What do you avoid?

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

The thread about KFC led me to wonder what (if anything) people here avoid with respect to food and why they avoid it.

I avoid certain additives simply because I believe that they are not safe. Specifically, I avoid BHT, BHA, TBHQ and nitrates and nitrites (such as sodium nitrite).

I only know of one popular (as opposed to the "organic" brands) breakfast cereal that does not contain BHT: Kellogg's Crispix. And the percentage of other processed products like cereal bars, cookies, etc. that do not contain BHT, BHA or TBHQ is not much better.

I have had to avoid--much to my dismay--hot dogs and pepperoni because almost every such product contains sodium nitrite. However, I have noticed in the last couple of years several new products--such as frozen pizzas with uncured pepperoni--that address that concern.

 

[Gimpy]

Hmmmm, I think I have tried about everything including sea slug. So, I guess i dont avoid much, well maybe cat or dog or maybe even horse.

 

[shadistarr]

I generally avoid red meat and pork (granted I had breakfast sausage this morning). My reason: I got food poisoning a few years ago and since then I pretty much avoid pork, and red meat went with it!

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

I was going to say Men.....then I realized you were talking about food.

For me, it's kfc and mcdonalds. (no I havent read the kfc thread...but nor do I need to. I know that both KFC and mcdonalds sell cancerous chicken. The chickens are force-fed and develop tumors. Those tumors are then cut off and the other body parts are chopped up and sold extremely cheap....probably other places buy the cancerous chicken too but KFC and McDonalds are the only two I know for sure. There are many othe reasons I refuse to eat mcdonalds food also... such as the label "100% beef" on their products is actually the name of the company they purchase the beef from! I also know someone who put a mcdonalds burger patty on a shelf in their garage for a year and it was still good...no mold or anything! The preservitives and chemicals they inject into their food is is massively ridiculous! Oh.....and I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure their french fries aren't even made out of potatoes..atleast not entirely...they taste like turnips. ohh....I could go on....

 

[MzSnowleopard]

I try to avoid hot foods- I have a sensitive system and have to watch out for the spices.

 

[serephim02]

Cabbage....it gives me gas so bad it can clear a room Just kidding...basically any kinds of really greasy foods SUCH as KFC or micky D's...as I agree people should be able to eat there I try not because its bad and sits on my stomach for a long time. Chicken I do eat is usually cooked on my oh so cool George Foreman Grill.

 

[Gimpy]

One thing I know I do not like one bit is Mc Donalds. YUCK

 

[Luther073082]

Chocolate Cake. . . My body has a much much lower tolerance for chocolate then most people.

I can get away with one piece barely. When I was a kid I tried to eat two pieces and I ended up getting through only half of the second before I realized my mistake. It wasn't long before it all came out the same way it came in.

Oh and right now I'm avoiding Pizza Hut because Pizza Hut is dead to me. First of all I went there once and they dramatically reduced the size of the medium without telling me and charged me the same price. For that price I could have gotten two pizzza's at little ceasers that where larger then that one.

Secondly I went there another time to dine in. We all order Pizzas and there are a total of 3 different Pizza's ordered. They brought out all the pizza for my family. Then I just sat there and watched my family eat waiting for my pizza. I waited and waited and waited. My family finished their pizzas. And then they are like "Sorry we forgot to cook your pizza." Yeah well thanks a lot I couldn't even enjoy eating with my family which is why we dined in in the first place. I took my Pizza home in a box and we still payed full price for the whole thing.

That was at least 6 months ago and I still refuse to buy anything from Pizza Hut.

 

[Gam3rG1rl4Chr1st]

I avoid diet drinks. Such as Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke etc. Because they contain something called Aspartame. Consuming Aspartame in small amounts every so often won't hurt you really. But as it accumulates in your body it can cause some harmful effects. People have reported symptoms ranging from abdominal pain, dizzyness, and depression to ADHD-like symptoms, symptoms mimicing MS, and epilepsy!

I know that you can't believe everything you hear. But I had a friend who drank diet stuff and added artificial sweeteners to her food all the time and she thought she had MS for awhile. I found out about aspartame, told her to stop drinking diet stuff and using artificial sweeteners and within a month her symptoms were gone and they haven't come back.

So yeah, I don't drink diet sodas or use artificial sweeteners and I check most of my foods to make sure they don't contain aspartame.

 

[silentpoet]

now that you avoid this stuff I have to eat twice as much just to keep up the average.


Basically I look for stuff the food police say not to eat then I buy it in bulk.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

I avoid diet drinks. Such as Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke etc. Because they contain something called Aspartame. Consuming Aspartame in small amounts every so often won't hurt you really. But as it accumulates in your body it can cause some harmful effects. People have reported symptoms ranging from abdominal pain, dizzyness, and depression to ADHD-like symptoms, symptoms mimicing MS, and epilepsy!

I know that you can't believe everything you hear. But I had a friend who drank diet stuff and added artificial sweeteners to her food all the time and she thought she had MS for awhile. I found out about aspartame, told her to stop drinking diet stuff and using artificial sweeteners and within a month her symptoms were gone and they haven't come back.

So yeah, I don't drink diet sodas or use artificial sweeteners and I check most of my foods to make sure they don't contain aspartame.

I avoid all artificial sweeteners.

 

[lightman281]

I was going to say Men.....then I realized you were talking about food.

Men? We are not all bad by any means.. We're only to be avoided if we haven't showered

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[mina]

fast foods

sugar substitutes

sugar ( i try to use honey instead)

store bought bread

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

Pork and Veal

But after hearing how animals are treated in meat plants and stuff, I may be cutting out all meat soon.

 

[vjaine]

I avoid,


Walmart - I saw a documentary on their business practices, very unethical, I'll be avoiding them for a while

shelled walnuts - they give me horrendous cramps

aspartamine - it's bad stuff and tastes nasty

Wendy's - their meat tastes like dog food, but I love their frostys!

 

[vjaine]

Not that I know what dog food tastes like . . .

 

[futuredoc]

I avoid fast food b/c its bad for me.....all the other stuff is a side benefit

 

[Stratiotes]

McDonald's just because I don't like it.

 

[plum]

all pork and shellfish products (they're in everything. it's frightening!) and processed cheese (not as much as i should anyway).

i also avoid candy except on certain occasions because of many reasons, one being that it doesn't do my teeth any good.

 

[A Taffer]

I have to agree with the KFC and McD's stuff. Diet sodas and artificial sweeteners too. I stay away from bananas because even though they are quite tasty, they make me sick and my stomach gets real upset. I guess thats about it.