Food preservatives.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:31 pm

After I have decided to never again eat anything with food preservatives or unnatural additives I've noticed that alot of everything anyone buys from a grocery store has some sort of preservative or added chemical...Not to mention the pesticides, herbicides, and god knows what else they're putting in the food...

I know that cancer hasn't exactly been a worldwide understood abnormality but am I the only one that finds what to me seems like a dramatic increase in the amount of people being diagnosed with cancer related to the food industry? I don't remember hearing about cancer being nearly as common as I have been observing as of the past 10 years...

Has anyone heard about the person who had visited the doctor while being as healthy as anyone should be, and had then ate McDonald's everyday for a month and then visited the same doctor and the doctor told him that if he keeps doing what he was doing he was going to die?

And to read about alot of what some restaurants use to make their food is almost revolting...I read that most fast food restaurants that have cheese is actually only made of 10% cheese, and the rest being additives...

It's enough to turn me off of it that's for sure.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:32 am

I don't know what the answer is. I guess pay through the nose for organic food, learn to cook yourself, do as best you can. I hate to think what was on the apple I ate last night. Talk about poisoned apples. Hello Malathion.

Some of the fast foods out here use 'aerosol cheese substance." What the heck is that?! :yh_sick

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:30 am

RedGlitter;576308 wrote: I don't know what the answer is. I guess pay through the nose for organic food, learn to cook yourself, do as best you can. I hate to think what was on the apple I ate last night. Talk about poisoned apples. Hello Malathion.

Some of the fast foods out here use 'aerosol cheese substance." What the heck is that?! :yh_sick

and check out the meat, soy is a good supliment in Fast Food meets not all burgers are 100% meat ya know. I think there are other "filler" ingredients as well.

Yes I agree with you on the fact we are riddled with Cancer in these days and ages and believe it's due to what we are ingesting. How can all those chemicals be good for you.... additives, preservatives, dyes... you name it... it hasn't always been in humans diet has it.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:35 am

There was cancer before all the fast food restaurants. maybe not as common but there was.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:40 am

minks;576425 wrote: and check out the meat, soy is a good supliment

Oh good call, Minks, I forgot to mention that, I use soy "meat" all the time. At least you know you're not eating antibiotics and growth hormones

And K, see if this puts you off your feed, did you know that cattle and sheep and pigs are often routinely fed other rendered dead animals? Like even though cows are herbivores, they are made to eat other rendered cows and stuff. That's not normal. So you're getting whatever they heck they had. Diseased meat.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:45 am

RedGlitter;576429 wrote: Oh good call, Minks, I forgot to mention that, I use soy "meat" all the time. At least you know you're not eating antibiotics and growth hormones

And K, see if this puts you off your feed, did you know that cattle and sheep and pigs are often routinely fed other rendered dead animals? Like even though cows are herbivores, they are made to eat other rendered cows and stuff. That's not normal. So you're getting whatever they heck they had. Diseased meat.

Hence the always worrisome "mad cow desease" it's a gross world out there isn't it.

And yes Glitter there is naught wrong with soy, just the fact they say they serve you meat... so if they are putting in soy and fillers what else is in there.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:53 am

turning around and leaving thread

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:54 am

Im sorry Sheryl. I didn't mean to gross you out.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:56 am

minks;576433 wrote: Hence the always worrisome "mad cow desease" it's a gross world out there isn't it.

And yes Glitter there is naught wrong with soy, just the fact they say they serve you meat... so if they are putting in soy and fillers what else is in there.

Yes and that's not to say that *all* cows and such are fed other animals...but its not like you can know which ones you're getting.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:03 am

RedGlitter;576444 wrote: Im sorry Sheryl. I didn't mean to gross you out.

you didn't gross me out, just we used to raise cattle..

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:11 am

Ohhh...I forgot about that. I hope I didn't offend you because I didn't mean to. My uncle raises Angus and he does it the proper way. I'm sure you guys did too. No offense meant, Sheryl, ok??

Tater Tazz · Post by **Tater Tazz** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:06 am

I once had someone tell me, everyone has the cancer in them, if it activates is another story.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:45 pm

I've heard that too Tazz, just not sure if I believe it though.

Okay I came back to publicly apologize to Sheryl for what I said about the rendered animals. She tells me that's media hype so maybe I was a sucker. Anyway, Sheryl, I'm sorry.

And K, I'm sorry if I gave you misinformation.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:49 pm

Thanks glitter.

There are good ranchers and bad ranchers. The good ones know that to get good meat you breed and treat your cattle well. The bad ones are the ones who look for chemical shortcuts that produce the stringy and tough meats.

But seriously if your worried about the meat your grocery stores put out, don't shop from there. Look in your yellow pages for a meat locker. These folks know meat and if they are serious about their reputation they will only sell quality meat. I only buy chicken now from the grocery stores. All my pork and beef come from meat lockers.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:12 pm

Yeah but..ever read the label on a can of Libby's Potted Meat Product?

I think the first few things are "beef fatty tissue"..."beef cheeks"....and "beef salivary glands." I know I read that stuff on a chorizo package too.:yh_sick

Ciao, Bella! · Post by **Ciao, Bella!** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:53 pm

Cancer used to have a stigma attached, so you didn't hear much about it. Heck, the first time I heard of breast cancer was when Betty Ford announced she had it.

My grandfather died of stomach cancer, it literally ate him from inside out. This was in '59, at the age of 71. (Sorry if it's tmi.) Cancer, in any form, strikes every generation of my father's family. I figure it's a matter of time before it gets me, but I don't dwell on it.

Not all meat is bad for you, in moderation. Most people today, meat eaters or vegans, don't know what's involved in butchering an animal, and quite frankly, if they're smart, don't want to know.

I just never could get into soy, and have read that it's not all it's cracked up to be. I can't recall where, but I'll try to dig it up.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:09 pm

K.Snyder;576234 wrote:

Has anyone heard about the person who had visited the doctor while being as healthy as anyone should be, and had then ate McDonald's everyday for a month and then visited the same doctor and the doctor told him that if he keeps doing what he was doing he was going to die?

Did you see what you posted?

"ate McDonald's everyday for a month"

EVERY DAY 4 a month????? Then Gonna DIE?

I hope so.........

What a crock... Who does this?

"EAT McDonald's everyday for a month"..?

???Joe citizen???

I think NOT!!!

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:15 pm

BTS;591480 wrote: Did you see what you posted?

"ate McDonald's everyday for a month"

EVERY DAY 4 a month????? Then Gonna DIE?

I hope so.........

What a crock... Who does this?

"EAT McDonald's everyday for a month"..?

???Joe citizen???

I think NOT!!!

I used to know someone who ate out all of the time...

I wouldn't necassarily limit the production to only one fast food restaurant to only McDonalds...

I know of alot of people who eat out at fast food restaurants throughout most of their life...And the fact that this was only over the course of a month should tell you quite simply that eating it periodically let alone strenuously can be detrimental to anyones health,..let alone "Joe Citizen"...