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The Mysterious Case of the Missing B12

I learned something shocking recently. When I went vegan almond milk became a big part of my diet. I particularly loved Silk brand above the others because it was fortified with B12. And all non-meat eaters are quite aware of the fact that this is the one essential vitamin which cannot be obtained from non-meat sources other than supplements. You need to either take a vitamin, use nurtional yeasts or get it from fortified foods. So Silk including it in their milk was convenient and appreciated. Then I started having all these unusual cravings for chicken and beef which I didn't understand. Cause if I do get cravings it's usually for ice cream or muffins. But here I was dying to put some chicken in my mouth. And quite ashamed of it. I didn't know it then, but I later discovered the problem. Turns out Silk stopped adding B12 to their non-dairy milk line-up. So I was drinking the milk thinking I was getting the 12 and in reality I was not. I could've compensated with nutri

Campbell's Soup

So I was in the food store in the soup aisle. I was looking for cream of asparagus soup. It used to be good to turn into a sauce for pasta. I've looked for it more than once, but it appears to be gone. So my next thought is cream of celery. Which is basically poor man's cream of asparagus. I grab a can from the shelf and turn it over to read the ingredients. I'm shocked when I find chicken stock near the top of the list. I put it back, unwilling to consume it and depressed I may have mistakenly consumed it in the past. I pick up another can and read the ingredients. No chicken stock. Thoroughly confused, I examine the front of the labels. One is 98% fat free. The other is standard. The low fat version has chicken stock. More puzzled than ever I begin scrutinizing additional cans. When I discover other 98% fat free cans do not contain chicken. I wonder to myself, is it being phased out or phased in. I go to the Campbell's website, but the nutrition info doesn