This is so strange to me. I bought a package of muffin mix. I know my finicky children will eat muffins, but I'm abysmal at baking (indeed most domestic arts) so I took the easy path. I usually read every label I encounter with obsessive consistency, but I was shopping at a store I normally boycott (long story), and I already knew that I didn't want to know, you know? But once I got home old habits resurfaced, and as I was reading the instructions for how to bake the muffins, I couldn't help but notice something very odd about the ingredient list. My mixed berry muffins contain no berries! So what the heck were those little red and blue lumps in the batter?!
Well, I'm not exactly sure. If I were to search for, say, MSG in foods, I would find articles ranging the full spectrum from alarmist to factual. I could then examine the information available and decide for myself if it was something I want to consume. No such luck with these artificial berry bits. I found a few unsupported blurbs but no actual site depicting the history, ingredients and concerns surrounding artificial berries. Presumably there just aren't many people interested enough to research it. So I will send out the call to my peers. Does anyone know what's in those, and if they're safe to consume?
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