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Prepare To Be Grossed Out By What’s REALLY In Your Food ~ THE DOCTORS Investigate!

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It’s been four years since Food Inc. lifted the veil on America’s food industry and exposed how the nation’s food suppliers put profit ahead of the health of the consumer.  But Americans are still being served harmful foods including burgers made out of pink slime, chicken “marinated” in chlorine and injected with salt water with sodium content equivalent to a serving of fries, artificial flavoring in ice cream that is otherwise used in lice killer and carcinogens in bread commonly found on the kitchen table – all government sanctioned ingredients.

On Monday, February 27, the hosts of the Emmy Award-winning syndicated talk show THE DOCTORS, along with special guest and celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, take a closer look at American food staples and examines the harmful additives and processes used to prepare them.

  • Burgers* – Would you eat a burger made out of “pink slime”—the name given to the mechanically separated meat that’s treated with ammonia hydroxide to kill bacteria like E-coli?  McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Burger King, once purveyors of pink slime, say they have discontinued their use of this meat, made from discarded beef (i.e. everything else from the cow that had been deemed inedible), but who still does? Schools serve it up daily in kids’ lunches.
  • Chicken –To disinfect and cool chicken post slaughter, chickens are often soaked in a chlorine bath with a water-to-chlorine ratio up to 50 times more potent than the local swimming pool.  Then, to help hide the chlorine taste, the chickens are “plumped” with salt water, making the chickens larger in both weight and price.  Plus, via a scientific experiment, THE DOCTORS determined that chlorine baths may not even rid chicken of the bacteria the chlorine bath is supposed to prevent.
  • Ice Cream – One billion gallons of ice cream are consumed by Americans every year. The most popular flavor?  Vanilla.  Real vanilla beans are expensive, so to save money, many ice cream makers use a synthetic flavoring called piperonal which is also an ingredient in lice killer.
  • Bread – Many breads are made with potassium bromate, which has been banned in Canada and the UK and has been named a carcinogen by the EPA, but has been approved by the FDA.  Plus, azodicarbonamide, found in many manufactured donuts and hamburger buns - as well as plastics, rubber and foam - has been found to  aggravate asthma symptoms and contribute respiratory problems in humans.

A photo of a 12 year-old burger THE DOCTORS’ Dr. Jim Sears uses in nutrition lectures. Not even mold has grown on the meat because of all the added chemicals in there!

 

So, what does THE DOCTORS recommend to avoid these harmful foods?

  • Read the fine print on labels!
  • Look for fewer ingredients with words you can pronounce
  • Avoid “artificial flavors” as much as possible
  • Avoid “artificial dyes”, especially Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5 & 6
  • Limit processed foods.
  • While it’s not economical for everyone to buy organic all the time, it’s worth spending a few extra dollars on organic poultry and beef.
  • To save money, purchase the whole chicken.  Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are the most expensive by the pound.
  • Check the “sell by” dates, and plan to shop the day before when your butcher is likely to mark down the poultry and meat.
  • Consider buying direct from a farmer’s market
  • Check the sodium levels on fresh and frozen chicken packaging.
  • A truly natural chicken breast has 50 to 75 mg. of sodium. If there’s more than that, the bird has been “plumped”.
  • Cook for your family.
  • If you want to know what’s in your food, make it yourself.
  • It’s a great way to bond with your children and teach them about health.

 

Visit www.thedoctorstv.com for a cheat sheet that lists the harmful additives often hidden on food labels as well as a complete list of common additives to avoid.  Also find a recipe for a delicious homemade, super low-calorie ice cream by Rocco DiSpirito.

Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley: I'm a former 7th grade Science teacher turned stay-at-home mom that lives in Houston, Texas. I am married to my college sweetheart and have a beautiful daughter named Riley, that definitely keeps me on my toes! I am also involved in starting a small business which would both manufacture and sell an invention that I've patented, called Toothpaste 2 Go. I love interacting with my readers and hope to learn as much about you as you learn about me!

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  • disgusting! these are only a few of the reasons i decided to move to a completely plant based diet!

    • Oh I envy you Jayedee! I would love to change my eating habits to a completely Vegan lifestyle, but unfortunately I loathe vegetables. :tear: That seriously gets in the way of being a Vegan! This kind of information makes me wonder though why I think vegetables taste bad, but pink slime is somehow a treat? Ironic indeed!

  • This is a great article. It makes me sick how are government can allow this! They are in everyones eating habits but they can't do what they are supposed to do which is make our food safe!

    • Exactly Rita! There's definitely something wrong when the EPA will ban a substance because it's poisonous to our land, air or water, but yet somehow the FDA still thinks it's safe for us to eat! :pull hair out:

  • Thanks for the informative article. I don't understand why our government will allow such things to go on. They know what's happening and don't care. They wonder why we are all getting these diseases like cancer, etc. We have a garden and try to grow most of our veggies, but since we live in the middle of a large city, we can't exactly raise our own meat. This article brings out just how disgusting some of our foods really are.

    • I agree completely! Our country's overall level of health has taken such a drastic turn for the worse, it's time for someone to step up and speak out...again. Where's Morgan Spurlock when we need him?!

      That's cool that you grow a lot of your own veggies. We've got a large raised bed in our backyard too and it definitely helps to put fresh food on our table that we know exactly what's in it. Have a great day Theresa!