It is the processed meat that you buy at the store, not the fresh packaged products. Packages of ground beef that do not list ingredients are not processed, they do not contain anything that has been preprocessed. Same is true for other cuts of fresh beef, pork and chicken (although some chicken does list additives)

If you look at the packages of premade patties, most do list ingredients, those are the processed products that MAY include the substance discussed in the OP.

 

There are lots of additives in processed foods that are completely harmless, yet contribute to the appeal and nutrition of the foods. There are also many foods that appeal to certain people because they are easy to prepare and serve, but are loaded with additives that do not contribute to nutrition.

If one would only read the label, compare actual cost of the finished meal, they might make better choices.

 

To quote President Teddy Roosevelt after reading The Jungle: "I'M PISONED"!!!!

 

yeah.. and the last time I drove a car was because I was depressed and wanted to destroy the ozone. ha

 

Im going to eat until Im as fat as I am ugly..

 

You are absolutely right, of course. Slight problem is that not all companies put all the information on the label... especially when it concerns processes or additives that aren't too healthy.

 

Replying to your own post, different.

 

I got drunk last night and had mcdonald's.

All I gotta say is my hangover feels much more intense after reading this. lol

 

I am a chef...

...At Mcdonalds and I'M LOV'N IT!!

 

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And to think Burger King stole a sandwich from Micky D's.............

But hey the high prices of food these days is whats for dinner the only thing left to eat is the snow that comes from the sky and well as long as its not yellow or brown I guess its gold...............

Just a FYI the price of citris is going up this summer and spring due to the freezing temps they are experiencing in FL right now.....Who wants orange juice???

 

That would constitute a serious crime. You might find it a lot less prevalent than you think.

They may rename some things, like the ammonia being listed as a processing agent, but they don't omit things.

 

It has diminished a lot over the last couple of years, thanks to the good work of most countries' respective food & drugs administrations, but there's still a lot of work to be done to ban all kinds of antibiotics with which live stock is being injected and which have nefarious effects on humans.

Also, a lot of so-called food-supplements, mostly used by athletes, contain things that are not mentioned on the box, resulting sometimes in some sporters testing positive for this or that hormone or other forbidden substance.

 

You're kinda missing the point here, though. A lot of poor people can't afford the fresh meat because processed meat is much more expensive. It's not about "making healthier choices" for a lot of poor families, it's about just being able to feed the kids.

 

Fresh meat is cheaper than processed meats. Ground beef sells for about $2.25/pound. Prepared beef patties sell for the equivalent of $4.95/pound.

A meatloaf that would feed eight people, with potatoes and green beans, can be prepared for less than $10.00. Dinner for eight at McDonalds will run over $40.00.

Don't tell me that buying prepared food is cheaper, because it is not.

 

I think one of the problems here is that most people don't have any experience at killing and butchering their own meat. If you had, and actually dealt with the different stages of decomposition represented in the slime that forms on the meat I don't think you would want to eat it.

The idea that someone is feeding it to me just flat pisses me off.

 

Wait until we start getting a green Jello like food, which they say is formulated to replace all of the natural nutrients found in fresh food.

Oh, but at the same time, funerals & cremations have stopped as well. And, Oh yeah, there are no more sick people, they just seem to vanish in the night.

 

Venison, the other red meat!!!

 

Nothing wrong with that at all. But I've never found better meat than elk.

 

Ammonia: Makes cat pee smell bad and hamburger taste good. Yum...

Ideologically I'd like to not eat dead animals or at least not those that are commercially slaughtered because the the industry has always had a horrible history of abuse, exploitation and filth. Realistically I'm not going to quit eating meat and butchering my own isn't an option.

I've cut way back on hamburger and try to eat smaller pieces of solid cuts instead. I used to buy a steak, for instance, and it the whole thing no matter how big it was and you can't seem to buy just a little one at the market. Now I cut what I buy into about 4 oz portions and freeze them. However like any good junkie I slip from time to time. Never did like McDs hamburgers though there is no quality difference between what the other chains sell.