Avoid many chemicals in your meals by home canning !!

  Use Your Pressure Canner To Preserve Safe, Nutritious Food !!

Many people are becoming aware of the dozens of chemicals which are in the food which we eat every day!!  Food that we place on our kitchen table each day for our family.  The best way to fight this poison is to do the best that we can to go back to the basics!!  This means selecting food which has the least chemicals.  This would be food grown in our own gardens then preserved by pressure canning without adding the chemicals. If there is no time for a garden, then the option is selecting fresh, quality food from the local farmers market for pressure canning.

Just remember that low-acid foods must be processed in a pressure canner to be free of health risks.  Low-acid foods include meats, sea food, poultry, vegetables and many fruits. CANNING is EASY and FUN.

The chemicals added to our food seem to be endless!!   Here are only a few:

BPA - Bisphenol-A

in food packaging, in the inside linings of canned foods, in plastics and some cardboard used for packaging.  BPA is an endocrine disruptor, and will mimic the body's own hormones which will lead to negative health effects.

Avoid chemicals by home pressure canning which uses glass jars. 

High Fructose Corn Syrup

added to many foods including soup and vegetables. May interfere with use of magnesium, copper, and chromium. Also, High Fructose Corn Syrup has been implicated in the development of adult-onset diabetes.

Avoid this chemical by pressure canning your own food.

Synthetic Food Dyes Approved for Use in the U.S.

(these are added to food of all types)

In addition to allergic reactions, evidence is accumulating that synthetic food dyes do indeed contribute to hyperactivity, a symptom of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Food dyes are increasingly common in foods marketed to children. In 1985, the acting commissioner of the FDA said that Red 3, “has clearly been shown to induce cancer” and was “of greatest public health concern  

Avoid these chemicals by pressure canning your own food.

 Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

added to all types of food mainly as a flavor enhancer.

Many people have experienced negative side effects from ingesting Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). Side effects may include paralysis, inability to breathe, tingling, and swelling. Negative reactions can be so severe that MSG consumption could be deadly for some people. Monosodium Glutamate is categorized as an Excitotoxin. Because of findings concerning its harmful affects, MSG was removed from baby foods in 1969.  MSG is, however, being added extensively to our food today and is also noted to cause weight gain.  Here is a list of harmful "glutamates" that are disguised under safe-sounding names: Natural Flavoring, Carrageenan, Whey protein, Isolated Soy Proteins, Sodium Caseinate.

Avoid this chemical by pressure canning your own food

Chemicals added to food -

Our Children are at risk. Children consume a larger percentage of food per pound of body weight than an adult and are affected more by chemicals than adults.  Safe chemical percentage ranges by the FDA for adults are many times NOT safe for children. Now the EPA considers 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides, and 30% of all insecticides as potentially cancer-causing.

Avoid many chemicals by pressure canning your own food.

As you can see home food preserving and home canning are not just to preserve food in the pantry for a rainy day.  Food selection and preserving by home canning is more important that ever for healthy food.     

Get rid of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) by Pressure Canning

Monosodium Glutamate, otherwise known as MSG, has been linked to a wide variety of illnesses.  Everything from headaches to chest pain, and even breathing problems for those who suffer from asthma are just a few of the bad side effects.  Pressure canning completely eliminates MSG from the food because you simply don’t use it at all during the canning process.  You do have to be careful if you don’t create your own spice blend when canning, as some of the store bought canning mixes do include it in their blends.

People that are sensitive to Monosodium Glutamate may experience different bad side effects at different times, too.  Depending on their personal body chemistry and their health level, the results of ingesting MSG can vary.  For instance, someone who has high blood pressure problems may feel a rapid heartbeat or even go into atrial fibrillation.  Individuals that suffer from arthritis can have increased swelling and aches in the muscles as though they have the flu.  It can even produce neurological problems such as depression, anger management issues, migraines, panic attacks, and insomnia is people that as sensitive or already having problems such as those individuals suffering from fibromyalgia or any type of mental disorder.

Pressure canning can help completely alleviate all of these bad side effects by preserving your foods, home grown or purchased at a farmers market or grocery store, in a healthy way.  Once you do it a few times, you will find that it’s simple to do and your food will taste significantly better than anything you ever purchase from a grocery aisle.  Pressure canning correctly will also leave more of the nutrients in your foods as it is not completely processed out. 

The initial cost of pressure canning quickly pays for itself, particularly if you are a home gardener or even if you buy in bulk from a farmers market.  Another way might be if you have an overabundance of one food, say tomatoes, you can trade with another gardener for their overabundance of green beans.  If you do not have enough space for a garden yourself, community gardens work well.  Community gardens where everyone chips in on the weeding and various gardening tasks along with the price of seed can keep your costs much lower as the food is divided amongst those that actually worked the soil and produced the food.

Simply put, if you really want to get rid of the Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) from your life, pressure canning is the best way to get the job done.  It’s safer than water baths, the costs are recouped quickly, and it makes for a fun way to get the family involved in a healthier, happier lifestyle.