The first isn't really a food, but it is something that many do "chew" with some frequency: Chewing Gum. What's the problem with that stress-reducing, breath-freshening product? Lanolin. This is added to gum to keep it soft, just like those non-organic skin care products.
Lanolin is the oily secretion found in sheep wool. Every time you chew, you are ingesting sheep sweat....yum. The real problem is that the wool is likely to have been dipped in insecticides on the farm. Insecticides accumulate in fatty tissue, which researchers worry may inhabit the breast milk of new mothers.
Ice Cream....specifically vanilla ice cream. If you see "castoreum" listed on the label of both vanilla and raspberry (why this one in particular, who knows?) ice cream, I would suggest you run away. Castoreum is the anal (so sorry about this) secretions and urine from a beaver! I'm not certain that there is anything that can cause real harm in beaver urine, but I know I'm never going to find out.
Bread. Besides the obvious gluten, sugar, salt and multiple preservative problems, commercial bread contains L-Cysteine, which is manufactured from human hair. There is another source...duck feathers. My suggestion is that you go for the organic breads...Rudi's Ancient Grain Spelt bread is pretty good, or only buy multi-grain breads without any softening agents.
Shredded cheese. This is for those who still include dairy in their diet. Shredded cheeses contain cellulose to keep the cheese from sticking together. Cellulose contains sawdust and is usually listed as, "fibrous plant material." That kind of fiber we don't need. The only cheese I recommend is sheep's or goat's feta, goat's cheddar and, my personal favorite, goat's parmesean....it's yummy.
I hope I haven't ruined anyone's favorite food! Happy eating.
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