MUST READ! You wont believe what some CO put in your food...

The FDA is a joke. Not really suprised by this article at all.

You realize every time you eat green vegetables, you're eating...celluose! *gasp*

Seriously - there are other things I would worry about much more than this. Just because something is processed, doesn't mean it's deadly/toxic/horrible for you. Yes, I think it's important to limit processed ingredients - but my approach is to eat as "clean" as I can when it is reasonable. I try to cut out additives and make most of my food at home, and as long as most of my food is like that, then the rest won't really matter. Life's too stort to freak out over everything.

You can even make water sound like something that should be banned! http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#FACTS

If it's good enough for the beavers, it's good enough for me!

You know what else is full of cellulose?? Lettuce! Yes, those b****ards at Green Giant are making us eat 'wood pulp'!!

Every plant derived food is full of cellulose - anything with a cell wall. Cell walls are cellulose.

So, yes, if the outrage is more about getting what you paid for, i.e., 'I wanted fat and meat, dammit, and I'm being shafted with plant fiber!', then ok, this is maybe an issue. If however, this is more about 'artificial' additives in food, I would worry about other things before this.

Think of it like this - what is it about 'wood' that is bothersome? If the cellulose were derived from broccoli, or lettuce, or seaweed, would that be an issue? Is it because wood is inedible for humans? We eat 'pre-wood' all the time (any non lignified plant material, particulalry leaf stems. What about an apple stalk, that's wood too). Sorry if this comes off as really flippant, but I think perspective is lacking here.

If it's good enough for the beavers, it's good enough for me!

Hear, hear! :drinker:

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So, yes, if the outrage is more about getting what you paid for, i.e., 'I wanted fat and meat, dammit, and I'm being shafted with plant fiber!', then ok, this is maybe an issue. If however, this is more about 'artificial' additives in food, I would worry about other things before this.

Agree 100%. For anyone consuming any of the foods listed in that slide-show on a regular basis, cellulose should be the least of their worries!

You know what else is full of cellulose?? Lettuce! Yes, those b****ards at Green Giant are making us eat 'wood pulp'!!

Every plant derived food is full of cellulose - anything with a cell wall. Cell walls are cellulose.

So, yes, if the outrage is more about getting what you paid for, i.e., 'I wanted fat and meat, dammit, and I'm being shafted with plant fiber!', then ok, this is maybe an issue. If however, this is more about 'artificial' additives in food, I would worry about other things before this.

Think of it like this - what is it about 'wood' that is bothersome? If the cellulose were derived from broccoli, or lettuce, or seaweed, would that be an issue? Is it because wood is inedible for humans? We eat 'pre-wood' all the time (any non lignified plant material, particulalry leaf stems. What about an apple stalk, that's wood too). Sorry if this comes off as really flippant, but I think perspective is lacking here.

Say what you want but its things like this and other additives in processed foods that have lead America into obesity, diabetes, heart disease ect..

No what has lead America into obesity is people unwilling to take responsabilty for themselves and blame everything on fast food companys, when its really easy to find out how to eat healthy.

THIS!!!!!!!! and someone should probably google "meat glue" if you want to gross yourself out some more

I dont trust them at ALL either...right now they are trying to pass a bill that outlaws any supplements made after 1994...we can say goodbye to vitamins!!

My biggest complaint with the forums on MFP (and elsewhere) are the blanket generalities and statements that are tossed around. Just because something has been forwarded on the internet doesn't mean that it is true. No entire governmental agency is inherently evil, and the government is NOT out to take away your vitamins.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/vitamins.asp a great place to start as always.
Please note that this particular internet rumor has been circulating since 2005. Hmm....right up there with the nickel an email charge that we're all supposed to be paying by now, huh? LOL

I shall close with one of my favorite quotes:
"I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. This maxim ought to be particularly held in view, when we contemplate an attack upon the reputation of our neighbor."----Abraham Lincoln

You know what else is full of cellulose?? Lettuce! Yes, those b****ards at Green Giant are making us eat 'wood pulp'!!

Every plant derived food is full of cellulose - anything with a cell wall. Cell walls are cellulose.

So, yes, if the outrage is more about getting what you paid for, i.e., 'I wanted fat and meat, dammit, and I'm being shafted with plant fiber!', then ok, this is maybe an issue. If however, this is more about 'artificial' additives in food, I would worry about other things before this.

Think of it like this - what is it about 'wood' that is bothersome? If the cellulose were derived from broccoli, or lettuce, or seaweed, would that be an issue? Is it because wood is inedible for humans? We eat 'pre-wood' all the time (any non lignified plant material, particulalry leaf stems. What about an apple stalk, that's wood too). Sorry if this comes off as really flippant, but I think perspective is lacking here.

I understand where you are coming from but in this instance it is false advertising, basically adding a bulking agent to foods and it is not "plant fiber" it is leftovers that are cheaper for the companies to add in then actual ingredients. Say what you want but its things like this and other additives in processed foods that have lead America into obesity, diabetes, heart disease ect..

Actually, it is plant fiber. Maybe it's leftover plant fiber, but it's still plant fiber. That's what cellulose is.

We all know that processed foods are processed. They have fillers. I'm sure some fillers have more chances of negative effects than others. I just find it kind of funny that people are outraged that these *processed* foods have fillers in them. Write the company if you think they should quit using fillers and give you a more quality product, but it certainly isn't an FDA issue. There's no reason to ban a perfectly safe substance like cellulose. It certainly isn't contributing to any of those problems you mentioned... and actually, consuming more fiber (of which cellulose is an example) can improve blood cholesterol levels and various other components of our health!

If you're that paranoid about the added plant fiber then don't eat any of those foods. If enough people quit eating processed foods cold turkey, it would send a message to the manufacturers.

Me? I normally prefer my cellulose in the green-plant variety, but the occasional wheat thin or hot cocoa is pretty tasty too. :drinker:

You know what else is full of cellulose?? Lettuce! Yes, those b****ards at Green Giant are making us eat 'wood pulp'!!

Every plant derived food is full of cellulose - anything with a cell wall. Cell walls are cellulose.

So, yes, if the outrage is more about getting what you paid for, i.e., 'I wanted fat and meat, dammit, and I'm being shafted with plant fiber!', then ok, this is maybe an issue. If however, this is more about 'artificial' additives in food, I would worry about other things before this.

Think of it like this - what is it about 'wood' that is bothersome? If the cellulose were derived from broccoli, or lettuce, or seaweed, would that be an issue? Is it because wood is inedible for humans? We eat 'pre-wood' all the time (any non lignified plant material, particulalry leaf stems. What about an apple stalk, that's wood too). Sorry if this comes off as really flippant, but I think perspective is lacking here.

I understand where you are coming from but in this instance it is false advertising, basically adding a bulking agent to foods and it is not "plant fiber" it is leftovers that are cheaper for the companies to add in then actual ingredients. Say what you want but its things like this and other additives in processed foods that have lead America into obesity, diabetes, heart disease ect..

Hm, I tend to think that what has led (not only) America into obesity, diabetes, heart disease etc, is poor basic knowledge of biology that would permit the average consumer to accurately assess how much and what types of foods are better to ingest than others. Coupled with a general unwillingness to forego such calorie laden, nutrient sparse foods for healthier options. Lack of personal responsibility and poor educational availability, not evil corporations, are the important factors here. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to insult anyone here, these are general comments not directed and anyone personally.

ETA: BTW, it's not false advertising unless the product specifically claims to be free of something that it does actually contain. The mere presence of an additive in a processed food is not, in and of itself, false advertising. If it said '100% pure sausage meat!' and contained cellulose, then ok, false advertising. If not, an additive included and duly listed in the ingredients (as apparently all these examples were), then it's fine.

but its things like this and other additives in processed foods that have lead America into obesity, diabetes, heart disease ect..

No. It is us eating too much and not exercising enough that has lead Americans into obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc.

Wait a minute... Chicken McNuggets AREN'T on that list?! That's a bigger shock to me than what is on the list. I always thought sawdust was the primary ingredient in those nasty things.

and here I thought it was my husband that was trying to feed me wood.... :noway:

Oh my. I am blushing.:blushing:

and here I thought it was my husband that was trying to feed me wood.... :noway:

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