Comments on: The Twinkie Report: Sodium Nitrate

By: Tania Reuben

Tania Reuben — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:50:13 +0000

Be sure to carefully read the labels – SOME of their sandwich meats are not nitrate free, but not all.

By: Melyssa

Melyssa — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:15:12 +0000

Thanks for the info. I LOVE shopping at Trader Joe’s. I make sandwiches for our lunches during the week and they have packaged deli meat that state no nitrates or nitrites. It’s sad that we’re being sold food that harm us, but we just have to keep educating those around us.For the rest of the comments, thx for your tips.

By: Tania Reuben

Tania Reuben — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:26:40 +0000

Absolutely. I agree with you. Also – Organic meats are supposed to be fed non-gmo feed. So that helps a lot with the corn feed that is typically given to chickens.

By: Marcie

Marcie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:40:29 +0000

Remember that “vegetarian fed” may mean the all-corn diet typically seen in feedlots, etc. I look for grass-fed beef, and it’s a little tougher with pork and chicken as they use terms like “free-range” which also can be fuzzy. I like shopping at Whole Foods because of their quality standards for meat http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/meat-program-requirements.phpI appreciate the post – I’ve had several male friends diagnosed with prostate cancer and they are all big meat-eaters – and due to the scarce nature of naturally raised & processed animals, I tend to thing it’s the un-natural diet paired with the added chemicals, antbiotics, preservatives, etc. that are to blame…

By: Lisa Assouad

Lisa Assouad — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:16:49 +0000

Hormel makes a line of 100% natural deli meat – it’s widely available and is found at most major grocery stores and at Target for less than $3/package. It is MSG, and nitrate free and tastes yummy!

By: denise

denise — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:21:52 +0000

If only the nitrate free brands would just come down in price…