Hidden Additives

Last night my neighbor (and friend), Jane stopped by with a bag of homegrown tomatoes and onions. Today or tomorrow she promises cucumbers and zucchini. She grows fabulous tomatoes, but she doesn't eat them. Tomatoes are not her thing.

Now see...I can't seem to grow anything except cactus and I'm not always successful at that. However, I DO like tomatoes and all that other stuff so we have a deal. I can make zucchini bread in exchange.

Today I'm researching about canning the veggies. Commercially canned veggies don't agree with me so I'm very excited about the prospect of having home canned veggies. A great friend from Facebook gave me a few tips. If any of you out there have tips I'd appreciate your help.

I remember when home canning was a standard part of summer. My plan is to phase out commercially canned goods (except those in glass jars) and use only the stuff I've canned myself. I suspect there are hidden additives (totally unnecessary!!!) that are making me sick. For instance...

Corn syrup (bad for diabetics)
Aspartame (gives me migraines)
Salt (bad for my blood pressure)
Food coloring (do I really need red dye?)
Preservative chemicals (aren't we already preserved well enough?)
Soy derivatives (bad, bad, bad for folks on thyroid meds)

I look at labels all the time. Soy, especially, is in EVERYTHING. Corn syrup, too.

What's in YOUR food?