What you don’t know, can’t hurt you: a statement that absolutely can be applied to the various quick “meals” we eat on a semi-regular basis. If you’re a college student like me, unfortunately these mystery ingredients aren’t semiregular – they’re a daily thing. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not comfortable with my flank steak being flattened like mashed potatoes when I try to cut it. While these ingredients won’t necessarily kill you, they just don’t seem to have an appropriate place in our breakfasts, lunches and dinners. You thought the “pink slime” in your McNuggets was bad? That’s only the beginning of it. There are plenty of ingredients out there that, their existence alone, are intrinsically wrong. Best stay away from food labels for the rest of your life after reading this article.