I would like a list of food ingredients that get put in store bought foods, that people just should not eat.?
I have been doing searchs on ingredients of foods my son has been eating. He has extreem food allergies affecting his GI tract, resulting in major issues for him. I am amazed to find ingredients such as trisodium phospate in breakfast cereal. A search on this informed me that it is a cleaning agent. Another search for Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, found in the same food, told me this ingredient is found mainly in dog food??? This is all gross and frighten. I would love to have a reffrence list of ingredient that I and humans should stear clear of.. I can’t believe That chemicals like these are in foods. From what I can tell it might be common?? I am interested in a general list for both of us, now. I do not want to eat anything like that either… Please forgive my spelling. THANKS
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I don’t know about the cleaning chemical that you found in the breakfast food. There might be a reason. Baking soda, for example is a common food ingredient, but it can be used as a mild abrasive and cleaner. It is also used as a laundry additive to soften water and as a detergent booster. Just because the chemical shows up in two oddly juxtaposed uses doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing.
By the same token, what’s wrong with using something that’s good for people in dog food, too?
Again, I don’t know anything about the two chemicals you cited, I just wouldn’t jump to conclusions without more information.
And that’s what you are asking for — more information.
Go to your library. Look up allergy free cook books and books on dealing with allergies. Also search the consumer education section for information about food stuffs. As you are reading, see if any group is being cited regularly as an authority on this topic. Just as the American Diabetes Assn. is the group to go to for diabetes information, there may be a group for allergy sufferers. When you see a name repeating regularly as an authority, contact them to see what kind of information you can get direct from the source.
Many years ago (late 1970s-early 1980s) there was a great book called the Supermarket Handbook by Nikki and David Goldbeck. It told you how to read the ingredients labels on packages before mandatory labeling came into effect. It was an excellent source in its day. You might get some ideas from it still. If your library doesn’t own it, see if the librarian can request it on Interlibrary Loan.
You might also research the organic food movement to see if they offer ideas on how to remove additives from your eating. Again I refer to some books from the late 70s that I found when I was a young mother, but Jane Kinderlehrer’s Confessions of a Sneaky Organic Cook and her Cooking With Love and Wheat Germ put me onto a lifetime of eating habits. The books are out of print now, but still available through online bookstores like Amazon.com through their used book contacts.
Lastly, contact your Agricultural Extension Office (under U.S. Government in the white pages of the phone book) and talk to the Home Extension Agent. She is usually a college graduate with a home economics degree. Tell her about your concerns and see what she can suggest. Don’t worry if you live in an urban area. The Extension Offices are in every county, not just rural ones. They are frequently housed near county courthouses but they are based out of your local ag. school, such as Texas A&M or Kansas State University. Again, every state has an ag. school, so there will be something that serves your area.
Lorynn: I am so proud of you!!!!!! It is certainly an eye-opener when you start reading labels huh? Many prepared and prepackaged foods are loaded with tons of non-food chemicals. My rule of thumb is if I can’t pronounce it….why the heck am I eating it? So, when I read labels, I look for anything that isn’t obviously food. Some things sound like they should be food, but aren’t. For example, high fructose corn syrup is just like putting poison in your body. But you will find it in many things, even salad dressing. So, stay away from most prepackaged foods. If you must buy prepackaged, look for organic, as it usually a safer choice. For example, going back to the high fructose corn syrup, that is an ingredient you will not find in organic foods. Just think, if they put all of those preservatives in to keep the food from rotting, what is it doing to “preserve” you. So to sum up, keep reading those labels, and if the ketchup says it has more than tomatos, vinegar, salt evaporated cane juice, and onion or some other spices…don’t buy it. If your son can tolerate peanut butter (I know nut is a common childhood allergy), look for labels that say “peanuts and peanut oil”. If he wants oatmeal, then buy 100% rolled oats. Read Read Read and if it isn’t obviously food….put it back. p.s. you will be amazed at not only how much better your son feels, but you feel too when you cut those chemicals out of your diet. Then you can tackle other chemicals around your house…I’m sending a link about a chemical that most people are exposed to and have no idea the consequences.