Philosophy, who is selling you a diet and exercise plan.

    or better yet, from a mutant gym rat who looks deformed, because "This is what he eats/does/avoids".

    LOL.

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