Folks, HFCS is no better or no worse for your health than table sugar (sucrose), agave nectar, honey or rice milk. Someone below asked about evaporated cane sugar. It is table sugar (sucrose). This HFCS witch hunt must stop. People are eating too much sugar. But, substituting other sweeteners for HFCS is silly. In some cases they are identical. Both honey and HFCS are similar mixtures of glucose and fructose. What is fructose? It is often called fruit sugar because it is found in most fruits.

I avoid HFCS at all costs. I also try to avoid artificial sweeteners as well. Agave Nectar and Stevia or Truvia are my sweeteners of choice.

I was surprised to realize the other day that they put HFCS in some dried fruits! How awful is that?!

I like agave nectar the best, especially in tea and oatmeal

High fructose corn syrup is my pet peevc! I mean, c’mon they put it in apple sauce! That’s something meant to be natural! I try and avoid it as best I can.

I have not eaten food with HFCS for about a year and I’m loving it! I feel great and know that I’m doing the right thing for my body. Eating kashi products has really helped avoid HFCS but still be able to eat great food!

I’ve been purging this stuff from my body for years. I believe that I hardly consume any high fructose corn syrup at the moment. I do have one guilty pleasure that I allow myself: the occasional Mountain Dew is quite a treat but other than that I can’t recall the last time I had any. It’s great to know that others are just as passionate about eliminating it from their diets as well!

I’ve even changed the breads we buy to avoid HFCS. I do have a question about agave nectar though; is it processed in a way that also leads to unnatural processing? I read an article about it recently and it kind of scared me off as an option to sugar. I just used pure syrup at the time.

I knew HFCS was not good for my health, until I saw a demonstration last week. A bottle of soda was left to evaporate, and the cornsyrup was the only thing remaining. Since I don’t drink soda, it didn’t impact me until I heard that HFCS raises your cholesterol level, which then causes arteries to clog, etc. This was enough to make me throw out the last few items in my fridge…EEK!

One of the most common things HFCS is in is Bread. I eat the Ezekiel bread, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It is so much more satisfying than regular shelf bread.

My daughter now refuses to go grocery shopping with me because it takes me so long to read the
labels to make sure we eating as little HFCS products as we can.

For anyone doing this thinking there is NOTHING without HFCS read the labels some more. There are several cereals, (even sugary ones that are “kid-friendly”) without HFCS on normal grocery shelves. Of the 3 different brands of raisin bran we found one without HFCS.

Sodas are harder, but if you look in the Mexican aisle, there are sodas in glass bottles—even the Coke in that aisle is made without HFCS.

I hate what the companies say about their use of HFCS, too. I wrote to Del Monte to ask WHY anyone would use it in ketchup. They wrote me back and said it’s processed by the body exactly the same as regular sugar, blah blah blah. Sure! That’s why God made it, right? I try to make my motto…if it didn’t come from God’s Green Earth, it isn’t worth putting in God’s temple!

I have recently begun to cook more healthy foods. We no longer eat fried foods, our meats are either grilled or broiled. I believe that we are on the right track to eating more healthy.

moderation is the key but its hard when hfcs is in everything

We read all ingredient lables to make sure there is no High Fructose Corn Syrup in anything we eat. It’s just so terrible for your body! I’m really glad that Kashi doesn’t use it in any of their products.

HFCS is even worse for children! It reduces their appetite so they eat less healthy food, it also makes it more difficult to control themselves which makes it harder for growing children to develop healthy habits and focus, leading to frustration for both them and the parent. Long term, this can lessen their level of focus in school and educational progress.

It’s a cheap way for companies to beef up their bottom line with no regard to quality of food.

Yucky stuff!! Look at ways to get this out of your daily eating.

I am working on my parents to do the same!!

I have been watching for HFCS in my food for probably 6-10 months now. It is amazing the kinds of food you can find with it. But hopefully it will continue to become less popular, there are so many products now that advertise no HFCS…so maybe this trend will escalate! Unfortunately, in our culture, the cola companies will probably never change. That is still the only thing I have a hard time not consuming from time to time, and all it is is HFCS!!

HFCS is gross and i would never drink it

AS a college kid on a budget… it isn’t always easy to eat healthy for the cheap. It seems that all the cheap items have HFCS. However, I find that by going to the farmer’s markets on the weekend (even if it means getting up at 7am on a Saturday) so I can have first picks of the produce is a good start. I also have been trying to make more things from scratch. Again, it isn’t easy (and its even more time consuming) but then again, I guess I’m replacing habits like watching TV or surfing the internet after work with healthy habits like cooking with my boyfriend and spending time with the ones I care about.

Staying away from high processed foods really makes you feel healthier and lively. Overall, you just feel better and look better.

I love all of Kashi products! Wish that the items would be cheaper to enable me to buy more.
I love eating all natural. I am a natural gal. But I’m no saint. Occassionally, I feel the need of a sugar rush. Boy do I regret the way it makes me feel. All sluggish & craving more.
The next 24 hours I take the challenge of no processed food or sugar.

How does the evaporated cane sugar and the brown rice syrup compare to the other options

My boyfriend laughs at me because I take the time to read all labels when I am grocery shopping. By now, I have narrowed alot of things down but I do spend a good amount of time at the grocery. I like it there! :)

I started eliminating HFCS in January. Read the labels. Almost everything has it. Hooray for Kashi!

I never knew HFCS was so bad until one of my friends mentioned it to me. Buyer beware! Even so called healthy cereals like Special K and All-Bran have HFCS in them. Do NOT buy many of the protein or energy bars they sell at fitness gyms! They most likely are loaded with HFCS. When it comes down to cookies or even crackers, your best bet is to go with Kashi or organic brands. Even Wheat Thins contain HFCS.

I love baking with a passion. I bake twice a week or more. When it comes to desserts I do love honey however sugar is what the recipes usually call for. I read about the info above it said to try to use, “Sucanat”. Where would I buy that and has anyone used it in baking? Thanks!

I really don’t care for any sweetner of any kind in my foods or drinks. I read labels to be sure there is no hidden HFCS in the products I buy.

I eliminated HFCS from my diet about 18 months ago. I was never a bad eater, but I read all labels. If I can’t pronounce it, than it goes back on the shelf. I honestly try to buy fresh, local products and make our meals so I can eliminate HFCS, preservatives, additives, etc. Recently, I’ve taken my diet a step further, and have adopted a vegan lifestyle. Being a young breast cancer survivor and mom, you can never be to vigilant about what you put in your body! Since going vegan, wow do I feel great!

What exactly is the difference between high fructose corn syrup and just plain corn syrup?

i always try and watch for this… esp in fruit juice

I try to use as little refined sugar as possible. I’ve been using honey in my tea for several months now. At the farmer’s marker two weeks ago, I found honey made in my hometown so now I’m working on my allergies as well!

We’ve been very careful for quite sometime about eliminating HFCS from our diet. We eat a lot of bread so it was important to find breads (that I didn’t make at home) to be HFCS-free.

NOt having HFCS in my diet makes me feel better about my health, my body and the environment. Remember, staying away from processed foods not only is good for your health but it is also better for the environment by supporting local farming and fresh foods.

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HFCS is in anything that is processed I have been working hard to end HFCS in our family. Today we have been very successful!

I discovered that I am hypoglycemic about 12 years ago and since have had to check all labels for strange forms of ‘sugar’, (thank you kashi!!). As a parent, I have become even more militant with this activity and it’s sickening how often I see chemically engineered substances in so many food products served at schools. Even when ds takes his lunch, the snacks supplied by his teacher are loaded.
It’s so strange to me that this is so. When I was younger, there was a saying of being able to tell that someone was corn-fed (meaning such a person is fat/obese). How sadly short a memory is when turning a dollar becomes all important.

reading HFCS on so many labels saddens me. I’m buying things without the more.

I really only look for HFCS in fruit juices..have not really concerned myself with HFCS in other products. It will interesting to see how this goes :)

We just started this recently. It amazed my DH how much stuff had HFCS in it…I put more stuff back on the shelf then in the cart.

TO: Lisa33810-I stopped drinking any form of soda 10 years ago and noticed instantly how much better I felt…I also lost 12 pounds in 10 days!!!! (I was drinking 24-36 oz. a DAY of soda, previously.) Good luck to you and your husband on getting to a good stage of food intake for the diabetic way of life! :)

My teenage daughter and I have cut out HFCS for over a year now. We are constantly reading labels… Since HFCS has been cut from our daily diet there has been a big difference in our engery level. My teenage daughter is also educating her friends about how they too should avoid HFC & why. As a mom I am very proud that my duaghter cares about her health & nutritional intake…

A couple of years ago, my fiance and I cut HFCS completely out of our diet all at once and the effects were intense. It was quite literally like coming off a drug: insomnia, strong headaches, gastrointestinal issues…for about 2 or 3 weeks. Our bodies slowly adjusted to more natural foods and we felt much better. THEN, we went on a road trip and made the mistake of stopping for fast food: burger, fries, and cola. It was like a stomach virus hit us within minutes of leaving the restaurant. It’s amazing what we’ve slowly become accustomed to doing to our bodies!

I make sure to buy fruit preserves without HFCS. I rarely eat anything with it anymore, if I can avoid it. I usually eat Kashi cereal and crackers. And drinking soda is a rarity for me. I only drink it when I go to the movies, which is not often.

I haven’t bought anything with HFCS for two weeks. It’s not easy but I know what’s in my food now.

I never realized that most of the foods that I thought were healthy all contained HFCS. I have started by just eliminating most crackers and really reading labels in stores before I buy, then putting them back on the shelf.

MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES. SO I SET OUT TO CLEAN OUT MY CABINETS. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY FOODS CONTAIN HFC.ANYWAY WE HAVE STARTED A HEALTHIER LIFE STYLE MY SON HUSBAND AND MYSELF ACTUALLY FELT ILL FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING RID OF ALL THE PROCESSED FOOD AND SUGARS.WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME REACTION TO GETTING OF PROCESSED AND GETTING OTO NATURAL FOODS.

My family and I haven’t eaten HFCS or htydrogenated oils for over 7 years now. It’s simple eat only all natural unprocessed foods. As your cabinets and fridges empyty out only replinish with foods that don’t contain the yucky stuff!

For about two years now about 99% of my drinks have been HFCS free, but I’m not doing so well all the time watching out for it in foods. A big plus to help spread the word is that bad breath almost entirely disappears. All my juices are 100% juice with no additives (and juice is almost the only thing I drink since becoming lactose intolerant.)
As for refined sugars… I’m not doing so great on that front. Frequently fall off the bandwagon. (It’s amazing how many typical foods add sugar.) Candy is even pretty much non-existent in my diet.
Best wishes to everyone who is struggling too in changing the way you eat. Kudos to those who have been successful! :-)

I wont eat freely eat anything with HFCs in them. Thats why I’m glad kashi has foods without them. They are much better for you than the other granola bar or cereal.

I bake with fruit purees instead of butter. Don’t worry my muffins and cookies taste just as good as the bad for you ones! Check them out! http://stephchows.blogspot.com/

I never buy foods with HFCS in them. It doesn’t do the body good, and there are so many good alternatives. You really have to be a diligent product reader, however, to avoid this ubiquitous sweetener.