Comments on: HFCS in our food: an update

By: Happy Health-a-ween — Self-Made Mom

Happy Health-a-ween — Self-Made Mom — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:32:12 +0000

[...] can’t believe I did it, but the lack of high fructose corn syrup must have gone straight to my non-sugary brain: I bought pencils, puzzles and card games to give [...]

By: Shari

Shari — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:12:20 +0000

I get a lot of flack for the way the girls eat (basically organic vegeterians). I don’t have any regrets about reading every label. There is too much junk in food these days. Who knows what the long-term effects are? I’m not willing to risk the girls’ futures on it.

By: Meagan Francis

Meagan Francis — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:31:39 +0000

I’ve been wary of HFCS for years, but it wasn’t until last fall that it even occurred to me to check the label on my “natural” whole-wheat bread…the one processed food my family eats kind of a lot of, given our communal toast-and-peanut-butter-sandwich addictions.OMG! HFCS in EVERY brand we had been buying, even the so-grainy-it’s-chewy brands. I had to search the grocery store shelves for a good fifteen minutes to find a brand that didn’t have it (settled on Nature’s Pride, it has the texture & size we like). Like others said on Liz’s post, it’s not so much this one ingredient that worries me, as much as it is how EVERYFREAKINIGWHERE it is. I don’t trust anything that’s in EVERYTHING…even “good” stuff like wheat is over-done these days. And HFCS isn’t even “good”.

By: Bobbi Janay

Bobbi Janay — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:12:48 +0000

I agree that they should try to make products with out hfcs but at the same time it is never going away.

By: Mom101

Mom101 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:53:36 +0000

Blahblahblha flax seed healthyblabhblah

(Go for the candy dots!)

By: selfmademom

selfmademom — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:35:47 +0000

hmmm I oughta try that, thanks Danielle!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:50:50 +0000

Have you tried ground flax seed? It’s a great source of fiber — it also has omega 3′s, which are great to add to your diet while you are pregnant or nursing. You can add it to cereal, oatmeal, smoothies, yogurt, etc. I think it tastes good.

By: Mom101

Mom101 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:16:23 +0000

On one hand I’m pissed. On the other hand, how do I have the right to be? It’s a supply-demand issue and when consumers as a whole start demanding healthier alternatives, they will come.

Good for you for doing your part. And zomg I saw these JUMBO candy dots at the Fancy Food show this year. I have to find them for you. They were amazing! Even the Martha Stewart editor in the booth with me was flipping out.