Eat This, Not That – Today’s Tip

[ 0 ] 03/01/2009 | Lissa

This is more like an FYI… and a disgusting one at that. After reading this, you can thank me for helping you keep your caloric intake down for today. ;o)

The FDA allows certain amounts of *bonus* ingredients in our food, lucky us…

Canned Pineapple – Can contain up to 20 percent moldy fruit

Canned Tomatoes – Can contain up to 5 fly eggs or 2 maggots per 500 g

Frozen Broccoli – Can contain up to 60 mites per 100 g

Ground Cinnamon – Can contain up to 400 insect fragments & 11 rodent hairs per 50 g

Peanut Butter – Can contain up to 30 insect fragments or 1 rodent hair per 100 g

Popcorn – Can contain up to 1 rodent pellet in one sample or 2 rodent hairs per pound

Potato Chips – Can contain up to 6 percent rotten potatoes

Source: Eat This Not That

About Lissa: Melissa is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to four children (15,12, 8 and 8), with more soon coming her way through the foster care system. Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn't improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday. melissa@shrinkingjeans.net :: @lissajoy :: whereverimaywander.com :: pinning here View author profile.