[pct-l] trail snacks
Jeff Judd
frotiss_lupus at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 11 16:22:49 CST 2011
I've been lurking on this list for awhile now. I'm hoping to be on the trail
for 2012 if I can get my finances and work in line for the trip.
I bought a package of this chicken jerky last time I was at Costco. My dogs
love them. But this conversation inspired me to go ahead and just eat a strip.
I figure no harm can come from just one strip.
Having tried it, I certainly wouldn't eat them again. They don't taste
particularly bad but they're very very dry and have a faint taste of 'dog food'
to them (although maybe that was just my imagination). I figure I can get much
tastier, wetter (although probably heavier) jerky for roughly the same price
either making it myself or finding a bulk supplier. I personally wouldn't make
the convenience/taste/cost trade off.
All in the name of science.
-Jeff
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From: "MLMcNairn at aol.com" <MLMcNairn at aol.com>
To: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com; boundforadventure at gmail.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 8:28:05 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] trail snacks
My package of Kingdom Pets Chicken Jerkey does not say they are irradiated.
Irradiation does not contain heavy metals because it is a type of
preservation method using something like microwaves that kill off the bacteria.
Since the product comes from China, there are probably lots of bacteria to be
killed. I would like it better if it were irradiated, especially when it
says "not for human consumption."
In a message dated 03/06/2011 8:08:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com writes:
I was to try the chicken. But it says in fine print 'irradiated, not for
human consumption'
The dog loves them, and they look quite tasty ... Just dried chicken and
sometimes even dried duck... But the irradiation process leaves heavy
materials that the body does not dispel... They build up in the body over the
course of your life and are eventually toxic... Much like mercury
~Paul
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On 2011-03-06, at 10:27 PM, NikiiMurtaugh <boundforadventure at gmail.com>
wrote:
> At Costco last week, I saw some rather large bags of dog snacks. I
wondered
> if anyone had tried them - even though the packages say "Not for human
> consumption."
>
> One was Chicken Jerky $14.49
> The other Chicken and Sweet Potato $11.69
>
> They were made by Kingdom Pets, and the Jerky had the following
ingredients:
> Chicken, vegetable glycerine, salt.
>
> What do you think? It seems to me I remember reading about a couple who
ate
> pig ears (dog snack) on the trail.
>
> Nikii
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