Down with HFCS!

[Sohrshah]

I am a great supporter of the "whole food" mentality, which I feel is akin to the way of moderation. Eat real food whenever possible, including real sugar, but don't kid yourself into believing that sugar in the raw is health food.

Sugar goes through an intense refining process from cane juice to the white crystals we're accustomed to seeing, even "raw" sugar is nowhere near a "raw" food!

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Sohrshah

I am a great supporter of the "whole food" mentality, which I feel is akin to the way of moderation. Eat real food whenever possible, including real sugar, but don't kid yourself into believing that sugar in the raw is health food.

Sugar goes through an intense refining process from cane juice to the white crystals we're accustomed to seeing, even "raw" sugar is nowhere near a "raw" food!

It's only part of the way. Working at home I gained a bunch of weight nervously downing too many sandwiches made with organic peanut butter and artisan jams on whole grain Ezekiel bread. That and nightly organic oil mops, otherwise known as salad, nearly killed me.

[Sohrshah]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

It's only part of the way. Working at home I gained a bunch of weight nervously downing too many sandwiches made with organic peanut butter and artisan jams on whole grain Ezekiel bread. That and nightly organic oil mops, otherwise known as salad, nearly killed me.

Indeed! Overeating is overeating, no matter what we're eating! I'm an expert at overeating, and I look the part. Still the theory is all things in moderation.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

That and nightly organic oil mops, otherwise known as salad, nearly killed me.

Yes, too many people mistake salad for "healthy food" and then wonder why they haven't lost anything. It's the dressing. I say, if you're going to have a thousand calorie meal, put down the salad fork and grab a twice-grilled burrito from El Pollo Loco. Guess which one will be more filling?

[Sohrshah]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Yes, too many people mistake salad for "healthy food" and then wonder why they haven't lost anything. It's the dressing. I say, if you're going to have a thousand calorie meal, put down the salad fork and grab a twice-grilled burrito from El Pollo Loco. Guess which one will be more filling?

There is a place called Saladworks that's been popping up, and I took a look at their nutrition information. Most salads were on the order of 500 calories apiece! So are standard Jamba Juice portions. Calories are still calories. the best we can do is to lower our caloric intake and try to eat foods that are as natural as possible, without causing MORE stress by worrying too much about it. Stress is far worse for you than HFCS!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Sohrshah

One of the alternatives they are using for sugar and HFCS is Splenda. I remember you telling me some interesting stuff about Splenda and free radicals. Any update on that research that you know of?

Breaking news: Splenda tastes like sh!t.