Re: QUESTION for MARILYN: Finding legal cheeses, juices, and ground

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Thanks for the response, Doug.  I actually do purchase the block of parmesan cheese, not the pre-shredded stuff.  However, since this particular brand is made of part-skim milk and is so much cheaper than some of the other artisan cheeses, I've worried a bit about the reasons.  Could it be processed, or perhaps the big brand name allows them to sell relatively small blocks at lower prices?Agree with you about the juices.  Even though it's supposedly okay to drink the legal ones when they're diluted 50% with water, I'm starting to consider juicing everything I drink other than apple cider, which I buy fresh from the local grocery store.Do you have any recommendations on meat brands that don't contain additives?  I had always assumed that roasts, chicken breasts, ground beef, etc., were legal, when nothing was stated otherwise on the packages.  Noticing the label of "natural flavorings" on the ground chicken and ground turkey shocked me a little.Thanks,Jill>I don't know how to judge its legality other than it's on the legal>list. That said you're probably better off buying blocks of it and>grinding it yourself. It's waaaaaay better tasting. And use>sparingly.>> 2) Is Tropicana OJ now illegal? I noticed in the grocery stores that>> Tropicana is advertising a juice that contains 50% less sugar than>> the premium brand, which leads me to wonder..why does the premium>> brand have sugar to begin with, other than the natural fructose of>> the oranges, if it is allegedly legal? For that matter, can Welch's>> grape juice still be trusted, since it contains juice from concentrate?>IMHO you want to avoid juice as a general rule. Fruit juices are very>sweet, contain a ton of fructose and I guess you never really know how>it's produced. If anything make your own but you really shouldn't be>drinking much of it anyway.>> 3) Do you avoid ground meats as a general rule? Following an SCD>> cookbook, I had been buying ground turkey and ground chicken somewhat>> naively. Only today did I notice that "natural flavorings" had been>> added to the ground poultry products. Really disturbing! Can ground>> beef be trusted?>You have to research each one thoroughly but there are brands that>don't have additives. Check Trader Joe's if you can. Whole Foods>probably carries good brands but I don't really like WF -- very>expensive.