Dammit!

[novapsyche]

For several weeks, I'd been buying Lender's egg-flavored bagels, because I've always liked them & had rediscovered my enjoyment of them. However, last week I read the ingredients list in full & discovered that they're made with high-fructose corn syrup. I decided to finish out the package I had but resolved not to buy any more.

Now, while eating my newfound dessert of frozen Yoplait Whips!, I turned over the container & found that it has the same problem! Aargh!

I can't have anything nice.

Comments

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are so many things that have high fructose corn syrup in them. Jeff always marvels at the fresh taste when I make tomato sauce for pasta from scratch because it's not chock full of additives and corn syrup. If I put any sweetener in it at all, it's usually about one tablespoon of local honey.

I know it's rough in your situation, but I think this is why it's better to eat high-sugar high-fat foods that you prepare at home from scratch than to eat the "healthiest" low-fat, low-sugar packaged food. At least you can control what ingredients go in (honey vs. corn syrup, whole wheat vs. white, etc.).

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Well, even before I was instructed to observe this particular diet, I'd been aware that HFCS was in "everything". I just didn't realize how ubiquitous "everything" really is. It's in almost all prepackaged bread, at least the bread that my taste buds think have any sort of a sweet flavor. (I did manage to find wheat bread this week that advertised proudly that it did not contain HFCS, but even that highlights the problem. It doesn't need to be a hidden ingredient in grain items.)

If I were in my own place & truly in charge of my own groceries, I'd attempt far more foodstuffs from scratch. To be fair to lameautarch, he generally tends to stay away from anything too hermetically sealed or overly preserved. Eating with him has been a step up in terms of fresh, nutritious food on a regular basis for me. He's the main reason I eat fresh vegetables nearly every day.

When all is said & done, though, part of what I value is convenience. It would not be realistic for me to make my own pasta, bagels or yogurt. Still, it would be nice if nontoxic sugar were the standard. (Not that I expect, at this stage of the game, to completely eliminate HFCS from my diet. I'm just trying to heed the doctor's instructions & limit my intake.)