[shatlav]

I was looking at some sites and found:<br><br><br><br>
McDonalds<br><br>
Chicken fat is in the BBQ and Marinara sauces<br><br><br><br>
Beef "flavoring" is in the hashbrowns (I knew it was in the fries but I thought hashbrowns were ok)<br><br><br><br>
Burger King:<br><br>
French Toast Sticks,, Sourdough bun and Croutons contain "Natural flavors from animal and plant sources"<br><br><br><br>
Onion Rings, Fries and Hash rounds say natural flavoring but no descriptions of what kind. I called the consumer relations and one of the representatives said they were all "Natural flavors from plant sources "

 

[Tommy Gun]

My vegan ex-gf ordered some French Toast Sticks at BK a while back, claiming that they were listed on peta or some site being vegan. I never trust any fast food though.

 

[with_open_eyes]

i recommend reading "fast food nation" by eric schlosser and you will never eat fast food again!

 

[shatlav]

its not just fast food <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/mad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title=""> I just found out the Albertsons brand biscuits has beef fat.

 

[Keegan]

a LOOOONG time ago, when I found out frosted shredded wheat had gelatine in it. BLAH!

 

[slynny]

Lay's baked BBQ flavored chips have chicken fat. yuk

 

[kittay]

Most hostess(or was it dolly madison? or both?) products having beef fat in them. I used to eat those donut dunkin' stix things with my family all the time without knowing. And those fruit pies... YUCK!

 

[Thalia]

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<div class="quote-block"><i>Originally posted by kittay</i><br><br><b>Most hostess(or was it dolly madison? or both?) products having beef fat in them. I used to eat those donut dunkin' stix things with my family all the time without knowing. And those fruit pies... YUCK!</b></div>
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It's both, but I think most Little Debbies are safe.

 

[aarealskei]

I tried to purchase some chewing gum from the local grocery store. What I found was very annoying. If the gum didn't have aspertame in it, then it had beef in it. Now I ask you, what the heck is beef doing in chewing gum? Also...why must they insist on putting aspertame in such things as Pedialyte?

 

[Quizeen]

Although not all sources are animal, I find it really annoying that green olives all seem to contain lactic acid. They're olives for chrissakes!<br><br><br><br>
Slynny, that chicken fat in the Lay's baked BBQ chips thing really bugged me too. I was unpleasantly surprised by that discovery.

 

[kpickell]

holy cowboys, I didn't know BK's French Toast Sticks were egg free.<br><br><br><br>
Ergul, I never thought to check the ingredients on BBQ chips.

 

[punkmommy]

Thanks for reminding me- at Trader Joe's they have green olives stuffed with garlic but they list lactic acid in the ingredients. I want to e-mail them to ask the source of their lactic acid ( dairy or plant).

 

[pickletatertot]

Yep...the BBQ baked Lays got to me too. I read the label when I had a chip in my mouth and immediately wanted to puke.<br><br><br><br>
I bought a yellow cake mix (some store brand) and it had beef fat in it. I knew it wasn't vegan but BEEF FAT...come on, why do they have to do that? YUCK!

 

[muppetcow]

This is exactly why I buy most of my stuff at Wild Oats or the natural foods store and I very rarely buy pre-packaged processed stuff. There's too many terms to remember and I don't want to inadvertently eat beef fat.<br><br><br><br>
Beef fat in yellow cake? WTF?

 

[Quizeen]

Yeah, the cheaper the boxed mix for a bake good (like store brands and Jiffy corn muffin mix) use lard. Truth be told, from a strictly baker's standpoint, lard provides the best (read: most traditionally accepted) results in baking, like lightness and flakiness (in pie crusts). But sheesh, times have changed enough where even omnis don't want lard in their food.

 

[ebola]

Lactose derrivatives (such as lactic acid) are almost always from plant sources. Lactose itself, on the other hand, is almost always from dairy sources.

 

[GhostUser]

I went to a party on New Year's Eve for my cousin who was retiring. I had requested a vegetarian meal and was looking forward to it. When I got there, they had no idea I had requested this but said they'd put a meal together. I got a disgusting plate with a few raw veggies on it and a spinach dip which I tried and then noticed had ham in it. Obviously the place (a German club) had different ideas than I do on what's vegetarian!<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/sad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="">

 

[CaptainSwab]

Heck, I didn't even realize that geletain was animal derived for a long time. Its a good thing that I didn't eat much jello whenever my roomate would make it.<br><br><br><br>
I'm glad you guys said something about those lays baked BBQ chips. I was thinking of buying some last week at the grocery store. Now I'm glad I didn't.

 

[terrafae]

Gelatin ARRGH! It's in TOO MUCH stuff! Altoids for Pete's sake! WHY?! I tried a ginger Altoid a couple months ago, only to find out after they have the crap in them. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/sad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title=""> At least the Sours are safe! I remember finding out about Jiffy baking mixes when I first went veg, and the hostess too BLEAH! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/spew.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title=":spew:">

 

[shewolf]

Bluddy hot cross buns. Have gelatin in them. Bastards... I ate one then checked the ingredients and saw "gelatin"... and thought "why you bastards why...?"