Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Thoughts on High-Fructose Corn Syrup

The government is finally starting to notice that high-fructose corn syrup does bad things to those who eat it.  Here's a blog post that discusses a recent study on that, along with an old photograph showing a random crowd of people from the pre-HFCS days.

I'm frustrated that it's almost impossible to avoid the vile stuff.  There are whole category products that have no HFCS-free options anymore.  I would LOVE to take a grocery store and turn loose a photo crew on it.  First go through and remove all the HFCS products from the shelves.  I estimate that would empty over 90% of the shelves.  Film it.  Put everything back.  Repeat the process with MSG, any other artificial ingredients you want to avoid, and leading allergens such as nuts and gluten.  Shoot each version.  Now pull all the products that contain ANY ONE of those, leaving only the healthy edibles.

I bet damn near every shelf except the produce aisle and the little "health food" second would be almost barren.
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ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

March 25 2010, 05:38:50 UTC 11 years ago

I enjoy baking bread, and yes, it's quite tasty. The problem is, I don't have the time or energy to do it very often. Full-scratch meals all the time take up a majority of one's day, and some individual items like bread are time sinks.

>> But it is more than annoying when you have to make your own because the store-bought stuff can kill you...<<

And if you can't make your own, for whatever reason, you sicken or die. That is wrong. Food sold in stores should be affordable, safe, and wholesome -- allowing for some indulgences like cookies and soft drinks. Say, 80-90% of the stuff should be reasonably good for you. I doubt if there's 10% left. I wouldn't be surprised if it was less than 1%.
msstacy13

Re: Thoughts

msstacy13

March 25 2010, 13:06:18 UTC 11 years ago

The truly incredible thing is that I contiued buying and eating store-bought bread
even after finding a rat turd in it.
*blink*

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