Is this deli counter turkey ok or should i stay away? page

[candy corn]

this is the label. nothing to offensive i don't think but im still unsure if its something i should be eating on a semi-regular basis.


http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/3...0506130647.jpg

[mikegee2]

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/fac...s/4001fact.pdf

I try to eat fresh no injected preservatives, yet almost impossible to avoid sodium nitrite if you like bacon...unless you want pancetta or salt cured bacon and ham

[mikegee2]

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/fac...s/4001fact.pdf

I try to eat fresh no injected preservatives, yet almost impossible to avoid sodium nitrite if you like bacon...unless you want pancetta or salt cured bacon and ham

[Jamie Madrox]

If you're fine with eating bacon, like most people here, that turkey doesn't look all that bad.

If could be worse and have maltodextrin and or something wheat derived in there.

[Drumroll]

There is the fact that poultry in general has a very bad o6-o3 ratio and the fact that it probably being from an entirely grain-fed and CAFO animal wouldn't help things.

But... It's still a way better option than eating, say, some packaged noodle dinner crap or the like.

As I always say, eat the best you can afford to and the rest will come in time.

[GiGiEats]

WHY is there honey and sugar on meat? I don't get it!

PS: Sodium Nitrate is also a RED FLAG.

[KimchiNinja]

WHY is there honey and sugar on meat? I don't get it! [/B].

Exactly.

It violates my first law -- only eat foods with one ingredient.

[Jamie Madrox]

WHY is there honey and sugar on meat? I don't get it!

PS: Sodium Nitrate is also a RED FLAG.

One would assume it is honey turkey.

Also sodium nitrate isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[eKatherine]

Personally I think stuff like that tastes like saline solution, not meat. All deli meats taste about the same to me.

If you buy a boneless turkey breast, cover it with water, and bring it to a simmer, then cook very slowly until the internal temperature reaches 160°F (use a remote-reading thermometer), you will have the most wonderfully moist slicing turkey breast you could ever imagine.

[picklepete]

If you buy a boneless turkey breast, cover it with water, and bring it to a simmer, then cook very slowly until the internal temperature reaches 160°F (use a remote-reading thermometer), you will have the most wonderfully moist slicing turkey breast you could ever imagine.

+1
There's a world of difference between turkey breast and "turkey breast". Deli option is okay in a pinch but if you're designing a weekly routine, the cleaner/fresher option is effort well spent.