Blog Post #9 The New Pink Yumminess

Recently I had the unbearable pleasure of watching a video about “Pink Slime.” If you do not know what Pink Slime is made of or from then here is a brief description. It is the leftovers after all the desirable cuts of meat from cows have been trimmed and sliced. Now that doesn’t seem so bad right? Wrong, that is just to get what the main ingredient in pink slime is. The other main ingredient is ammonium hydroxide, but it is worse than it sounds when digested is harmful and deadly. I feel that everyone in America should know all about this pink slime and exactly what products contain it. Even though, some microbiologists say when treated correctly is not harmful to anyone, but again the treatment is with dangerous chemicals and extreme high heat. I believe that most American’s have eaten a good amount of this pink slime in their lives, so why should we start caring so much now? I care so much more now that my own children are starting school and I would prefer that my children didn’t have some of the same health problems that my generation has. In perspective, children are in school eight hours a day and what is fed to them is by the school. I do hope that everyone will watch the video and comment on why or why not pink slime is good. Please be safe and start eating right not for just yourself, but everyone that loves you.