the "pink goo"

Bonjour! And it sure is a cold one out there today! What is going on out there these days? I never know how to dress! I feel like everyone is bound to get sick and I am trying to stay away from that 100%! School is going well! I had 2 tests last week, on top of my normal CRAZY week. I have yet another one tomorrow and well this one is going to be a little more difficult :/ Advanced Food Science... dreading this one for sure. SOAR is going FABULOUS, and Cortney (my bff in TX with CF) is holding up, she is back in the hospital... send her your prayers! Oh, and how could I forget, tomorrow is Valentines Day... I'll leave it at that. Shouldn't everyday be Valentines Day? :D

Okay so I wanted to share with you this delicious article I found about my not so favorite place in the world-- McDonald's. I mean I guess it is kind of a good article, since they are cutting out some things, BUT, why the heck were they putting these things in there to begin with!!!!? As of about 2 weeks now (This was published Feb 1st) McDonald's will stop adding ammonium hydroxide in the production of their hamburgers. MMMM I know that deeply saddens you but----- this is the stuff that's commonly found in household FERTILIZERS and even homemade BOMBS???! (Way to go Mickey D's.) Jaime Oliver featured this "Pink Goo" on his show Food Revolution, highlighting that meat scraps treated with ammonium hydroxide creates the "pink goo", extends the meat, and kills the bacteria. I mean yeah, technically/legally it sounds great... but I mean come on, who wants this in their body!? But, hey,  it's regulated by the U.S. Agriculture Department, which classifies it as "generally recognized as safe." Thanks again FDA, I absolutely LOVE putting fertilizer in my body!! 

Sorry, I know I can get a little fired up sometimes, but the stupidity of these companies just aggravates me so much! If you're interested to find out what else could be hiding in your food, read more here! I know my friend/coworker Kat is challenging herself to eat things with less than 10 ingredients! YAY KAT! This is so difficult today and I find myself reading every label! 

I love you all! 

Stay Happy and HEALTHY! :D