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[schmimi]

I swear, trying to be a healthy eater sometimes feels like an exercise in futility. I don't believe in diets, but I take nutrition seriously. I believe in eating a wide variety of foods, with a heavy emphasis on fruits and vegetables and whole grains and legumes and low fat protein sources. (But I love my cheese and would not want to try to live

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[morganaus]

HFCS is in almost everything, and it's been proven to cause weight gain. They say it's just like sugar, but it's not--it's worse, so much worse. I've been reading labels for years and won't purchase anything with HFCS in it, just on general principle. That stuff is vile and insidious. There are plenty of healthful alternatives so you don't have to ingest that processed poison.

I feel pretty strongly about HFCS. ;)

[schmimi]

I agree, Mary, and I was horrified when I started reading labels! But how do I find yogurt that doesn't have HFCS at the top of the ingredient list???

[morganaus]

If you have a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, you should be able to find a HFCS-free brand. They've got to be out there somewhere...? (I don't eat yogurt, otherwise I'd have some suggestions.)

Kiiiiiiiinng Coorrrrrrrrnnnnn!!!

[aspiring2live]

Ahhhhh, if you haven't seen it, you MUST watch King Corn, (this link will appear broken, but it isn't, follow the directions and it will reload the "correct" page) a documentary about the corn (and HFCS!) industry in this country: how it came to be, how it managed to become so powerful, etc.

Here's a clip (about 20 minutes long!) from the documentary to show you how interesting it is, because it sounds boring, but it's not.

[classytart]

Move. Simple. HFCS isn't in anything here. I mean, there's plenty bad for you, but HFCS simply isn't on the menu in Europe.

[morganaus]

That's what I love about food outside this country. Yeah, it might not always be healthy, but at least it doesn't have HFCS. They don't seem to process the shit out of everything!

[classytart]

And our bread and milk aren't sweet!

[fitfool]

My boyfriend avoids HFCS as much as he can too and has switched to eating plain yogurt. Seemed like most of the flavored yogurts included some HFCS in it. So he buys the plain yogurt (just the generic store brand even!) and mixes in granola or trail mix or dried fruit (depending on what's in the house). Meanwhile, I've given up on avoiding HFCS entirely. My overall health seems good so I figure the HFCS I get shouldn't be too much trouble since I've been reducing the amount of processed food I eat. And hello! I wandered over from
thunderslug's journal.

[schmimi]

I agree with you, it's pretty much impossible (and probably unnecessary) to avoid HFCS and I'm not trying to eliminate it from my diet entirely. It's just something I try to be somewhat mindful of... but when I realized that it crops up EVERYTHING, it got frustrating.

And hey, thanks for stopping by and saying hello! :)