What are you eating?

What is in your food? I used to be so unaware of what was in my food because if it tastes good then who cares. I started researching all the ingredients and realized how gross and unnecessary some ingredients are. That is why I am starting to cook more at home.

I am vegetarian but have been so unaware of all the gross meat additives that are added to our food. After this list you will defiantly be checking your grocery items! This is gross and so appalling that these ingredients can be added to our food without warning.

Always remember to read the ingredients in your food, if you can’t pronounce more than 3 of the words then don’t eat it. You wouldn’t take a pill that you don’t understand so why eat ingredients you don’t understand. The best food is food that does not have a label (fruits & veggies).

Beaver Anal Glands

The anal glands of a beaver, called castoreum, are in perfumes and colognes but are also sometimes used to enhance the flavour of raspberry candies. GROSS

Beef fat and Gelatin in Twinkies

Does a dessert really need beef fat to make it taste good? Really, that is gross.

Crushed Bugs for red food dye

I would prefer my food to be white or grey than used crushed up bugs as food dye.

Carmine also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red #4^,  C.I. 75470, or E120, is placed in yogurt or juices or candy to make the food red. Dried insects are boiled to produce a liquid solution that is then used as a dye. Sometimes companies hide stuff like this by calling it “natural colour” since bugs are natural.

  

Beetle Juice        

Yes it is really beetle juice.This substance is known as shellac, and is a glaze that comes from the secretions of the female lac beetle. It is the shiny part on candies like skittles or sprinkles. 

Sand in Wendy’s Chilli

This is supposedly used an anti-caking agent, however I’ve never had to put sand in my chilli before. Oh and it’s not referred to as sand, because that would just sound gross. So it is disguised as silicon dioxide .. still sounds gross though.

Calf Stomach in many Cheeses

Yes, even cheese sometimes is not vegetarian. Some cheeses use a substance called rennet, which is a young cow’s fourth stomach.

Peta has a huge list of items that are not vegetarian/vegan, I only researched a couple of the grossest ones I could find. Here is the link for the full list:

http://www.peta2.com/STUFF/s-wte-animalingredients.asp 

Vegetarian

I am a vegetarian and have been since I was 12. I think it has to do with my love for animals, I ADORE animals ... especially my little dog. I can't seem to like the taste of meat, the thought of eating it makes me sick. My family would moo at the table until I cried. Once my mother and sister took me to a meat & cheese shop and pointed out all the dead animals that were hung from the ceiling. I was about 10 and cried my eyes out, while EVERYONE there laughed. I occasionaly try meat but I have no desire to eat it and I despise the taste of it. Some people find it so hard to understand that I don't eat meat. I hate going out to dinner with strangers because they always say OH YOU GOING TO ORDER LETTUCE? WHAT DO YOU EAT IF YOU DONT EAT MEAT? I once had an ex boyfriend say to me YEA..THE REASON WE HAVEN'T INVITED YOU FOR DINNER IS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SERVE YOU. It drives me insane, I will eat anything but meat. I will eat pasta, or even just the sides of veggies and potatoes. I have never asked for a special meal or expected anyone to go out of there way just because I don't eat meat. I am sick of the prejudice of being a vegetarian and I'm sick of all the websites about hating vegetarians.

These celebrities are all also vegetarian :) I'll be posting some recipes too hopefully, one of which is vegan cupcakes that taste DELICIOUS. (i promise)

-Pamela Anderson
-Alicia Silverstone (vegan)
-Shania Twain
-Carrie Underwood
& many more celebrities