A Word About Deli Meats

With the exception of stores like Whole Foods, which don't carry meats with nitrates, I'm always a little leery of what might be in the deli meats at our local stores. With deli meats 40% off during this week's sale at Sprouts, I took a look at what they offer and was pleased to see that at least two choices had big labels on them pronouncing them as "nitrate free." (The roast beef packages had these stickers and I think the other selection was turkey breast.) This is a nice, honest approach, and it also sends a warning that all the other choices, not marked as nitrate free, evidently must contain them. In some other stores, you have to look a whole lot more closely to find this information.