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We know the world is a busy, hectic place and that fast food is not only fast, but it's all too tempting for an easy way out of the chaos that surrounds dinnertime. However, do you know what those chicken nuggets are made from? Is it chicken, mystery meat, or something totally different all together?

Well, Perez Hilton's new site FitPerez has blown open the 'secret' to the chicken nugget and chicken patty. Are you sure you want to know what it is that you and your children are eating? Well, don't say you weren't warned, because it's not a pretty sight.

Perez lists the chicken nuggets as being made from 'pink goop,' which is mechanically separated chicken, though you couldn't have proved it to us. It looks more like Floam or some other trendy kid's toy. Nope, that there is prime chicken nugget material.

So how does that disgusting pink thing turn into the tasty dinner your kids crave? If seeing that pink thing wasn't bad enough, the pink goop is crawling with bacteria. Yes, bacteria, so it'll need to be soaked in ammonia to take care of that little problem. However, the ammonia bath creates another problem - a nasty taste. No worries, they just flavor it with artificial chicken flavor. The chicken nugget isn't done yet, folks, there's just one more tasty touch to be added! The chicken is dyed white so that once again it resembles chicken. Yummy.

We, as consumers had been warned of the dangers of the fast food world, but did you really think it was this bad, this disturbing, this... gross? Admit it, none of us would stuff that in our mouths if we knew any of this. In fact, it might be a pretty safe bet that a lot of our kids might not want to eat that if they knew this. It's no wonder the fast food outlets don't list ammonia and dye and pink goop on their list of dietary information.

Now that you know what goes into these nuggets are you or your kids going to be ordering up the impossible to resist chicken bits in the future? Weigh in below.

Photo credit: FitPerez

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