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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl
1819 Posts
Marlene
Swisher
IA
USA
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 Posted - May 30 2006 : 1:52:20 PM
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| I wonder if anyone else is concerned with the high fructose in foods today. My dentist told me it is causing problems with my teeth and to be aware of its effects. I am reading on the internet that it causes heart problems and other things. |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 2:47:18 PM
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High fructose corn syrup is horrible stuff and it's in a lot of foods. Research shows it promotes diabetes and obesity, heart disease and more. It's been shown to cause us to feel hungry after a complete meal because we don't process the hormone grehlin like we should. It effects the way we absorb vitamins and minerals. It's worth an hour or two of research time to learn about it.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 3:18:43 PM
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Stay away from soda pop..it's loaded with high fructose corn syrup. It's in a lot of foods that we don't even think of as "sweet"
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - May 30 2006 : 3:32:33 PM
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I bought english muffins the other day and I chose whole wheat because I thought they would be better for me. Do you know what the second highest ingredient in them was? You guessed it - high fructose corn syrup! It is everywhere! And it is not good for us at all.
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 4:39:28 PM
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I have been reading labels more and more too. It's a real uphill battle finding foods that don't contain HFC. Even my cereal that I thought was so healthy and nutritious has it. I bought a similar cereal that's organic and had my daughter try it thinking she would say, oh yeah, that's just as good Mom! Of course she didn't so I told her she can just get used to it.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl
1819 Posts
Marlene
Swisher
IA
USA
1819 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2006 : 06:50:41 AM
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| I have found the same thing. It is in foods I never imagined like animal crackers. I can't believe it is in so many things and we give our kids these foods as children. I guess the best thing is to eat fresh fruits and veggies as much as possible and stay away from processed foods. This is an excellent reason to grow gardens or go to farmers markets for fresh. Soda is advertised and promoted so much and most people drink a lot of it. |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2006 : 08:29:06 AM
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Originally posted by ali2583
Stay away from soda pop..it's loaded with high fructose corn syrup. It's in a lot of foods that we don't even think of as "sweet"
The new "natural" 7-Up has hfcs. Talk about false advertising.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - May 31 2006 : 11:41:53 AM
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JP,
I went home and looked at my whole wheat muffins. Yup. There it was high fructose corn syrup. Here I thought I was being good!! Guess I have to make my own.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2006 : 05:59:33 AM
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That's caused me to make a lot of stuff from scratch. It's in everything! I don't care where it is on the list, I won't buy products that contain it. I'm no purist, and I know I get some when I go out for meals, but I really want to minimize it. I'm hypoglycemic, and this stuff Is Not My Friend.
I am dismayed to find I can't even find many European jams anymore that don't contain it. If they put the stuff on a boat and send it here, it seems to be okay. But if they license their name and they produce it here, it seems to be a necessary ingredient. So this year, for the first time in probably ten years, I'm making my own jams again.
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2006 : 06:37:06 AM
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Does anyone have an english muffin recipe?? I read it on my english muffins too. Makes me crazy. I will try to find one somewhere and post it. Jenny, do you have one??
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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jujubee
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Julia
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2006 : 12:34:32 PM
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Isn't it disheartening to read all that unnatural stuff on the list of food ingredients? High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Oils, all those words I can't pronounce that end in -phates! All that stuff is so bad for you! Our bodies can't digest it and it can lead to things like cancer later on. It is no wonder so many people are getting sick nowadays. :)
One of my daughter's favorite snacks, graham crackers, is loaded with them. I just found a recipe online for homemade ones and I am going to try that next time! Sure beats paying 4.00 a box for the organic kind!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 |
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2006 : 09:02:50 AM
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Does anyone else feel frustrated by this?
I was just eating a piece of whole-wheat toast while reading this...I ran to the kitchen and checked the ingredients and you guessed it, hfcs was in my whole-wheat bread! I'm seriously going to be baking more myself...
I'm so thankful for my little vegetable garden out back too.
I'll definitely check out recipes for homemade english muffins!
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 11:15:25 AM
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Michele,
I'll check. I'm pretty sure I have a whole wheat english muffin recipe somewhere at home.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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jenbove
Moderator
320 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 07:22:03 AM
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Hey Ladies,
Time to update this post - high fructose is still plaguing our food supply. I just wrote a column for my local paper about it & wanted to share:
“Buyer Beware: High Fructose Corn Syrup”
I'm waging a boycott. It may not affect much in the grand scheme, but I'm doing it because it affects me and mine; I'm doing it to cast my vote. I refuse to buy ANYTHING from the grocery store that contains high fructose corn syrup, no exceptions. You might not have noticed, unless you're an obsessive label-reader like me, that our food supply has been hijacked. The packages and products look the same, but their ingredients are being chemically tweaked and twisted to save big business a buck. And high fructose corn syrup is one of the worst infiltrators out there.
Until the 1970s, most of the sugar in our foods was sucrose from sugar cane. Then came high fructose corn syrup—thanks to corporate chemists—which is cheaper to produce. Now it's everywhere; take a look for yourself. It's in almost all sweet stuff like soda, flavored water, tea, jelly, ice cream, yogurt, cookies, candy, juice, you name it. But it's also hiding in many brands of breads, cereals, crackers, processed meats, canned fruit, salad dressings, ketchup, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, applesauce, milk, and more.
Why is it so bad? To start with, high fructose corn syrup is made in a lab, much like Frankenstein's monster, using vats of murky fermenting liquid, fungus, and chemicals. And when fed to lab rats, fructose has nasty effects. Male rats don't reach adulthood due to anemia, high cholesterol, liver failure, and heart hypertrophy (that means their hearts enlarge until they explode). Females can't produce live young. Similar signs, over time, are being observed in humans. Because our bodies can't process it properly, nutrition experts blame high fructose for the skyrocketing levels of diabetes and obesity in America. Plus, it contributes to bone weakness and cancer. Paying a few cents more for sugar doesn't sound so bad, does it?
Okay, so the trick is to avoid high fructose. It's not easy at first, but it can be done, and soon it becomes second nature. Start reading labels, lots of labels, till you find items without it. If you can't find any, ask the grocer to offer better options.
Rule of thumb: The “Organic” label is an easy assurance that you're not getting high fructose corn syrup. "All natural" is NO GUARANTEE.
For a list of high fructose-free products, go to http://no-hfcs.tripod.com/.
Sadly, in restaurants, you're going to eat high fructose corn syrup. Again, ask questions about ingredients and demand better.
Remember: Big business can't sell what we refuse to buy!
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
512 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 07:56:44 AM
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I agree with you, HFCS is terrible for you. I have read the book You on a Diet & it talks in detail about what foods do to your body. I have been looking at bread labels & there are some out there that use raisin juice & molasses to sweeten, but you really have to look. I knew I had this recipe for English Muffins somewhere in my Family Fun mags, but I went to the site & here is the link. Of course you can alter it to use wheat if you like that.
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=40796
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 09:46:55 AM
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HFCs play havoc with anyone who has hyper- or hypo glycemia. I scour the labels and you have to watch because sometimes they sneak it in calling it something different. You can look it up online and it will tell you the other names they call it. Just like polyquaternium in the lotions,soaps and shampoo. The real name? formaldehyde.
Isn't it great knowing you can TRUST the FDA? I have read many things over the years and it has caused me to go back to cooking from scratch and not buying processed food. I won't even go into how much of certain things they allow to get into the food and call it safe.
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
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