Name Something You Usually Consumed Until You Learned What Was In It

fmdog44

fmdog44

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I was a big time V8 drinker until I read the manufacturer would not reveal what percent of the eight veggies were in the mixture. The article said or hinted it was mostly tomato juice. Then I learned the sodium content and stopped. this was about 40 years ago. I think Campbells makes it. I do miss because I love the flavor.
 

fmdog44 said:
I was a big time V8 drinker until I read the manufacturer would not reveal what percent of the eight veggies were in the mixture. The article said or hinted it was mostly tomato juice. Then I learned the sodium content and stopped. this was about 40 years ago. I think Campbells makes it. I do miss because I love the flavor.
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I could only taste tomato and celery in V8. They do have a low-sodium version.
https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/f...al-100-vegetable-juice/cJ5V9aovSwOhZk2LZqoJPg
 
In my teens & 20's, I ate a lot of doughnuts, Doritos & drank a lot of Pepsi - and ate many Rolaids per day. I didn't connect the constant heartburn to what I was eating, until a friend worked at a doughnut shop & I watched him make doughnuts. That huge barrel of grease was a hint.....
 
Some ice creams and pastries that contain propylene glycol (an ingredient in anti-freeze and hair products). Also sugar free ice creams that were sweetened with aspartame.
 
Pinky said:
microwave popcorn - until I found out it could be carcinogenic to pop it that way. I miss hot popcorn.
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I don't own a microwave oven. I've never cared for the way food tastes or its consistency when it comes out of one. I don't know if it makes foods carcinogenic or not, but a couple of professionals in the field have said "Microwave energy changes the cellular composition of the food & it's not a good idea to eat food that has had the cellular structure altered."
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Some ice creams and pastries that contain propylene glycol (an ingredient in anti-freeze and hair products). Also sugar free ice creams that were sweetened with aspartame.
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Some Google results say propylene glycol is also in some flavored waters.. would you or anyone else here know if that's accurate?
I just purchased a pack of water, and it claims there's nothing in it but "purified water and natural flavors."
 
JaniceM said:
Some Google results say propylene glycol is also in some flavored waters.. would you or anyone else here know if that's accurate?
I just purchased a pack of water, and it claims there's nothing in it but "purified water and natural flavors."
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They may be referring to liquid water enhancers such as Mio, which I won't buy because it contains propylene glycol. There are others as well; one must just read the labels. Some flavored seltzers contain Aspartame so I don't buy those either
 
Name Something You Usually Consumed Until You Learned What Was In It
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Anything that's got tons of sugar, sodium or saturated fats. So some examples by name:
Sugar: Soft drinks- regular Coke Pepsi etc = 37 grams of sugar
Sodium: Brats= 550~800+ mg of sodium
Saturated fats= Chorizo, plus other high fat cured meats.
 
Nathan said:
They both are yummy....
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Not any more. A bitter ingredient was added to Ethylene Glycol to cover up the sweet taste after several wives used it to get rid of their husbands.
"Honey, I made you some lime jello."
"Thanks, dear; it's delicious."
 
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Hot Dogs/frankfurters, knew a co-worker who once worked for Oscar-Mayer. Probably to this day he won't allow his kids or grandkids one.
 
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