9 Ingredients to avoid in processed foods

I see 'mechanically separated ' is missing from this list.

Interesting article. I have been very curious about splenda. I had stopped using it at one time then I started back using it. But I am going to put it down again. I thought that I was very savy about checking ingredients but I am going to be more inquisitive about the ingredients on the label.

E-numbers are mostly dangerous chemicals used to 'dress up' food to make it last longer (stabilisers), look more attractive (colourings), taste better (sweeteners, flavourings). Most of these E-numbers are not fit for human consumption. If you value your health and the health of your children then Google any E-number and you will discover how lethal some of these additives are. We must also stop eating refined sugar and refined salt and switch to natural alternatives which are readily available like demerara sugar and Himalayan pink rock salt. Sugar is a legalised 'slow poison' and so is common salt. We must eat organic raw foods and we will never get cancer, diabetes or any other major disease for that matter because all illnesses are linked to what we eat. Modern processed food has been ‘engineered’ in laboratories after which it packages, presented and marketing, using words like ‘fresh’, ‘pure’, ‘natural’ to attract us to buy it without us giving it a second thought. The health of people in the West was much much better 100 years ago. Why? Because there was very little processed food and there wasn’t Heinz or Nestle. Eating raw vegetables ‘reverses’ cancer and diabetes to name a few because nature has provide the ‘medicine’ for mankind hence there is no need to ever take modern medicine, which claims to heal but there are always side effects which ‘promotes’ the illness it is trying to cure. The reason this information is kept from the public I because these multinational companies would make much money if didn’t buy their junk and pharmaceutical companies couldn’t poison us with there medicines. 'Superfoods' like green vegetables (spinach, broccoli), honey, dates, water, green tea etc will keep you healthy without the need for supplements.

If you want a natural sweetener, try Stevia. It comes from the stevia plant found in South America. It was used by the Aztecs to sweeten their food. It is very low calorie & can be used by diabetics (of which I am one). It is also much sweeter than sugar & other sweeteners (like Splenda etc).

You would think that people would have figured this out by now, but they haven't. Hopefully some folks will take this sage advice.

Stevia is a great vegetable sugar replacement. It can be used the same as sugar and its 200 times sweeter.... so be careful ... don't use much.

I believe the most recent studies on High Fructose Corn Syrup stated that is acts the same to the body as sugar, and that you body can not tell the difference.

k8bluejay, try packs of frozen fruit.
It's exactly what it sounds like- frozen fruit.

how come i see no mention of sodium nitrate/nitrites??

Very informative. Appreciate the fact that someone takes the effort and concern to tell it like it is.

some of these articles are wonderful. I love the one by Aaron. HOMEWORK was done very well. It realy shows us just how much our goverment cares about us and our health---not much! If we would simply just stop buying and using these products we could turn this around and stick it to the coporates who are making all the money off us consumers. I will never by General Mills products again. And for everything being make in China, I don't buy, i simply go without. So buy local products and if you don't have a "Farmers Market" in you town DEMAND one. It's our best source and chance to be Healthier.

Well everyone, there's always 'stevia'....getting to be more popular now. I've used it from the 60s - natural sweet herb with very low carb value....I don't believe you can cook with it. I usually buy the little 'sugar bag' size....It's way sweeter than sugar so you don't need much. I also use spenda. I think the biggest thing is to stay away from soft drinks. I don't think I've had a soda or donut in 25 years (maybe a sip from my husbands glass just to confirm how much I don't like it). Water w/Lemon is my favorite. It's expensive and hard to do - but organic food just tastes so much better - (some doesn't but most does). Just too much 'crap' in everything today......too much food....to much 'bad' food - we really don't need to eat a lot to be healthy. 1/4 cup of Ezekiel cereal, 1/4 cup of organic milk & handful of blueberries gets me till noon....then chobani plain yogurt with bluberries/blackberries gets me through dinner.....usually lean protein & a salad.....that's it.......you really 'are' what you eat.

thanks a lot

America needs to take their butt off the T.V and the computers, to spend more time cooking and buying healthier food as oppose of just hitting the start bottom in the microwave to defrost food inside a plastic box or grabbing the can opener to have "soup". Countries with high life expectancy like Japan hardly ever buy massive portions of food that are meant to be frozen for up to 6 months like those huge packages you buy in those warehouse looking type of stores, they simply go to the store every 2 or 3 days get fresher food....I mean come on do you really think that there isn't anything suspicious with a lettuce that is still green and crisp after 3 weeks inside you fridge???

Very interesting. I wonder why sugar was taken out of chewing gum. The ingredient list reads like a chemistry text. I cannot imagine anyone getting excess calories from a stick of chewing gum. It that was too much for them maybe they should try grazing in a field. How many calories can one save by avoiding a stick of gum? Has anyone taken the time to observe a caloric intake in one glass of wine or cocktails. It really is funny to see a very obese person have three cocktails before dinner and then ask for sweet and low in their coffee. It seems like the entire population is suffering from brain drain.

What ever happen to homemade things?

Lessee now...hmmm....wondering if the owners of this rental property would allow the digging up
of yards for the good old "victory gardens" of WWII.......

what is citric acid

Oh and I also try to stay away from Aspertame because it may also be linked to birth defects.

Dextrose is sugar...and is found in foods...