Adam
Audioholic Jedi
If you need a fork and a knife, then that's one serious soda.Dig not your grave with a fork and knife.
If you need a fork and a knife, then that's one serious soda.Dig not your grave with a fork and knife.
I've been nothing but water for last two years. Used to drink Tropicana juices, but later learned it's as bad as others. I refuse to stop my morning coffee routine or occasional bit of scotch - but that's about it.I guess we should just drink water. It's great for you. I say that as I have a Dr. Pepper on my desk.
I gave up drinking carbonated beverages (soda) since last October/November. Wasn't easy and since I don't drink coffee, I also gave up caffeine. I do feel better for having stopped, physically that is. I still have an occasional craving, but have only broken down a few times since Christmas.I've been nothing but water for last two years. Used to drink Tropicana juices, but later learned it's as bad as others. I refuse to stop my morning coffee routine or occasional bit of scotch - but that's about it.
I am not a chemist, but one of my CAD students was and he explained what the difference is, and it is on a very small scale that ultimately has a big effect. The way I understood what he said is: HFCS is a 5 carbon chain while cane/natural sugar is a 6 carbon chain. Your body breaks them down and deals with these carbons in pairs. That means with the HFCS, no matter what you do, 20% of it is not easily processed by the body. Instead of being able to be stored for later use like the other two pairs, the one orphaned has no immediate use and so it basically becomes fat.Yes, HFCS is not good for you, but for exactly same reasons as regular sugar.
There is not much difference, except processed food manufacturers replaced regular sugar with CS and use same or higher quantify of it (it's much cheaper), while the CS is 20% sweeter.
Don't blame HFCS, it's the food producers who are guilty of abusing it to death (literally)
Watch the videos I linked before, at least to 47min mark - and skip to last 5mins , unless you understand bio-chemistry.
Not only that but those F'ers refuse to let farmers dry their corn because they say they own it so farmers have to keep buying their damn seed every year! Screw Monsanto.Monsanto’s genetically engineered “RoundUp Ready” Bt corn is what's used to HFCS. I will not eat anything associated with GMOs or Monsanto knowingly. This corporation is the definition of pure evil. Monsanto, David Rockefeller, and the rest of the powers that be can all go suck each other off and gorge theirselves to death on their own products.
****ers need to be hung for the crimes against humanity.
Well that is part of the agreement when you buy their corn in the first place. Don't like it, use your own corn or by some somewhere else.Not only that but those F'ers refuse to let farmers dry their corn because they say they own it so farmers have to keep buying their damn seed every year! Screw Monsanto.
Return of the Slimy-Dew-HacksCane and beet sugar. No HFCS.
(no I am not drinking one right now, but I have a few cases of these).
Yep, and Monsanto acts like this isn't going to cross pollinate with other natural varietals. I believe they have already mistakenly taken some farmers to court over this mistake of theirs unfortunately.Well that is part of the agreement when you buy their corn in the first place. Don't like it, use your own corn or by some somewhere else.
That's something that has opened my eyes is the stuff they pass off as "healthy" drinks for kids. So much sugar in the fruit juices!! We really try to avoid all those now and usually just get the Great Value Walmart-brand drink mixers. The Cherry Lime is pretty darn good.Wife and I have kept our kids away from soda. They have tried soda at birthday parties for other kids, but don't like the taste and refuse to drink it. Yeah!! So we stick to water and the fruit juices with the lowest sugar content we can find.
Not to get too far off-topic, but that's a bunch of baloney. There's no way the farmers who "accidentally" ended up with Monsanto seed did so accidentally. These guys so carefully protect their stock and genetic lines it's ridiculous. It's trivial to "accidentally" end up with some Monsanto seeds from the next farm's fields and "accidentally" plant them in your own.Yep, and Monsanto acts like this isn't going to cross pollinate with other natural varietals. I believe they have already mistakenly taken some farmers to court over this mistake of theirs unfortunately.
I also switched to 'real' maple syrup. To me it tastes so much better. It is a little more expensive but considering the cons of that 'maple flavored' crap, it's worth the extra money to me.Ever look at the ingredients for pancake syrup? That will FREAK YOU OUT! We switched to pure maple syrup (at higher cost) but the kids refused to use it. So I poured the pure maple syrup into the empty Log Cabin bottle and they were happy. Packaging is everything!
...now where did I put that extra MSG for my lunch...