McNuggets = Chicken Foam. FOAMING CHICKEN MEAT. For Real.

In my life I have seen very few arguments that really compelled me to become a vegetarian. However, today I have just added to that very short list.

A CNN investigation revealed some interesting facts about McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets as prepared in the USA. Now, okay, granted, going to McDonalds and expecting anything either healty or even APPROACHING actual meat is futile. But at the same time, there are some things that are just inexcusable:

American McNuggets (190 calories, 12 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat for 4 pieces) contain the chemical preservative tBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleum-based product.

Okay, that’s kind of gross, but hey. Preservatives. We KNOW they’re bad for us.

They also contain dimethylpolysiloxane, “an anti-foaming agent” also used in Silly Putty.

EW.

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Can I ask a very, very simple question:

WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU NEED TO PUT AN ANTI-FOAMING AGENT IN MCNUGGETS?! CHICKEN DOES NOT FOAM! FOAMING IS NOT SOMETHING CHICKEN REGULARLY DOES UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES!

EW.