What is/are your NOPE ingredient(s)?

24

Replies

  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    If I see low-fat anywhere, I'm out.

    If it contains the very non-specific "milk-ingredients" or "milk-products" I'm out, because I'm lactose intolerant.

    If I see sweetened with stevia, I'm out. The smell of stevia gives me a migraine, and I find it has a very prominent and unappealing after-taste. I prefer unsweetened products anyway.
  • spoonyspork
    spoonyspork Posts: 238 Member
    edited March 2015
    And honey is bee spit... and artificial raspberry, strawberry, and vanilla can be extract of beaver butt! (okay; that one is only partially true as very little still uses said extract... but now I refer to my favorite raspberry jello as 'beaver butt jelly')

    I also liked Starbucks' strawberry drinks better when it was crushed bugs instead of 'red dye no. whatever'.

    The 'wax' on fruits is often shellac, which is beetle excretions.

    I may be an oddball though. I mean, I'd never like, take a handful of bugs and eat them, though I would a handful of fungus (mushrooms)! And things made of the dying breaths of fungus-like life-forms (wine, beer, bread) are awesome.

    Flavors are made of weird things sometimes, and that is glorious. Some flavors though... just... no.

    (please note I'm not making fun of you... but things are made of weird stuff! I love thinking about how these things came about too. Like... '*sniffsniff* This beaver's butt sack smells like raspberries! Let's put it in our food!' :D )

    *edited because apparently 'a * nus' used correctly is a bad word. LOL*
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    nuttynanners wrote: »
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    eric_sg61 wrote: »
    Hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated fat

    ^this is the big one to avoid

    I also try and minimize stuff with carrageenan and food dyes. I may also start minimizing foods with the commonly used emulsifiers too.

    Bought something today that contained Xantham Gum. I've seen it used before, but this time I decided to research it. Turns out it's made from evaporated mold goo. Awesome....

    Supposedly the worst that Xanthan Gum can do (so far....) is cause digestive issues in some people, but I'm still kinda grossed out.

    Unfortunately thats old news. New research indicates that emulsifiers may be a lot worse than just that :(

    http://civileats.com/2015/02/25/how-emulsifiers-are-messing-with-our-guts-and-making-us-fat/

    Obviously the data is far from conclusive at this point, but it's definitely concerning.
  • nuttynanners
    nuttynanners Posts: 249 Member
    tinascar2015 wrote: »
    High fructose corn syrup, nitrates, anything called a flavor (vanilla flavor, butter flavor, etc) and I always check for where salt falls in the order of ingredients. I am also very wary of packaging that screams "all natural" across the front. I read those labels very carefully because I figure if it's truly all natural, it can only be found on the outer aisles of the store.

    They now have this brand of chicken at Kroger that just screams all natural on the front, I think it's called Heritage Farms.

    One look at the ingredients shows it's anything but all natural.

    http://www.cleanandleanrevolution.com/what-are-they-injecting-into-your-chicken/

    My mom fell for it. Last time I was home she bought some. Bah humbug, it's not natural at all.
  • Kenda2427
    Kenda2427 Posts: 1,592 Member
    Artificial sweeteners, for two reasons:
    1) they taste disgusting to me, so sickeningly sweet
    2) give me wicked headaches
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    I love when people try to gross me out by saying something I'm eating has a by-product of bugs. I'm Mexican, we have entire dishes and sauces made from insects. They're high in protein.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    Generally, anything with alternative sweeteners because I hate the taste of them. Except these Powercrunch bars that I bought because the manufacturer was sneaky and had both sugar AND sucralose in it..but put the sucralose at the end of the list....I tasted something "off" about it...and sure enough, there it was. But I got used to them now and like them so I'll keep 'em for the time being.

    I am not a fan of partially hydrogenated anything, HFCS, MSG clones...but I can't realistically avoid them 100% of the time.

    Now, apart from the alternative sweeteners, it is the nutritional data more than anything that makes me put something back on the shelf. If it doesn't give me enough nutritional bang for my buck, (i.e., amount of protein, fiber, etc) then I'll put it back and look for something better.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    tinascar2015 wrote: »
    High fructose corn syrup, nitrates, anything called a flavor (vanilla flavor, butter flavor, etc) and I always check for where salt falls in the order of ingredients. I am also very wary of packaging that screams "all natural" across the front. I read those labels very carefully because I figure if it's truly all natural, it can only be found on the outer aisles of the store.

    But But ... bulk rice and dried beans are in aisle 7 ..

    There's plenty of all natural things that are not in the perimeter.

    The only things I avoid are things with a significant percentage of your daily iron requirement. Damn toxic iron.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Anything along the lines of "bacon flavored" or "steak flavored" or "[whatever] meat" is an instant throw back on the shelf for me. I know better than to buy a product that will end up in the trash bin because I don't like the taste of these ingredients except in very limited known to me forms and recipes.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    tinascar2015 wrote: »
    High fructose corn syrup, nitrates, anything called a flavor (vanilla flavor, butter flavor, etc) and I always check for where salt falls in the order of ingredients. I am also very wary of packaging that screams "all natural" across the front. I read those labels very carefully because I figure if it's truly all natural, it can only be found on the outer aisles of the store.

    Except for rice, beans, steel cut oats, honey, maple syrup, herbal tea, ground coffee...

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited March 2015
    partially hydrogenated oil...

    Also, not a big fan of high fructose corn syrup...I'd rather have cane sugar. IMO, high fructose corn syrup is too sweet and beverages and whatnot made with cane sugar, that sweetness is more subtle and makes for a more refreshing beverage when it's hot out.
  • nuttynanners
    nuttynanners Posts: 249 Member
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    nuttynanners wrote: »
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    eric_sg61 wrote: »
    Hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated fat

    ^this is the big one to avoid

    I also try and minimize stuff with carrageenan and food dyes. I may also start minimizing foods with the commonly used emulsifiers too.

    Bought something today that contained Xantham Gum. I've seen it used before, but this time I decided to research it. Turns out it's made from evaporated mold goo. Awesome....

    Supposedly the worst that Xanthan Gum can do (so far....) is cause digestive issues in some people, but I'm still kinda grossed out.

    Unfortunately thats old news. New research indicates that emulsifiers may be a lot worse than just that :(

    http://civileats.com/2015/02/25/how-emulsifiers-are-messing-with-our-guts-and-making-us-fat/

    Obviously the data is far from conclusive at this point, but it's definitely concerning.

    Well that's...disheartening. But not surprising. Ugh. Thanks for the link. I'll be saving that one!
  • fattybum1111
    fattybum1111 Posts: 1
    laols01 wrote: »
    Nitrates/nitritees, sulfates/sulfites, high fructose corn syrup.
    These are also the things I avoid especially sulphates.
  • wonko221
    wonko221 Posts: 292 Member
    i have come to avoid "low fat" in general. I'd rather eat something with normal fat levels, and eat it in moderation, than to eat something loaded with chemicals to make the low-fat foods more palatable.
  • Swiftlet66
    Swiftlet66 Posts: 729 Member
    edited March 2015
    Any type of fructose (HFCS, sugar, etc) as one of its main top ingredients, hydrogenated fats/oils, "natural flavors," food colors. The less ingredients, the more I am inclined to buy the product. Generally though, I won't buy it unless I know all the ingredients.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    If it is super high in sodium, or if it has mushrooms in it, I put it back. Otherwise I'm not terribly picky.
  • SilverRose89
    SilverRose89 Posts: 447 Member
    edited March 2015
    I don't really have any "nope" ingredients :neutral_face:

    Except coffee. But that because coffee, to me, is the worst taste on earth. But apart from that...
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Artificial sweeteners are on the avoid list for sure.
    Other things like ultra fake, reduced fat/fat free, lots of artificial colors/flavorings, corn syrup, etc are on the probably will not buy list.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member

    Mushrooms. Ew.
  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
    They list of my ok things is way shorter then my not ok things. I look for things that have 5 ingredients or less. I also don't buy a whole lot of packaged things either. My body hates processed foods on so many levels.
  • superfox12082
    superfox12082 Posts: 512 Member
    Pretty much any sweetener that isn't cane sugar, beet sugar, honey or agave.
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    I have no nope food. Only "hell yes, get in my cart!! " food.
  • Sugarbeat
    Sugarbeat Posts: 824 Member
    Onions. I hate them in any form. If they are on the label, the product stays on the shelf.
  • judiness101
    judiness101 Posts: 119 Member
    I really can't stand sausages with a crazy long ingredient list. If there anything than meat, spices and the casing I avoid it.

  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    As previously mentioned by others, I try really hard to avoid trans fat/partially hydrogentated oils. I also avoid artificial sweeteners as much as I can, but that's simply because I drink WAY too much Diet Coke as it is, I don't need to be getting them from my food, too ;). Moderation, right? Plus I don't like my kids eating them and they tend to eat whatever we have in the house, even if I buy it for myself.

    Also peas. Because I ****-ing hate peas.
  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    Mushrooms. Ew.
    I'm with you there. Cannot stand mushrooms.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    High fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners. I've really tried, but they gave me massive carb cravings (Stevia is ok).
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I don't have any specific ingredients that I look out for but if the sodium sounds crazy high I'll put it back.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Gluten. I have celiac disease.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories