Onedawgval Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 HELP! I picked up some Chicken sausage from Trader joes with the following ingredients: Skinless chicken meat, water, roasted red peppers (red peppers, Water, salt, citric acid), seasoning (*sea salt, sugar, jalapeno pepper, onion powder, garlic powder), jalapeno peppers. it claims to be all natural and minimally processed. No added hormones, gluten free and not nitrates or nitrites added. I need to know if this is Whole 30 compliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibee Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nope, because of the sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 8, 2014 All natural and minimally processed are meaningless phrases marketers use. You can ignore them because they are meant to make you feel good, but mean nothing. No added hormones, gluten free and no nitrates added are more irrelevant words marketers use to distract you from just reading the ingredient list. As Skibee said, the relevant word for you is the word sugar in the ingredient list. And you know what the Whole30 says about sugar in the ingredient list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedawgval Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Tom - thank you for your very informative answer! It helps when i'm shopping to ignore their catch phrases! Are there any sausages that i can purchase that do not have any sugar in them? i assumed because it was part of their seasonings, i could still have it. so bummed! I'm looking to spice my eggs up. suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Are there any sausages that i can purchase that do not have any sugar in them? i assumed because it was part of their seasonings, i could still have it. so bummed! I'm looking to spice my eggs up. suggestions? People have had good luck with Aidell's sausages. See if your local grocer carries them, and double-check the ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedawgval Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 GFCHRIS - i actually thought they were similar to Aidell's which is why i went with them. i will look for Aidells tonight. thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedawgval Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 So does this mean i have to start over? i'm only on day 7 so not that serious but just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So does this mean i have to start over? i'm only on day 7 so not that serious but just curious... Whole30 general rules say if you go off-plan, you have to restart on Day 1, but please read this article for further context. http://whole30.com/2014/06/really-start-whole30/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frantastic Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 If you have a Costco nearby, they are a great source for the Aidell's chicken/apple sausages - they sell them in a three pack and it's a great cost savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedawgval Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Can someone tell why one is better than the other.? Fruit juice vs turbinado sugar AIDELLS APPLE AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE INGREDIENTS: CHICKEN, DRIED APPLES, SALT, FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE (APPLE, PINEAPPLE, PEAR, AND PEACH), SPICES AND CELERY POWDER, IN A PORK CASING. Trader Joe's CHicken and Jalapeno Sausage INGREDIENTS Skinless chicken meat, water, roasted red peppers (red peppers, water, salt, citric acid), seasoning (sea salt, turbinado sugar, spices, jalepeno pepper, onion powder, garlic powder), jalepeno peppers (jalepeno peppers, water, citric acid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Because sugar is not allowed on a Whole30 but sweeting with fruit juice is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeve Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Trader Joe's house-wrapped chicken sausages (they're raw, in butcher tray packages, not precooked in vacuum sealed packages) are made in several sugar free flavors, and their sundried tomato and basil flavor is a major taste explosion. They have natural pork casings rather than that thick chorizo/kielbasa-like casing Aidell's uses, so they pan sear and oven crisp really nicely. Aidell's are great smoked on the grill, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedawgval Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 SLeeve - thanks! I will definitely try them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bede0713 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I found a huge package of Aidells chicken & apple sausage at Costco this weekend but the sodium content was way too high for what I like to see. I do see that brand mentioned a lot though - if you have one, check Costco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupkayke Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 When I did my last Whole 30, I found that the Garlic and Herb Chicken smoked sausages at Trader Joe's were compliant. No sugar added! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted September 19, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 19, 2014 I found a huge package of Aidells chicken & apple sausage at Costco this weekend but the sodium content was way too high for what I like to see. I do see that brand mentioned a lot though - if you have one, check Costco! Hi cupkayke, Since you are now avoiding almost all processed foods and eating real, whole foods, you probably don't need to worry about looking at the sodium content. A great article on sodium/salt and why you should take those government recommendations with (ha ha) a HUGE grain of salt. (It is literally impossible to adhere to their recommendation on sodium and potassium intake, for instance): http://www.marksdailyapple.com/salt-what-is-it-good-for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bede0713 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks, appreciate the article and information. For me, when I eat things like the sausage with high sodium content (or the one time I had the carnitas at Chipotle) I can almost feel my fingers swelling. I must be very sensitive to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeve Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 What you can say about sodium numbers on nutrition fact labels is they are fairly accurate. So that means that if you've adapted to very low sodium eating, once a product crosses a line, the added sodium will ruin the taste of the product rather than amplify its flavor. It's like how once you eliminate added sugars, carrots become sweet again. When I moved from New England to Florida, I noticed a massive increase in salt used in many local restaurants. I often have to order things without seasoning. I don't cook with added salt, I ignore salt in recipes, but I will use fish sauce, aminos, other salted ingredients and eat sauerkraut and kimchi. It's a balance solved individually by each person who sits at my table. It does complicate sourcing W30 foods when you add dislike of noticeable salt. Marinara, no problem, tomato covers salt well. Sausages, it depends on what they're served with. I do find most of the vacpak sausages taste way too much like deli meat. If I smoke them on the grill, I can get the apple wood smoke's sweetness to cover the brine pumped into them to jack up their weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cortkneebu Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Coming in late to this thread, but I found another brand of sausages (and meatballs) that has several Whole 30 compliant varieties. Bilinski's Chicken Sausages were at my grocery store next to the Aidell's. Definitely still read the labels because some of their sausages have cheese or sugar or other non-Whole 30 things in them. But great to have a little variety in the way of an easy meal! Sorry if this is old news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyV Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Cortkneebu-- I just found Bilinski's chicken sausages at my local health food store too this weekend, bought 3 pkgs. Been eating them with my eggs in the morning and putting them in my salad. A good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarenafmly2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It's is so hard to find sausages or ham without sugar. I got (and I'm guessing for everyone else but me) the Applegate natural organic ham and chicken sausages and in the main chart says sugar 0gr but in the ingredients below show less than 2% of cane sugar and other spices. Can this be whole30 or not even less than 2% is allowed? Please help today is my first day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlaccini Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm afraid sugar is voted off the island for the 30 days. So if the ingredients list says sugar (not the nutritional info) or sweetener of any kind - except for fruit juice, it is off. Yes even less than 2%. However if it says sugar on the nutritional info and not the ingredients list then that's fine. A lot of foods have naturally forming sugars - which are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariala Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 There are two kinds of packaged chicken sausage at TJ's that are compliant. I forget exactly which, but if you read labels you can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Neshama "Country Style Apple" is a compliant one I found today at an ethnic-type grocery store: http://www.gotkosherinc.com/neshama.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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