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Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
A little poison in moderation never killed anyone, right?
lol
Gimme a break...
Little Gordon Upsets Ramsay's Real Son
"Ah, what's a father to do!"
Change his attitude so his kid doesn't have to see him like that...
McCain Frozen Foods Co. Launches Ad Campaign with Presidential Candidate
"The company hopes to keep the campaign alive until early November, unless events with McCain (the human being one) make the ads seem old"
Ba-dum-bump-CHEE!
Snapshots from Asia: Tropical Fruit Feast; Tong Sui, Sea Coconut, and Toddy Palm Fruit
None of that looks appetizing to me...
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Yuk.... (I'm a fat guy and I approved this comment)
Judging the 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival 2008
Dang it! I missed the Hot Sauce Festival AGAIN!
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Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
After the other HFCS thread, I went on a hunt for it in my kitchen, and I found it in exactly two items -- ketchup and sweet pickle relish. It may be hiding in something else that I didn't check, but if it is, it's something I'm not likely to use much of, or use often. So the claim that it's in 90% of the food supply or that it's impossible to consume a moderate amount seem a bit overboard. And before the thread, I hadn't been reading labels to eliminate it, it just doesn't seem to be in the foods I have on hand. And believe me, I'm not a saint when it comes to food. I like to eat.
For people who consume vast amounts of soda, I can see that it might be an issue, but it's not that hard to stay away from the stuff if I did it by accident. Unless someone can point to something in the kitchen I didn't think of looking at, I'm pretty sure that there's not much more HFCS than the stuff I already found.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
I can't understand those of you who are defending HFCS. Bottom line: it's bad for you. It's in every-f'ing-thing. To only consume a "moderate amount" would be an impossibility given the average american diet. Don't get me started on the corn industry. All this BS cornoganda reminds me of big oil running those pro-environment ads. Please.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
@disbelief11--I lost 10 lbs and have kept it off for 4 years by avoiding HFCS. I have not changed any other diet or exercise habits. I also lost inches from my middle (where I tend to carry my glorious fat cells).
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
All I know is that when I started buying products without HFCS in the ingredients list, I felt less hungry. While I know that could be for other reasons, I'm suspicious that it was the HFCS that was stimulating my appetite...why, how convenient, so that I would buy more food!
I'd also like to ask the corn people what their response is to the idea that it's the genetically modified corn that's killing off the honeybees.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
They kind of remind me of old cigarette ads. Notice that none of the people in HFCS ads are overwieght, and no one in a cigarette ad has yellow teeth. Both appear to be the picture of health--but what lies beneath...
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
HFCS is creeping its way up to the Great White North as well. I usually buy sugar-free rye bread, but I decided to go after the multigrain bread, and the ingredients listed: "sugar and/or glucose/fructose". I've since noticed soft drinks, granola bars, and other baked goods (except for Dare cookies - try the double fudge) contain this notation, so we, as consumers don't even know whether it's sugar or HFCS. I can usually taste it in soft drinks and other goods where sweetness is the primary flavour, but its use as an additive is really unnecessary.
I've since reverted to buying house brand colas and drinks, which always contain only sugar, because they taste so much better.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
@Cookieeater: Don't even get me started on why butter is better... :)
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
@ilovebutter: sugar ... evil ... diabetes ... heart disease ... then I saw your screenname and I cracked up.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
It just tastes bad to me. And I can always tell when HFCS is substituted for cane sugar in a product. Case in point: Heinz ketchup added HFCS - it tasted vile after that. I discovered Heinz organic ketchup - no HFCS and it tastes like it used to/should.
Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
At the end of the day, HFCS just tastes awful, in my opinion. Way too syrupy/sickly sweet.
I think we consume entirely too much sugar in this society anyway, but at least in most other countries it's natural sugar and it's not in almost EVERYTHING as it is here.
Regardless, educated consumers suffer the burden of knowledge, and everyone has the right to an opinion, but I also have the right to not eat your genetically modified rubbish.
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