Try to avoid highly-processed meats, including charcuterie, hot dogs, and even some bacon and sausages. Some lunch meat is fine (Applegate is a trusted brand), but double-check the label, avoiding deli meat that contains additives such as carrageenan, sodium nitrate, BHA, BHT, natural flavor, aspartame, or other sugars.

Some jerky is OK, as long as it doesn’t have any added sugars.