Smarties seeing Red

Published on October 28, 2004 By Phoenixboi In Current Events

Just when you thought you were safe eating those Red Smarties ..think again!

What do you know... the food colouring in Red smarties is made from crushing red female cochineal beetles found in central America.

Link

So who cares?

Do you check the labels on your food to see what is in the fine ingredients?

This reminds me of when I was a vegetarian.. and that was for 15 years of my life. I used to read all the labels, peruse restaurants for vegetarian meals and even watched what I wore. One of the vitamins I was taking and still do had traces of porceine in it..that's right pig. What would the nutritional value of it be? I dont know, but apparently it is in there to make the pill stick together.

So there is the bodies of dead female beetles in our Smarties, porciene in our vitamins, fish bladders in our beer... They say we are what we eat.. I really wonder sometimes what it is that I am eating. But sometimes I just eat, otherwise I would be forever heaving on the thought of a stew of innerds that was being processed while I was eating my burger.

Comments (Page 1)

iamheather

on Oct 28, 2004

I didn't know there were red Smarties. I thought they were pink. Learn something new everyday.

Phoenixboi

on Oct 28, 2004

You dont have red smarties where you are???

Insightful

on Oct 28, 2004

I haven't eaten "Smarties" in years and I don't know why? I ate a lot of them when I was young, especially when I went to the movies. Now, I have a taste for Smarties. Thanks a lot.

Seriously though, vitamin suppliments are held together by a derivative of plastic.

One more ditti: If most people could see what goes into the manufacturing of a, hotdog, they would never eat one again.

Phoenixboi

on Oct 29, 2004

If most people could see what goes into the manufacturing of a, hotdog, they would never eat one again.

Hey Insightful..

Like you just said.. would we be eating it again... hmm I wonder what they really put in our food and what effect it does have on us.
BTW...enjoy your new taste for smarties!

Champas Socialist

on Oct 31, 2004

Did you have to mention this? Now I can't eat red smarties. I'll have to stick to the green ones. But what if they're green on the outside but very very red on the inside?

Phoenixboi

on Oct 31, 2004

But what if they're green on the outside but very very red on the inside?

You never know... now everytime we eat smarties we have to think what are they really made of??

dharmagrl

on Nov 01, 2004

I just found some smarties yesterday...it;s the first time in years I have eaten any...

...and I'm gonna eat them, beetle shells or not!!

Phoenixboi

on Nov 01, 2004

and I'm gonna eat them, beetle shells or not

That's the response I was looking for! You go girl! YAY!

historyishere

on Nov 01, 2004

Let's put it this way... I saw a movie about how they make fish-sticks when I was in school and I went right home and ate fish sticks. I've eaten beef not half an hour after seeing a cow get slaughtered on film.... you are going to have to do a lot better than that!

Phoenixboi

on Nov 01, 2004

oh history! you have just given me some strange thoughts...

mr poopoo

on Nov 09, 2004

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mr poopoo

on Nov 09, 2004

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kingbee

on Nov 09, 2004

*singing to the melody of the happy birthday song*

and you spell like pooo too.

historyishere

on Nov 09, 2004

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Its the anti-Mr. Hankey!

Phoenixboi

on Nov 09, 2004

huh??? whats this about???

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