This article is a disturbing investigation into some of the additives in the food we eat. It's written by Dave Zinczenko, the editor of Men's Health magazine and the author of the informative "Eat This, Not That" series of books. Did you know that Baskin Robins Oreo Layered Sundae has 78 total ingredients? I thought ice cream was pretty much just milk, cream and sugar. Apparently not. The article speaks for itself, so I'll just provide you with a horrifying excerpt:
"Before making its way onto the value menu, fast-food beef passes through the hands of a company called Beef Products... Beef Products cleans the meat with the same stuff the cleaning crew at Yankee Stadium might use to scrub the toilets—ammonia. Every week, Beef Products pumps some 7 million pounds of ground beef through pipes that expose it to ammonia gas that could potentially blind a human being." (Zinczenko on the Big Mac).
Um, GROSS. Like I said, disturbing.
What's Really in your Food?
As a commentary on this article, I was recently introduced to "The Little House on the Prairie Method" (an invention of my much-wiser older cousin). It's a good test when trying to avoid all these ridiculous food additives. The rule is, if they would have eaten it in Little House on the Prairie (or basically if your great-grandmother would recognize it as food) then it's probably OK for consumption. Otherwise, try to stay away.
I think we can all agree that an ammonia-burger would not pass the test.
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