Comments on: Icky Ingredients — High Fructose Corn Syrup

By: King Corn « Howling Hill

King Corn « Howling Hill — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:31:30 +0000

[…] has decreased hugely. Food has less nutritional value than ever before. More and more food contains high fructose corn syrup, which, of course, is making us really, really fat. And diabetic. There’s a really amusing […]

By: Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » New Segment - HFCS Free Foods

Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » New Segment - HFCS Free Foods — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:23:58 +0000

[…] lot of people mentioned having a hard time avoiding High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in foods. I am really big on not eating HFCS, and have found tons of foods to replace the […]

By: Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » Meat-Free Mondays - Barbecued Tofu Sandwich

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:58:04 +0000

[…] for a sauce that is free of high fructose corn syrup. This one uses brown sugar instead of HFCS, but there are some great organic sauces (like the one […]

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:31:49 +0000

Oh gosh, as I’m reading this I’m sipping on the Coke that came with my lunch wishing I had opted for the water instead. I never drink soda anymore, and I always bring my lunch, but today I ran out the door and forgot it. Oops.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:05:06 +0000

Has anyone seen the documentary “King Corn?” It’s good and very interesting. Basically our (US) diet is comprised of corn. They get into HFCS. There’s one disturbing shot where the guys are in a supermarket and a convenience store and one of them says “all the products in this aisle are made with HFCS.” It’s a real eye opener.

By: Allie

Allie — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:21:35 +0000

Erikka — one word of caution is that the FDA JUST decided this and at the moment, I think there are still products on the shelves labeled as natural that contain HFCS. So keep reading labels. Eventually the change will come, but I doubt that it’s happened already. USDA ORGANIC cannot contain HFCS though, so that one is a safe bet.

By: erikka

erikka — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:19:23 +0000

oddly enough Noelle, there is a movement of people who do just that - they eat no condiments. ever. on anything. i went to a conference where there was one session on this topic and i couldn’t tell if the lady was joking or serious.

HFCS has infiltrated most foods…it gets so frustrating trying to find foods without it. i’m happy to know prodcuts with hfcs can’t be labeled natural. one trick down.

By: Allie

Allie — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:23:45 +0000

What’s really frustrating is that Coca Cola uses sugar instead of corn syrup to make their soda in other countries, but in the US they use corn syrup. Sure, it would be better not to drink coke at all, but Dagny and Alana are not the first two people I’ve run into with a Coca Cola addiction.

By: Reluctant Blogger

Reluctant Blogger — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:28:32 +0000

I do try never to buy any processed food at all - it’s just easier that way. But we do have some sauces in this house - I should get round to making my own but I never seem to. You have reminded me that I should. I don’t want to be eating this sort of stuff and certainly don’t want my children to be doing so.

By: Alana

Alana — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:15:25 +0000

Thanks for the great information. We are trying very hard to cut it out - we definitely don’t let the kids have it but I am struggling to give up a 20+ year coca cola habit!