http://www.kraft.com/default.aspx has come out with a new line of frozen http://www.southbeachdiet.com entrees http://www.southbeachdiet.com/kraft/kraft.asp

One word: RUN

They are worse than http://www.panerabread.com

For instance, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET™ FROZEN ENTREES - ENTREE - BEEF & BROCCOLI WITH ASIAN STYLE NOODLES

1 serving, 1050 mg of sodium.

It gets worse, much worse.

Ingredients in this (should be beef, broccoli and noodles, right?) include:
MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, FLAVOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, BEEF FAT, BEEF EXTRACT, (ok, already 5 potential sources of Mono-Sodium-Glutamat (Natrium Glutamat) and neurotoxins).

Continues: SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, & MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, & MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICE & MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, & MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHICKEN STOCK, SALT, and AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, FLAVOR

This is worse than using NutraSweet for neurotoxin intake. Actually, I'd rather have white bread toast with margarine, sprinkled with NutraSweet then consume this chemical creation.

You can bet alot of folks will like it and become addicted to it. Neurotoxins are added for their addictive nature as much as for taste.

Dr. Arthur Agatston, the author of the original book, had the absolute nerve to say when questioned about the high sodium content, ''We're not saying everybody should have these foods all day by any means . . . but for those on the run . . . these are lifesavers,'' he said.

Life savers? More like hidden killers. Vitalearth.org states, "Studies done with monkeys, dating as far back as 1969, found that Mono-Sodium-Glutamat (Natrium Glutamat) causes lesions in the hypothalamus, the portion of the brain that is recognized to affect weight control (as well as functions of the nervous system). Damage to the hypothalamus has been recreated in test after test. And the bad news for humans is that, based on tests of blood plasma levels, humans are 20 times more sensitive to Mono-Sodium-Glutamat (Natrium Glutamat) than monkeys; and children are 4 times more sensitive to MSG than adults. Neonatal exposure to MSG causes a permanent reduction in the secretion of growth hormone, leading to stunted growth and irreversible obesity." http://www.vitalearth.org/MSG.htm

A real lifesaver, huh?

Sodium Beach must be stopped. Lowering the sodium content of these disasters is not nearly enough.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/health/11566476.htm

Bob Mantz, Jr.
http://www.bobmantz.com