Re: Questionable ingredients...?

[Guest guest]

> What the heck constitutes " natural flavors " ? I hate that. Oh, and

what exactly is " beef extract " ?

I believe " natural flavors " can be a euphemism for MSG...

[Guest guest]

Well, that would certainly explain it, huh? I wonder how companies are able to

get away with lumping things under " natural flavors " . It sure is frustrating.

Thanks!

Jenifer

Re: Questionable ingredients...?

> What the heck constitutes " natural flavors " ? I hate that. Oh, and

what exactly is " beef extract " ?

I believe " natural flavors " can be a euphemism for MSG...

[Guest guest]

Same way they can sink $4b companies right under everybody's nose...

political palm grease! ;^)

Get used to the notion that neither the government nor the commercial

food producers give a whit about your (or your child's) health. Buy

locally-produced *whole* foods whenever possible... preferably

organic. Check around your area for farms that sell " shares " in their

harvest, and periodically they deliver to your door or you go to the

farm to pick up.

If you're anything like me, you haven't a clue what to do with the

stuff, lol! I have subscribed to a bunch of canning, freezing, and

recipe lists -- even if they don't post the recipes I need, they are

great about answering requests (like " what do I do with 40 lbs. of

______? " ). With hundreds of subscribers, *somebody* is bound to know,

and be able to answer you fairly quickly. And you will KNOW what is

in your food!

> Well, that would certainly explain it, huh? I wonder how companies

are able to get away with lumping things under " natural flavors " . It

sure is frustrating.

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> Thanks!

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> Jenifer

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> > What the heck constitutes " natural flavors " ? I hate that. Oh,

and

> what exactly is " beef extract " ?

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> I believe " natural flavors " can be a euphemism for MSG...

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[Guest guest]

I know I'm not going to be much help here, because this is all so new

to me still, but I'm having flashbacks from before I started

Atkins...when I used to pig out on ben and jerry's nearly every

single night. I used to get MAJOR phlem in my throat for hours and

hours afterwards! I mean, coughing, upper chest congestion, TONS of

disgusting phlegm in my throat. THAT was candida???? I mean, I'd

never had those symptoms before about a year or so ago.

So many foods can cause this? Is this why you're wondering about the

broth?

I'm sorry to ask so many questions, but every time I read something

on this list, or on a web site, that lightbulb goes on.

Thanks for putting up with me, guys.

Jalilah

> Hi all,

> I made dinner last night and my step-daughter and I ended up with

major phlegm afterwards so I was wondering if someone might know by

looking at the ingredients below what could be the culprit? I was

thinking it was the beef broth that I used. I got it from the Health

Food store and it doesn't have blatently bad ingredients. I was

thinking it may have been the Barley Malt (yes, a no-no) but wasn't

sure. Ingredients as follows:

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> pork chops, sage, salt, pepper, simmered in 1/2 cup Beef Broth

(filtered water, beef extract, barley malt, onion powder, sea salt,

natural flavors)

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> What the heck constitutes " natural flavors " ? I hate that. Oh, and

what exactly is " beef extract " ?

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> Yeah, I should probably not use the beef broth anymore, but just

want to know so that I can avoid it in other foods as well. Any

ideas are greatly appreciated.

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> Jenifer

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