In the 60’s meat producers started to work out that they could in fact increase thier profit if in fact they could use the whole chicken instead of just the breast, wings & legs. A process called mechanically separated meat was created.
Essentially this is meat that has been blended together and guess what goes into it? All the scraps that we used to throw away. The scraps are thrown into what is called a mechanical separator which include bones eyes and whatever else would just be scrap.
Once separated, this meat is crawling with bacteria. It is then soaked in ammonia. At this point of course it will taste not very nice at all. It is now flavoured artificially and of course the last touch will be, because it is a weird pink colour it will be dyed with artificial colour.
It is fair to say that some chicken nuggets are probably made from whole chicken pieces. Even McDonlads now claim that they don’t use mechanically separated meat in their chicken nuggets. This does not change the fact that this meat is everywhere and most likely the biggest offender would be the supermarket freezers with thousands of nuggets just waiting to be consumed.
Because of all the processing and rubbish in the mechanically separated meats upon ingestion sugar levels elevate substantially creating sugar control issues for a diabetic person.
I think that even if you don’t have sugar issues, understanding how this meat is manufactured would be enough to put you of ever touching it, or would it? Have a look at this video that Jamie Oliver does. It will surprise you.
Don’t you find that amazing?
The video below will show you exactly how these types of meat products are made in a commercial environment. Some of the ingredients are listed. One of these is HFC or high fructose corn syrup. HFC is the cheapest form of processed sugar and it is like rocket fuel for a diabetic. No wonder these foods spike blood sugars. Yet again we find that processed is bad. This is why it is so important for a diabetic to revert to a whole foods, as grown diet.
Enjoy your next hot dog! I am not sure about you but I think that this is disgusting. People eat hot dogs and they have no idea how they are made.
Interestingly the taste is altered by the flavours for different regions. Meat in itself does not taste very good let alone meat with all the garbage. Yuk!
Below you will find a interesting clip from a show “The Young Turks.” The process of making this food, the history of separated meat and the ingredients are explained well and in detail. Just goes to show how careful you need to be about things that you put in your mouth.
