I am sure that they were appalled that 'heritage farm' was being used to label anything but, in the grocery store. Was at Kroger the other day and noticed that the injected pork meat was not showing sodium phosphate on the label and the solution amount was at 7%, instead of 12 to 15%. The meat department should have a band-saw on premises. I have such a hard time walking down the meat and poultry section of mainstream supermarkets. I guarantee this is one of those chickens that KROGER HERITAGE sells. Cattle Grazing: Turnips and Other Root Crops for Livestock. Thank you for your comments here! I got the chicken fresh from Smith's, rinsed it, seasoned it, and it didn't smell at all. Chickens were fed food containing fish. Geosmin is not acid stable and can break down pretty well with some lemon juice. The pkg labeling was 5.09 lbs. Will never buy this brand again. Stay Home, Plant a Garden, Support a charity. However, I can report on what the event invitees voted for … in the top three slots that is. Hi Angela, I'm so glad I found your site while doing some research. Would you pay $8.99 a pound for salt water? Had a lot of fat on boneless skinless breast. When I opened the package, the meat looked like it had big bruises on it. Or, Bill Me Later and send me one year of GRIT for just $22.95! The thighs were injected with a solution containing carrageenan. Kroger's Heritage brand chicken breast triggered my fibromyalgia/arthritis once again. There are floaters on certain days that ask you questions on products, but tend to loose interest, when they find out it is their key new line that you are talking about. But these chickens were raised in appalling conditions and fed the "waste" byproducts of the UK's fishing industry, a dried fish powder or mini fish pellet. I'm at a point where I have discarded Kroger as my grocery store even though they are conveniently in my neighborhood, basically around the corner. Coat your chicken in oil or butter – try coconut ghee – to create a crisp skin, and cook it in a rotisserie oven with water in the bottom pan to produce steam to keep the meat moist. I like to eat non reconstructed meat. This evening, I bought 3 more chickens to smoke and shred for the 4th of July, and a package of breasts for tonight dinner. ... now buying my local red bird my or may industry is shameful. I drive way out of my way to go to small family markets with really good, wholesome meats. It is also known to be docile, calm and adaptable. Kroger is going all case ready red meat also . Taste - there was no taste. I have been on a quest to find 'pastured pig' and each farm I talk to in my area is using soy and corn feed (cannot confirm that this is non-GMO). This was the most disgusting chicken I have ever, ever had. Kroger's chicken and pork has a definite chemical after-taste, which is not good. On a scale of things that could be added to your chicken, Carageenan is pretty low on the list of evil additives. And purchased from factory farms. Just to help you all out - Carageenan is a gum, derived from seaweed. Stew on it. All I can say it was a healthy Heritage Farms Chick, it had like five hearts and even enough gizzards for several chicks. Last week I bought what I thought was a nice roaster for about $7.00. These old-school breeds can be a hit in the kitchen with a little attention to the intricacies of cooking a different kind of chicken meat. This bird is known for its fine-textured, very white meat. They had spots of red (not natural blood) dots in the breasts. 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