Shopping at the grocery store, chicken or turkey can be a good choice for dinner. But when you get to the checkout counter, you may find you're paying meaty prices for salt water. Take Chicken Wings from Peco Farms. A close look at the label shows they've been "enhanced with up to 15% chicken broth..." and "protected with up to eight percent chicken broth glaze."

"Some poultry companies have been injecting products with broth or immersing them in salty solutions to try to make them tastier and more tender" said Consumer Reports' Kim Kleman. "But pumping up meat can also add water weight and sodium."

Consumer Reports has been examining the food you eat for decades. This time it's taking a closer look at poultry.

"Our reporter found chicken and turkey products with up to 30% of their weight with broth, flavoring solution, or water" said Kleman. "Plus sodium levels were far higher than in poultry that hadn't been juiced up."

Prestage Premium Young Turkey Breast "contains approximately 15% of a solutions." At a cost of $14.61 that means you could be paying up to $2.19 for the added liquid. And the enhanced turkey has a hefty 390 milligrams of sodium per serving.

And a look at a package of Tyson Chicken Wing Sections. "100% All Natural" is easy to see. But you have to take a much closer look at the smaller print to find it "contains up to 12% natural chicken broth."

"Seventy percent of people Consumer Reports surveyed last year said that they think the label 'natural' should mean no salt water is added" said Kleman. "For now though, if you want to avoid extra sodium or paying for liquid in poultry, you need to read labels carefully."