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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1547904" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>As a LowCarber, I find even some 'raw' foods are messed around with. The grated cheese you mention is probably sprayed with starch to stop it clumping together. Even fresh veg like lettuce, watercress, cannabis that are produced hydroponically are fed on molasses. Chicken products are often injected with water to make them more moist and 'cheaper' i.e. plumper. As for steaks that are 'grown' by taking offcuts and glueing the bits together to give 'true' marbelling effect are becoming the norm. I find my discounter supermart to be quite good in the getting fresh department. </p><p></p><p>Certainly the more obvious processed meals tend to use reconstituted protein, and chicken dippers are a well known no-no for many. I think the late Bernard Matthews made this into an artform. I remember a well known and well loved fast food outlet got done for selling fries that had never seen a potato, and were in effect made of plastic. Even baby foods can be bulked up with mylar.</p><p></p><p>Because of my diet, I now control the buying, hunting, gathering, transport and preparation, cooking, washing up etc since my 37 yer old daughter will have nothing to do with it except complain if it is not up to standard or liking. However lack of carbs funnily enough is rarely expressed as a problem, so I am doing something right there. And I thought retirement would be a walk in the park, but then I had my strokes, so it is more like a stagger in the park nowadays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1547904, member: 196898"] As a LowCarber, I find even some 'raw' foods are messed around with. The grated cheese you mention is probably sprayed with starch to stop it clumping together. Even fresh veg like lettuce, watercress, cannabis that are produced hydroponically are fed on molasses. Chicken products are often injected with water to make them more moist and 'cheaper' i.e. plumper. As for steaks that are 'grown' by taking offcuts and glueing the bits together to give 'true' marbelling effect are becoming the norm. I find my discounter supermart to be quite good in the getting fresh department. Certainly the more obvious processed meals tend to use reconstituted protein, and chicken dippers are a well known no-no for many. I think the late Bernard Matthews made this into an artform. I remember a well known and well loved fast food outlet got done for selling fries that had never seen a potato, and were in effect made of plastic. Even baby foods can be bulked up with mylar. Because of my diet, I now control the buying, hunting, gathering, transport and preparation, cooking, washing up etc since my 37 yer old daughter will have nothing to do with it except complain if it is not up to standard or liking. However lack of carbs funnily enough is rarely expressed as a problem, so I am doing something right there. And I thought retirement would be a walk in the park, but then I had my strokes, so it is more like a stagger in the park nowadays. [/QUOTE]
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