Deli Meats....

[wonderwoman]

Does anyone know a brand that does not have sodium nitrate in it????

[cokonkel]

I get mine sometimes from my local food co-op that is nitrite (or is it nitrate?) free. I'm not sure which brand they use though. Do you have a food co-op, Whole Foods or Trader Joe's you could check out?

[wonderwoman]

I do. Thanks. I will check there.

[gratefuldog]

Believe it or not, Hormel makes a nitrate free ham and turkey. It is in the prepackaged section of the grocery store. Near the bacon and hotdogs at my local Hannaford. It is in a paper bag colored box with red writing.

[Nicole_29]

Costco has a great one.. I forget the brand right now and I'm at work but they have ham and turkey and a lower sodium turkey that is the lowest I've ever seen. It is great and I don't usually like lunch meat at all. It's nitrate free, and no msg!

[exercise-lover]

The meat "Gratefuldog" is talking about is Hormel Natural Choice. They have all kinds of varieties of turkey and ham. The price varies widely. At Albertson's it is typically $4.99 a package, but at Walmart it is 2 packages for $5.00! Shop around. It's the only kind of deli meat I eat.

[wonderwoman]

Thank you ladies! Have a great weekend.

[RapidBreath]

Just be careful, sometimes they say 'nitrate free' but in the fine print they use 'celery' which has 'naturally occurring nitrates' and for me it was still a problem and caused migraines. That was a bummer because I love me a hot dog or some ham