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Old 06-21-2013, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
If it preserves the meat, it will pickle your innards. So in our house we don't have too many hot dogs, brats and lunch meat.
Same here.....just an occasional barbecued grilled "dog"....in summertime.

Very rarely, a BLT if hubby craves one, with minimal bacon on it.

Gave up lunch meats/cold cuts a long time ago.........
Try not to buy processed foods.......

People would be surprised though that all the convenience foods that folks do rely on "in a pinch" such as STAUFFERS which make very large casseroles of things like macaroni and cheese, lasagna, etc. and smaller packages of spinach soufflé.....all have msg in them.........

This is why, although it does take longer..........I like to make things from scratch from fresh ingredients.

But, again, "food for thought" as nitrites and msg are all around us at the supermarket.

It seems that the three "enemies" nowadays are indeed nitrites, msg and also high fructose corn syrup...... the food manufacturers are finally listening to the people who have protested that they do not want any of it in their foods..........still I have to be careful as oftentimes the msg can be disguised under a different name.