*106 - Meal Financing: In My Humble Opinion

Disclaimer: This post is just solely my opinion. My opinion can be challenged, debate or proved wrong and i welcome comments :)

"Youngster saved the necessary but spend the unnecessary" - My mum, 2009 >< Cold cuts... or better known as sausage, luncheon meat, deli or ham here... is not 100% a bad thing... They range from whole cut of meat to fully processed meat... Lets see wat a conventional luncheon meat contains...

1. Nitrites and nitrates, which are preservatives, coloring and flavoring additives that have been linked to cancer by the formation of nitrosamines, a carcinogen.
2. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
3. In August 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved six viruses as a food additive to be sprayed on cold cuts and packaged deli meats. The viruses are intended to protect against the food-borne-bacteria Listeria monocytogenes that is sometimes found on cold, packaged meat products. (Source: here)
4. A very high sodium content up to 1000mg per serving. While the RDI of sodium is just 2300mg, too much sodium mayb ingested n leads to hypertension and so on.
5. The meat are leftover unsold parts from the market... My fren whose dad is a butcher told me before tat the cold cut factories collect pig heads every week from them O.o

What u pay is what u get... imagine wat's the content of the cheapest luncheon meat... =.= There's of course a more healthy cold cut out there but it will be very expensive... So wat i wanna say is... a luncheon meat can save u a few penny in short run but not health in long term, and especially to ur medical bills... I highly suggest to get a whole chicken or so from the wet market... chop it n keep it in the refrigerator for a few meal use... Its healthier, n cheaper in a way...
Fruits... Hmmm... Is actually a luxurious dessert if u wanna save money... A few dragon fruits is enough to kill ur wallet... A person needs fibre... Take vegetable instead... its so much cheaper and yet so much healthier than fruits... I dont object on taking fruits of course... i do take fresh fruits after each meal at home and i LOVE fruits... But if u are saving ur ingredients of proper meal to compensate for the expenditure on fruits... then its a not-so-wise decision, financially n medically...
Soup... Meat is quite essential... but same meat of different parts will make a quite big difference... Enquire the butcher... im sure they will recommend a good piece for soup... Chicken mayb a good alternative...
If anyone are so serious on saving money... Cut down meat... Reducing few pieces of bacon then u can afford a plate of brocolli... A much healthy choice... Think about it...

Lets cut this short... Mayb its time to save the unnecessary n spend the necessary... My thought is tat a proper nutritous meal is much more important than taste, and satisfying cravings... Get a nice proper meal may save u some tea-time expenditure too :)

More Reading:
Eat healthy, Save money
12 Dangerous Food Additives: The Dirty Dozen Food Additives You Really Need to be Aware Of
MSG: If it's Safe, Why do They Disguise it on Labels?
Is Eating Lunch Meat Really Unhealthy? Nope.