Karmacat: To Infinity And Beyond!

Karmacat

I've never been one for much processed food, because I've had the gluten intolerance for so long, but from now on I'm back on the strict route - the only frozen stuff I'm going to buy is frozen veg ... and as soon as I'm well, I'm going to start doing a batch cooking day - the oven thats new to me is huge, its one of those range cookers, so batch cooking will work well with that. That controls the additives (doesn't eliminate) but also works with the gluten free & veggie stuff as well.

Karmacat

Another ebay victory - Season 5 of Angel for £4.99 ... mostly its on there for £13 and the like.... now for Season 3!


EDIT - bother, I missed out on S3 by about 10 seconds. And it still only went for £6.

Karmacat

Morning! Slightly bleary .... but I've done nearly all the fiddly bits I was supposed to do this morning, *and* the builders have been, connecting up the ... soil pipe? ... something like that (exactly like that, I'm being purposely obtuse ) so I'm back off to bed so I can get up for 1pm to work....

bye for now :hello:

ZTD

gilligansyle wrote: »

One of the things that hit home to me when looking at the supermarket shop online is how much processed food was on the list, and you're right, there is a lot of additives in food generally. Scarily enough I've just looked at a pre-packed stir fry veg mix and am wondering why it contains fat(?)

It contains fat as fat (in general) tastes nice. That's why you see these celebrity chefs stiring in cream to their soups, or putting fat on roasts, or smothering things in butter. It's to add taste to the dreary.

Normally if they cut the fat out and try to sell it as "low fat" they slam in lots of extra sugar.

If that can't be done, then "flavour enhancers" such as salt and monosodium glutamate are used. Just found out this week there's MSG in Pot Noodles. So these are probably the last I'll ever buy.

elantan

the subject of food is really scary ... some of the things companies get away with is horrifying ....

Karmacat

ZTD wrote: »

Just found out this week there's MSG in Pot Noodles. So these are probably the last I'll ever buy.

With all the weird and wonderful stuff you know! Norty Z! :kisses3:

This stuff is made by big business - of course you can't trust it! None of it is made in the business model that people on here are talking about - its exactly what Martin says, the *only* thing these people care about is the return to their shareholders. If you doubt that, think about the babies who lost a finger in those buggies recently - Americans complain and the thing is withdrawn in the US. People here didn't speak up as strongly, and it wasn't withdrawn. The babies are in the same kind of danger in the UK as in the US, but that wasn't the point to the company.

Anyway ... I've done my 2.5 hours today, and been out to get 5 minutes of sun on my face, and I *don't* feel like death warmed up :j tho I'm definitely very, very tired.

gilligansyle

ZTD wrote: »

It contains fat as fat (in general) tastes nice. That's why you see these celebrity chefs stiring in cream to their soups, or putting fat on roasts, or smothering things in butter. It's to add taste to the dreary.

Normally if they cut the fat out and try to sell it as "low fat" they slam in lots of extra sugar.

If that can't be done, then "flavour enhancers" such as salt and monosodium glutamate are used. Just found out this week there's MSG in Pot Noodles. So these are probably the last I'll ever buy.

What bothered me was that this wasn't a pre-packed stir fry meal, but was just a pack of chopped up veg, no sauce or anything. So can only think that it already has a coating of oil. I am quite capable of adding my own flavours, thats why I bought it; and yes I *know* it would be cheaper to just buy the veg, but so much would get thrown away.

gilligansyle

I used to think I was quite sensible about food, but now I wonder... (wheres the confused smiley when you want it)

Karmacat

I think there's being knowledgeable about vitamins, carbs and whatnot, and being knowledgeable about what big business do ... the only overlap is that a lot of food is produced by big business - and thats why locally produced food, or food from smallscale manufacturers, is so much more expensive, they don't do this stuff

Said she, sitting here with quorn fingers, steamed frozen veg and microwaved tatties

boredofbeingathome

Karmacat wrote: »

I think there's being knowledgeable about vitamins, carbs and whatnot, and being knowledgeable about what big business do ... the only overlap is that a lot of food is produced by big business - and thats why locally produced food, or food from smallscale manufacturers, is so much more expensive, they don't do this stuff

Said she, sitting here with quorn fingers, steamed frozen veg and microwaved tatties

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Sometimes you have just got to really:D:rotfl: