Diet food shenanigans: 98% Fat Free Bologna
The idea that making Bologna virtually "Fat Free" is some how good for you is like trying to promote Fat Free Pork Rinds. The full fat version of the food is not good for you at all so why would making it Fat Free make it better? And remember, when they take the fat out they are replacing it with something else, most likely something made by a lab coat not found in nature.
Just for kicks, here's the ingredients list for this Oscar Mayer 98% Fat Free Bologna:
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, WATER, TURKEY BROTH, BEEF, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF POTASSIUM LACTATE, CORN SYRUP, SALT, HYDROLYZED BEEF STOCK, CARRAGEENAN, HYDROLYZED GELATIN (FOR FLAVOR), AUTOLYZED YEAST, FLAVOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE (MADE FROM SUGAR), SODIUM NITRITE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA.
Okay, what the hell is "mechanically separated turkey?" I looked it up, and I sware I almost dry heaved. According to the US Department of Agriculture, Mechanically separated poultry (chicken or turkey) "is a paste-like and batter-like poultry product produced by forcing bones, with attached edible tissue, through a sieve or similar device under high pressure to separate bone from the edible tissue." This is basically bird carcass that has been run through machinery to suck every bit of "meat" it can, and then turns it into something that looks like grey pancake batter which they then make into bologna, hot dogs, and wieners.
A statement from the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service says mechanically separated products are "safe, wholesome, nutritious, and useful in providing consumers with the wide variety of economical meat and poultry products." On top of the meat paste, let's throw some chemicals on top for tasty seasoning.
So is the government on drugs? How is this "food" nutritious and wholesome, and part of a healthy diet? Normally, I am not militant about food production but come on, this is asinine. Is it any wonder why Americans are plagued with obesity, cancers, and depression?
