One of my readers contacted me to ask if I had any recommendations for protein powder. Todd is working on strength training, and was especially interested in protein powder that did not contain crystalline fructose, or any other artificial sweetener. Furthermore, if they did contain sucralose or fructose, he wanted to know which ingredient would [...]
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On my post 23 “Health” Drinks That Contain Crystalline Fructose, Dina asked a good question in her comment. She wanted to know if I had any suggestions for alternatives to the flavored, bottled water type of drinks (containing crystalline fructose) that I listed in my article.
My list of alternatives is very short, containing only 3 [...]
Have you ever noticed the line, “Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine” at the bottom of the ingredients list on various beverages and processed foods? Were you curious about this ingredient? Well, I was, too!
I first noticed this warning listed on Crystal Light and on some of the beverages that I researched in the grocery store for a [...]
Recently I received a question from Mike through my contact form, asking if high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and corn syrup solids are the same thing, and if they are both “just as bad for us”. This is a great question and I mentioned in my reply that I might just turn this into [...]
I discovered something very interesting when I was writing yesterday’s post about Crystal Light.
I was reading the ingredient label and found that the third ingredient listed is Corn Syrup Solids** (a sugar), and at the end of the ingredient label, it reads: **Adds a trivial amount of sugar.
The front label of my Crystal Light [...]
I was so excited in the past when I found a flavor of Crystal Light that I hadn’t had before: Peach Tea.
The label said “sugar free, only 5 calories per serving”, and since it said sugar free, I didn’t read all of the ingredients. This was in the past when I wasn’t wise to reading [...]
For years now, there have been the standard energy drinks on the market that, from what I’ve understood, are to replenish your electrolytes that can be depleted while working out.
Now there are a whole slew of health and fitness drinks that are marketed as being “healthy”. They probably have a wide appeal to those who [...]
Have you ever noticed the ingredient “natural flavor” listed on a food label? I’ve read it on the label of ground turkey that I purchased in the past, as well as listed on various other food items.
I didn’t think much of it and now I realize that I was definitely uninformed. Perhaps there was a [...]
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