Ham and processed meats...good or not?

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Poll on your opinion of ham and processed meats for dieting

[KIAN]

Poll on your opinion of ham and processed meats for dieting

Avoid them like the plague.
Processed meats, even those listed as low-fat, are usually high in sodium and will also contain nitrates which is used as a preservative or as a colouring agent. In some cases, water is forced under extreme pressure into meats like ham to increase the volume of the finished product. You may see on some labels 'No Added Water' which indicates that it has not undergone this process.

If you are going to buy meat, of any kind, stick to fresh cuts.

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[jenscats5]

No way...

[jc1908]

crap..stay away from it

[skittles]

No good

[bettyboop]

All are loaded with sodium, and processed meats should not even be considered in a diet . If you want meat for a sandwich cook a small turkey and carve it up or chicken tenders pounded thin and grilled are good in a wrap or low carb roll.

Be creative with your real meats!

[jc1908]

NO NO AND NO-WAY!!!!
total shit

[RustyTheRebarbarian]

wow, glad i read this section. I was quickly dropping fat until i started gorging myself on "fat free, overroasted turkey breast." normally im uberstrict, but felt this wouldnt be all bad. lol my bad, will stop that immediately seeing how my fat burning rate has seriously dropped in the last two weeks since i first endulged

[mphowells]

Avoid them like the plague.
Processed meats, even those listed as low-fat, are usually high in sodium and will also contain nitrates which is used as a preservative or as a colouring agent. In some cases, water is forced under extreme pressure into meats like ham to increase the volume of the finished product. You may see on some labels 'No Added Water' which indicates that it has not undergone this process.

If you are going to buy meat, of any kind, stick to fresh cuts.

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Just to add onto this, they are often loaded with brine as well as water. It's amazing how you can buy a nice size bit of meat cook it and watch it halve in size!!!

[Lifterforlife]

Processed lunch meats are an inferior source of protein at best, plus just by the word processed, additives we just don't need.

If I do eat this kind of stuff, I get it from the deli and watch them slice it right off the turkey for instance. Even this is rare, cause I don't know how they cooked the turkey.