StarLiteSkyGazer Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Hello all. I'm rather new to the Whole 30. My husband and I are on day 7 and while we buy whatever we can organic, pasturized or grass fed, this week the budget has been tight. I had decided to take a look at meats in our local "Big box" store that carries a few items I have found useful during our Whole30. I had picked up a large package of raw chicken when I noticed it mentioned something about containing broth. I looked at the ingredients and was shocked that cane sugar was an ingredient! Here I am, thinking I'm buying raw chicken with nothing added and I suppose for flavor purposes, they had already added some sort of broth to it. It really was an eye opener. So, I suppose it was a good lesson for me not to assume; that even raw meats could have added sugar! Sharon Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted September 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 7, 2015 Yep, join the Label Reading Club. Often the prepackaged chicken and other meat items are processed before they get to us. The ones that are usually okay are the meats in your grocer's cooler that look like they were portioned into the styro plate and then wrapped in Saran Wrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 8, 2015 I stopped shopping at Kroger and shifted to Publix in part because almost all Kroger chicken was injected with stuff I did not want to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezjulie Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 What blew my mind was reading the ingredients on grocery store rotisserie chicken. It seems like it would be just chicken, with maybe some herbs and stuff, but many of them contain things like dextrose and carageenan. Not so "healthy" after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaJo Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hello all. I'm rather new to the Whole 30. My husband and I are on day 7 and while we buy whatever we can organic, pasturized or grass fed, this week the budget has been tight. I had decided to take a look at meats in our local "Big box" store that carries a few items I have found useful during our Whole30. I had picked up a large package of raw chicken when I noticed it mentioned something about containing broth. I looked at the ingredients and was shocked that cane sugar was an ingredient! Here I am, thinking I'm buying raw chicken with nothing added and I suppose for flavor purposes, they had already added some sort of broth to it. It really was an eye opener. So, I suppose it was a good lesson for me not to assume; that even raw meats could have added sugar! Sharon Q. I know! It's insane, isn't it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge1117 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I found a package of "Just Grilled Chicken" at TRADER JOE'S that had non-Whole30 ingredients. Not impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm still trying to get my head around finding fake meat as a main ingredient in a can of cat food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Food Y'all Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I stopped shopping at Kroger and shifted to Publix in part because almost all Kroger chicken was injected with stuff I did not want to eat. Does this include the "Simple Truth" brand at Kroger? That's most of the chicken I eat (No Publix in small town MS! Kroger is the best of the best for us), and I can't recall if I've ever checked the ingredients. I know my Kroger sometimes has Simple Truth rotisserie chickens that are only chicken & salt. (Love those! Just wish they'd cook up some organic/free-range ones sometimes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted March 30, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 30, 2016 Does this include the "Simple Truth" brand at Kroger? That's most of the chicken I eat (No Publix in small town MS! Kroger is the best of the best for us), and I can't recall if I've ever checked the ingredients. I know my Kroger sometimes has Simple Truth rotisserie chickens that are only chicken & salt. (Love those! Just wish they'd cook up some organic/free-range ones sometimes.) If they inject it, it has to be listed on the labelling... ask the Kroger meat department when you're there next but you should be able to read the labels and see what's in the bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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