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BumRushDaShow

(157,361 posts)
7. Go look for yourself
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 12:00 PM
Jul 8
https://selfpay.momsmeals.com/content/BrowseMeals.aspx?_ga=2.149734006.1782900464.1711638637-30521748.1701725501

Their stipulation is that they don't have artificial colors, HFC, or "certain sweeteners or synthetic preservatives that are banned in Europe,", which is just nonsensical obfuscation.

And that doesn't mean they don't have meals that might be "high fat", "high sugar", or "high sodium" (the latter often being an artifact of preservatives), and they won't mention the addition of preservatives that are NOT banned in the U.S.

It's not an issue of whether people would want or not want to eat these but it's the hypocrisy and snake oil salesmanship with the obsessing over "healthy" and then doing a "wink wink" at a favored company that isn't quite living up to that standard.

ETA - here is one I knew would be a red flag -

General Tso's Chicken with Vegetables and Rice

From the Nutrition Facts -

Nutrition Facts:
1 servings per container Serving Size 1 Meal
Amount per Serving Calories 400

(snip)

Sodium 900mg 39%

(snip)


Recommended sodium/day has generally been 2,300 mg (and preferably 2/3rds of that).

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