Yesterday, I had to make an unplanned stop, which meant that I was going to be late getting home. Unfortunately, I also had two of the ducklings with me, so I picked up a bag of Cadbury Raisins (kind of like Glosettes, for those old enough to remember). I like Cadbury chocolate over other "commercial" brands, and I figured it would keep the girls minds off of the fact that dinner wasn't coming as soon as it usually does.
So we were waiting for the bus, and I looked at the ingredient list, a habit I developed in childhood. I was immediately disgusted, because what I saw meant that I had to add this item to the growing list of foods to avoid. If anyone is reading this, they are probably wondering why, and believe me, I am about to tell you!
Can anyone explain to me what "ammonium salts of phosphorylated glycerides" are? But wait, there's more. The one that really floors me is "polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil". ?!?!?!?!?!? I can't even pronounce "interesterified", but it sounds like they tortured the castor oil. And what is castor oil doing in chocolate? Is it me, or don't people use castor oil for first aid purposes? Why can't these manufacturers use normal everyday ingredients in their products?
I would like to see a global manufacturer produce something (read: treat) that has straightforward ingredients, rather than the shopping list from the chemical lab. I wonder if the people who make this stuff ever eat it???
And thus ends my rant. Until next time....
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