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I came across something in the store that was new to me. Maybe this isn’t new to you, and I simply didn’t notice it before because I haven’t been buying bread, but I was going down the bread aisle when a bright green sticker caught my eye.
Aunt Millie’s old-fashioned Multi-Grain Bread sports a bright green, [...]

The motivation I have to offer you today is very simple because I didn’t write it, one of you did! Please head on over to my post Is Life Boring Without Sugar? and read Billy’s comment. She is very inspiring, writing that she has been sugar free since June 1! She gave up both [...]

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 [...]

In doing some online research, I have come across a very interesting piece on food addiction. It was written by Theron G. Randolph, MD, board certified in internal medicine, allergy, and immunology.
His article correlates to what I have been writing about sugar (that it is a drug), and he specifically points out that corn [...]

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 [...]