Avila Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 OK, I have spent the last month trying to get HFCS out of our diets. Or at least out of my house! I was able to get to Whole Foods Market, and it was really great, but it is 30 minutes away and not an option for weekly shopping. I do have Aldi's, Save-A-Lot, Shop N Save, Schnucks, Dierburgs and Walmart Supercenter close by, so I have a good assortment of stores, but I am having trouble finding great products that are HFCS-free, especially in certain areas. So what are your favorite HFCS-free products that you don't have to go to a specialty store to get? Thanks in advance from a real newbie in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I make pretty much everything from scratch, so don't worry to heavily about HFCS... there's none in oats or flour or other "ingredients".:D Nature's Best bread doesn't have it. Annie's products don't (I just checked a rogue box of cinnamon bunnies to make sure) and my kids like their "bunnies" snack crackers and mac & cheese. Pretty much anything organic isn't going to have it because corn grown for HFCS is generally not organic and is genetically modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I make from scratch here as well. It takes all of the guesswork out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 LOL. I'd be hard-pressed to name one item I buy that contains HFCS. I guess our ketchup has it. That would be all. We make everything from scratch. I don't buy cereal, cookies, yogurt, jam...I make it all. Do your own cooking...you won't have HFCS in your foods. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I also cook from scratch. I might help if you listed some of the items you had in mind. I do love Stonyfield yogurt. I buy it every week. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I also make practically everything from scratch. When I get the craving for soda I buy Reed's Premium Ginger Brew or Boylans. Their "coke" tastes better then regular Coke and they use suger for the sweetening not HFCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 OK, I have spent the last month trying to get HFCS out of our diets. Or at least out of my house! I was able to get to Whole Foods Market, and it was really great, but it is 30 minutes away and not an option for weekly shopping. I do have Aldi's, Save-A-Lot, Shop N Save, Schnucks, Dierburgs and Walmart Supercenter close by, so I have a good assortment of stores, but I am having trouble finding great products that are HFCS-free, especially in certain areas. So what are your favorite HFCS-free products that you don't have to go to a specialty store to get? Thanks in advance from a real newbie in this! Bryer's regular ice cream. Heinz organic ketchup (usually cheaper than the regular) and Coriozon (?) (which is now distributed by Annie's Organic) barbecue sauce. What are you having trouble finding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Oh! I'm not much of a soda drinker, but here's a thought if you are.... Stores that have "Kosher for Passover" sections will be carrying HFCS-free Coke (aka the Coke we grew up with). It should be around now or later this month, and is made with cane sugar. I chose not to indulge last year, and then regretted it -- I will buy a couple of six-packs this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 You know, the worst is salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, bread and ice cream. I will have to try the Breyer's Natural. We are actually not eating sweets right now because of Lent, but I am just assuming I will have to make all of that from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon C Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Any good cookbook recommendations or online resources for cooking from scratch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) my FAVORITE non-HFCS product? probably A-1 steak sauce :D followed closely by HEB's generic sweet pickles ;) i have actually found several non-HFCS products at the regular stores: some sizes of regular del monte ketchup Del Monte Four Cheese canned spaghetti sauce [WalMart] WalMart's Great Value canned diced tomatoes. some of the Nature's Own bread [check the label] some generic Strawberry preserves. i noticed that my Dollar Tree is regularly carrying Nature's Own Bread [even the double fiber / whole wheat/ non-HFCS loaves, as well as HD/ HB buns], a generic strawberry preserves, AND some salad dressings that are all HFCS free. For a DOLLAR! so i guess it depends on what types of things you are trying to stock your pantry with that you can't find. I'm not a cook-from-scratch kinda gal, so all these work well enough for me. more ideas in the thread below: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showpost.php?p=784799&postcount=24 good luck!~ eta: some of the Ken's salad dressings are HFCS-free. Edited March 4, 2009 by Peek a Boo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 You know, the worst is salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, bread and ice cream. I will have to try the Breyer's Natural. I shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, and also cook mostly from scratch, so it's been easy to avoid HFCS. But... of the items you mention, I can think of a couple brands from the "regular" store that I know are safe... Classico spaghetti sauce has no sweetener at all. Can't stand sweetener (even sugar) in my sauce. If Trader Joe's didn't have a non-sweetened organic sauce for as cheap or cheaper than non-organic Classico, it would still be the sauce I buy. The Classico has more yummy flavors. :001_smile: DH buys Country Kitchen brand bread at the regular store - it has cane sugar, honey and molasses but no HFCS. Other regular store brands on our shelf that I know are HFCS-free are Healthy Choice canned soup and Teddy's Peanut Butter. I'm no help with salad dressing, as I can't stand the stuff, but isn't it really easy to make your own?? Canned tomatoes have HFCS? Yikes. I usually buy Muir Glen brand - not sure if you can get that at the "regular" grocery, but maybe in the natural foods section? PS. I checked and my favorite ice cream (Edy's Light French Silk) - which I try to indulge in only infrequently - has corn syrup, but not the high fructose kind. Since it appears to be one of my only sources, I don't know that I have the strength to give it up... :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Spaghetti sauce- Newman's Own! No hcfs, and it's not that much more than other big brands, and it supports charity. OH! and even better, it's thicker, so you really do get more for your money (and it tastes better too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well, out of all the items you listed, I make them all from scratch except for the tomatoes. Just read the labels because not all canned tomatoes contain HFCS. I get Hunt's Naturals and they do not contain HFCS. Also, Great Value brand from WalMart does not contain HFCS. Really, just read all the labels. You'd be surprised that 4 brands will all contain it, but that 5th one will not. I only have two grocery stores in my town so I have to make-do with what they sell....and I spend a LOT of time reading the labels. Our WalMart only has two food aisles so my choices are limited. If I mis-read and actually purchase an item that contains HFCS I will return it to the store and tell them I don't want food with HFCS in it. That way the store will know that we mean business. Otherwise, how will they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great thread. I'm hoping to glean lots of helpful info here. But, all the cooking-from-scratch types have to know that some of us never learned how to do that. My dad always says that my mom's version of cooking from scratch is... she SCRATCHES open the box. :lol: So, some of us really need help! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Any good cookbook recommendations or online resources for cooking from scratch? "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Congratulations on phasing HFCS out of your diet. Good job! I'm sorry you're having a hard time finding a products without it. Nothing I buy contains HFCS, and I don't find it's necessary to cook everything from scratch in order to avoid it. I do shop at a natural food co-op, so that of course makes it easy for me. But I know from my forays into mainstream groceries that there are products there without HFCS, too. Newman's Own, Muir Glenn, Annie's ~ all those brands are available in regular groceries. I'm sure there are more. But what I'd really encourage you to do is to consider shopping elsewhere, if at all possible. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninmommy Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 my FAVORITE non-HFCS product? probably A-1 steak sauce :Dfollowed closely by HEB's generic sweet pickles ;) i have actually found several non-HFCS products at the regular stores: some sizes of regular del monte ketchup Del Monte Four Cheese canned spaghetti sauce [WalMart] WalMart's Great Value canned diced tomatoes. some of the Nature's Own bread [check the label] some generic Strawberry preserves. i noticed that my Dollar Tree is regularly carrying Nature's Own Bread [even the double fiber / whole wheat/ non-HFCS loaves, as well as HD/ HB buns], a generic strawberry preserves, AND some salad dressings that are all HFCS free. For a DOLLAR! so i guess it depends on what types of things you are trying to stock your pantry with that you can't find. I'm not a cook-from-scratch kinda gal, so all these work well enough for me. more ideas in the thread below: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showpost.php?p=784799&postcount=24 good luck!~ eta: some of the Ken's salad dressings are HFCS-free. Hey Peek..Please tell what kind of A-1 does not have Corn syrup. It is my favorite but I can't find any w/o corn syrup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninmommy Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 OK, I have spent the last month trying to get HFCS out of our diets. Or at least out of my house! I was able to get to Whole Foods Market, and it was really great, but it is 30 minutes away and not an option for weekly shopping. I do have Aldi's, Save-A-Lot, Shop N Save, Schnucks, Dierburgs and Walmart Supercenter close by, so I have a good assortment of stores, but I am having trouble finding great products that are HFCS-free, especially in certain areas. So what are your favorite HFCS-free products that you don't have to go to a specialty store to get? Thanks in advance from a real newbie in this! I have to drive at least 20 minutes just to go to a so-so grocery store. I would drive an hour away if we had a Whole Foods anywhere close. I wish we had that or a Trader Joes. sigh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hey Peek..Please tell what kind of A-1 does not have Corn syrup. It is my favorite but I can't find any w/o corn syrup. Corn syrup is not the same as high fructose corn syrup; they are different ingredients. Peek mentioned that her A-1 didn't have HFCS. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Corn syrup is not the same as high fructose corn syrup; they are different ingredients. Peek mentioned that her A-1 didn't have HFCS. Ria yeah... I'm doing good to eliminate the HFCS in a few key ingredients, I'm no where ready to also try eliminating corn syrup ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 You know, the worst is salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, bread and ice cream. I will have to try the Breyer's Natural. We are actually not eating sweets right now because of Lent, but I am just assuming I will have to make all of that from scratch. What I meant was just plain ol' Bryers without any additions like moose tracks or such. And that might be HFCS-free as well, I'm just not positive. Just plain ol' Bryers. For spaghetti sauce, Barilla is great (and cheap) and Classico and Bertolli when it goes on sale. For tomatoes including paste, sauce, crushed, and canned, Contadina is what you want. Nature's Own whole wheat or white wheat is your bread. Salad dressing, just make your own is easiest, or stay away from typical commercial brands (Kraft, Wishbone, etc) and just buy a good brand on sale, reading labels as you go. I don't buy enough to know what is good. There's a raspberry viniagrette that I buy if I buy dressing, but I forget what the brand is. I usually just dress with a little oil and vinegar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Newman's Own, Muir Glenn, Annie's ~ all those brands are available in regular groceries. I'm sure there are more. [/color][/font] There definitely are more, and if one cannot do strictly organic, just doing an initial investment of time looking and then noting which brands are which will yield a number of options that aren't terribly pricey. Some are even cheaper, in the case of the organic ketchup (Hunt's or Heinz, I can't remember which) that we buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm just beginning the no-HFCS journey, and here are some of my recent finds: Jones Pure Cane soda (I told ds this is a super special treat, to be reserved for special occasions. Otherwise we have gone soda free except for dh who still insists on his Dr. Pepper. :glare:) Vitamin water Aunt Millies, Arnold 100% Natural, and Healthy Life breads (Healthy Life even has hamburger and hot dog buns!) I also discovered the Breyer's Natural ice cream mentioned by others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 You know, the worst is salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, bread and ice cream. I will have to try the Breyer's Natural. We are actually not eating sweets right now because of Lent, but I am just assuming I will have to make all of that from scratch. I make my own Italian, Thousand Island, ranch and bleu cheese dressings. If my family wanted another variety, I would figure out how to make that as well. These are all very easy to make. I found all my recipes for these on the internet. I have made my own TI dressing since I was in high school. My mom didn't buy it, but she taught me how to make it. I have a recipe for spaghetti sauce that my mother makes. I make it about once a month in the crockpot and freeze the leftovers. I do can my own tomato sauce. If you buy puree or crushed tomatoes then you are not getting HFCS. It is the tomato sauce that you have to watch. Also, sometimes the paste hase HFCS in it. I get my paste from Aldi. I make my own bread for the most part. I have several Amish cookbooks that have good recipes, and I made 4 loaves yesterday with a recipe from the More with Less Cookbook. I buy ice cream so rarely (usually just birthday parties) that I put up with the content. I do buy Stonyfield frozen yogurt to make smoothies. It is pricey. Anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireStitch Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm going to look for the ketchups mentioned here...good to know there are some out there w/o HCFS. Costco carries the Mexican version of Coke, sweetened with sugar. We buy that and ration it out like it's gold. :) DS likes Jarritos which is another Mexican soda that's sold in grocery stores around here. Unfortunately it comes in very unnatural bright colors, so we probably trade HCFS for dye when we buy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) To specifically answer your question (because we don't make everything from scratch and I don't plan on it), here are some products that do not have HFCS (from http://www.stophfcs.com): Baking and Cooking Ingredients Betty Crocker 7-Layer Bar(mix) Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate Brownie mix Betty Crocker cake icing Bisquick Beverages Northland Cranberry Juice China Cola Dr.Pepper(original formula) Jones Soda (recently announced that they were going back to real sugar) Goose Island soda (Root Beer, Orange Soda) Calistoga Juice Squeeze Simply Orange juice products Simply Lemonade Tropicana OJ Nestle NesQuik Chocolate Milk Mix Nestle "Abuelita" Chocolate Syrup (Hispanic Section) R.W. Knudsen Recharge (sports drink) Fuze Drinks link TeaZazz link Vivi Smart Soda link Bread Pepperidge Farms whole grain honey oat Nature's Own Sugar Free 100% Whole Grain bread link Nature's Own -Honey 7 Grain link Nature's Own 100% whole wheat link Martins Potato breads and rolls Thomas's Low Carb English Muffins Thomas Hearty Grain Honey Wheat English Muffins (?) Nature's Own -Healthline SugarFree Wholewheat Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain breads (in freezer section) Francisco International Extra Sour Dough bread (the regular Sour Dough has it!) Pepperidge Farm Honey Wheatberry Milton's Wheat and Multi-grain bread Bagels from a local Jewish bakery Kirkland brand (Costco) multigrain bread Sara Lee Cinnamon Raisin Pepperidge Farm whole grain bagel Matthew's All Natural Bread link Amana Multi Grain Bread Country Hearth 12-Grain Bread Earth Grains 100% Natural 7-Grain Bread Orrow Wheat Light 100% Whole Wheat Rays New York Bagels Whole Foods store brand hot dog and hamburger buns (they are whole wheat) FlatOut Bread link Alternative Bagel --- sweat wheat link Breakfast Cereals Post Grape-Nuts Life Cereal/Cinnamon Life Quaker Oatmeal Cheerios Most cereals labeled "Organic" Kashi Go Lean (original and Crunch) Barabara's Puffins Chex Cereals (Wheat, Rice and Corn) Kroger Apple Dapples Post Honey Bunches of Oats Great Value fruit and cream instant oatmeal Mom's Best Natural Cereals (all varieties) link Breakfast Pasteries / Waffles / Bars Eggo Nutrigrain Blueberry Kashi Go Lean and Heart to Heart Waffles link The TLC granola bars, by Kashi, all are HFCS free link Bisquick Mix Candy and Childrens treats Lindt Lindor truffles (balls) Cost Plus World Market has a lot of imported candy from Germany that I've found to be HFCS free. Kellogg's Yogos Bits Condiments Heinz organic tomato ketchup French's Worcestershire Farman's pickle relish Mt. Olive Hamburger dill chips Annie's Natural Organic Ketchup Frenchs Honey Dijon Mustard (I don't think most regular mustard contains hfcs, but a lot of the "honey" mustard does, which is why I'm listing some honey mustards here that don't.) Woeber Sweet And Spicy Mustard Consorzio Bbq Sauce Organic Original Whole Foods 365 Ketchup (both regular and Organic) Kroger coctail sauce Cookies and Cakes Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies -- plain and the new chocolate Kedem Tea Biscuits (reg. and chocolate) --- found in the Kosher section Paul Newman sandwich cookies Kashi line of cookies Back to Nature peanut butter sandwich cookies Destrooper Almond Thins Cookie Destrooper Butter Crisp Cookies Keebler Pecan Sandies Cookies Keebler Simply Sandies Cookies Lu Le Petit Beurre Cookies Lu Scottish Recipe Shortbread Mi-Del Snaps Ginger Newmans Wheat Free Fig Newton Cookies Newmans Own Ginger Os Ginger N Creme Cookies NewmanS Own Alphabet Cookies Pepperidge Farms Butter Chessman Cookies Pepperidge Farm 100% Natural Varieties Chocolate Cadbury - Most Varieties Hershey's Symphony Hershey's 100 Calorie Wafer Bar Hershey Skor Candy Bar Hershey Special Dark Candy Bar Dove - Most varieties Reeses Peanut Butter Cups Most Imported (Europe) and Organic chocolate Crackers Annies - Cheddar cheese bunnies and honey graham bunnies Wasa Crisp Breads (all varieties) Atheno's baked pita chips Stacey's Naked Pita bread chips *note, have not seen HFCS in Hummus Dare Vinta Crackers Triscuits Great Value (Walmart's brand) cracked wheat rounds Stone Ground (the white square crackers from Canada) Dairy Brown Cow vanilla yogurt Southern Home Nonfat Plain Yogurt Dannon Plain Yogurt* Mountain High Yogurt (it appears all varieties are HFCS free) Dannon All Natural Vanilla Yogurt Dannon All Natural Coffee Yogurt Horizon Organic Fat Free Yogurt Nancys Reduced Fat Plain Nancy's Whole Milk Honey Yogurt Stoneyfield Farm Yobaby Yogurt Fruits and Vegetables - Canned Motts Natural (No Sugar Added)Apple Sauce Most no sugar added packed fruit --- please check labels Granola Bars Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch bars Kashi Bars Odwalla Bars Ice Cream Breyers - All Natural Coffee Breyers - All Natural Cherry Vanilla Breyers - All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip Luigi Italian Ice Jam, Jelly, Syrup, Spreads Skippy Peanut Butter Costco makes an organic peanut butter Whole Foods brand peanut butter Karo Dark (with Blue label) Karo Brown Sugar syrup Hero Jams (from Swizterland) --- can be found at Cost Plus World Market Darbo Jams (from Austria) --- can be found at Cost Plus World Market Whole foods brand (365) strawberry jam Sarabeth Jam link (you can buy these jams marked down at Marshalls and TJ Max). Smuckers organic grapy jelly Safeway "O" Organics Maple Syrup Harry and David Ancho sweet chili peper spread Pastries Try your local, family operated, pastry shop. Since HFCS is added to extend shelf life it is not generally found in family operated bakeries. Salad Dressings Great Value (WalMart) Zesty Italian Dressing Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise HIdden Valley Ranch Old Fash.Buttermilk Blue Plate Mayonnaise Ken's Sweet Vidalia Onion dressing Annie's Naturals organic papaya poppyseed salad dressing. Annie's Naturals Goddess Dressing (check other Annie's too, quite a few are HFCS free). Brianna's Homemade Blush Vinaigrette Salad Dressing (all varieties seem to be HFCS free) Drew's Salad Dressings Most Neumann's varieties Kraft Honey Dijon Vinaigreette, dressing & marinade Kraft Balsamic Vinaigreette, dressing & marinade Sauces Barilla Pesto Ken's Steak House Honey Teriyaki Marinade Kikkoman Soy Sauce Soy Vey Very Very Teriyaki --- check marinade section, also Kosher section Bullseye BBQ sauce Original Snacks Frito's corn chips Natural Cheetos Soups Annie's Organic Soups Here are some more, not organized, that I found in searching online (Some are repeats): Chef Boyardee Pizza Sauce Bertolli Spaghetti Sauce Classico Spaghetti Sauce Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup Jim Beam's BBQ Sauce Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce Polaner All Fruit Spreads Joseph's Low-Carb Pitas Thomas' Light Multigrain English Muffins Pepperidge Farm's new Wheat Crisps and Pretzel Crisps Consorzio marinades Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing Breyer's All-Natural Fruit Bars Hellman's/Best Foods Mayonnaise Nabisco Original Triscuits Simply Lemonade and Simply Limeade Cheerios Stacy's Naked Pita Chips Skippy Peanut Butter Soy Vey Very Very Teriyaki Sauce Southhaven Farms baking mixes Quaker Oatmeal Squares Quaker 100% Natural Granola Weetabix (of course!) Kronos Authentic Pita Flat Bread Any flavor of Matt's cookies Any Juicy Juice flavor Brownberry Arnold Natural Wheat bread Arnold Sandwich Thins Kudos snack bars and cereals Nature's Own breads (all natural, whole grain, particularly their Organic Flour Bread) Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback Kellogg's NEW Granola Bars Stonyfield Farms Yogurts, including Oikos Greek Yogurt *****A great site for quickly finding products without HFCS is http://www.calorista.com where food items from the grocery store are reviewed, rated and have a key to quickly show if they are low-fat, NO HFCS, etc.***** *****Great blog article--be sure to check out all the links to the Life Less Sweet blog, which are so helpful, including some No HFCS food reviews! http://foodwithkidappeal.blogspot.com/2009/03/high-fructose-corn-syrup-in-unexpected.html ***** So You're Ready to Give Up HFCS: http://alifelesssweet.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-youre-ready-to-give-up-high-fructose.html Edited March 6, 2009 by 6packofun .. 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6packofun Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Posting up here--I included a great BIG list of items in a post way down this thread! Hope it helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 So glad to find out Lindt Lindor truffles (balls) have no HFCS - I ate two of them today.:D Just to clarify, will the label actually say High Fructose Corn Syrup or might it just say "sugar"? My bread label - Nature's Pride - lists sugar but not HFCS. My spaghetti sauce (Hunts) says sugar, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Posting up here--I included a great BIG list of items in a post way down this thread! Hope it helps someone. Yes! This is perfect! I am not opposed to cooking from scratch, but DH won't do it, and so when he does cook, I need stuff he can just use. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 A few suggestions... Hunts makes canned spaghetti sauce. The garlic & herb variety is free of HFCS. Ragu makes a light variety of jarred sauce that is also free of HFCS. Arnold is putting out HFCS-free whole wheat bread now for around 2.00/loaf. Smuckers reduced-sugar grape jelly in the squeezable jar is made with white sugar rather than HFCS. Breyer's all-natural vanilla and chocolate ice-creams. Dannon Natural's yogurt. Kashi, Annie's, and Cascadian Farms granola bars, crackers, cereals, etc. I'm pretty sure the Wal-Mart brand of canned, diced tomatoes is free of HFCS but check to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison in KY Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just curious, what exactly is so bad about HFCS? I do avoid this, just on comments from people like Dr. OZ, but then my husband looked around at a few websites and he thinks it's a bunch of hooey over nothing. I'm not really convinced, but I did once find a blog from a scientist and he described the diff sugars and how they were all really alike. So I'd love to hear your views. Alison in KY who hopes no one minds adding on a question to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Here is one blog you can read. There is tons of info out there though. http://kellythekitchenkop.com/category/high-fructose-corn-syrup Just curious, what exactly is so bad about HFCS? I do avoid this, just on comments from people like Dr. OZ, but then my husband looked around at a few websites and he thinks it's a bunch of hooey over nothing. I'm not really convinced, but I did once find a blog from a scientist and he described the diff sugars and how they were all really alike. So I'd love to hear your views. Alison in KY who hopes no one minds adding on a question to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 So glad to find out Lindt Lindor truffles (balls) have no HFCS - I ate two of them today.:D Just to clarify, will the label actually say High Fructose Corn Syrup or might it just say "sugar"? My bread label - Nature's Pride - lists sugar but not HFCS. My spaghetti sauce (Hunts) says sugar, too. YES-- it will specifically mention High Fructose Corn Syrup. I think it even spells it out most of the time instead of listing just the abbreviation HFCS. and as Ria pointed out, there is a difference between plain ol' corn syrup and *high fructose* corn syrup. sugar is in a whole 'nother category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just curious, what exactly is so bad about HFCS? I do avoid this, just on comments from people like Dr. OZ, but then my husband looked around at a few websites and he thinks it's a bunch of hooey over nothing. I'm not really convinced, but I did once find a blog from a scientist and he described the diff sugars and how they were all really alike. So I'd love to hear your views. Alison in KY who hopes no one minds adding on a question to this thread Alison, I too am not THAT worried about it, but since I can find products w/o it that don't cost much more than what i was already getting, there's enough concern that I am trying to watch that for the things we eat a LOT of. 'cept my Cokes ;) If i had to pay a lot more to avoid it, i would probably NOT be eliminating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Yep. There is still enough evidence that HFCS is not SO different from sugar and SO much worse to make us want to eliminate it much more drastically than we already want to eliminate sugar-overload in *general* at our house. But I do like to be ingredient-savvy! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Most baking mixes and prepared baked goods, even if they do not contain HFCS, WILL contain partially hydrogenated oils. Hydrogenated oils were eliminated from our diet before HFCS. IOW, I don't know that I would trade eating an item with HFCS for one with hydrogenated oil. Of course, I'm not speaking for everyone. I have to agree with the others that cooking from scratch or buying certain brands of prepared foods (we also buy a good many Annie's products so the kids will have quick stuff to fix - like mac n cheese of course). For baked goods like crackers, cookies, etc., I stick with Kashi, Back to Nature and TLC. My dh loves a cookie and milk before bed so I do Back to Nature's choc chip or pb cookies, or I do Newman-O's. I only buy a couple of boxes/month of these. I used to do scratch cookies all the time, but we tend to overindulge on warm cookies from the oven. This way, no one really eats them besides him. Kashi and TLC both make good crackers to eat with cheeses. I buy organic corn chips and make homemade salsa and/or guacamole for snacks. Kashi also has really good frozen pizzas and I'll keep a few of those on hand if we need something quick. We ALWAYS keep frozen fruit, organic yogurt and skim milk on hand. My kids drink smoothies almost every morning. We have a couple of favorite cereals - Whole Foods has a "honey-nut cheerio type thing" that is delicious, but I think regular cheerios are also exempt from most garbage. I buy the organic oatmeal packets occasionally as well. We also eat fresh fruit for breakfast a lot. We have fresh eggs from our chickens so we do those with toast too. We do sandwiches or wraps for lunch. Check breads til you find the best one and stick with it. Whole Foods has tortillas with nothing bad at all in them (in fact, they only have like 3 ingredients and they are AWESOME). Pita bread is usually a great option too as it has very few ingredients. Get peanut butter (buy natural or you'll get hydrogenated oil), lunch meats (we get that from whole foods cuz I don't do nitrates either but lots of stores sell the nitrate-free now), and other sandwich favorites. You can also do beans and strips of meat for wraps, or cheese quesadillas (a favorite for us). We do pita pizzas too. I make pizza sauce from scratch, we put it on pitas, top with whatever then cheese and bake - very good and a perfect size! I cook dinner meals from scratch. We get our beef from my sister (raises angus on pasture), from dh's hunting, and now we're doing our own chicken. We eat lots of veggies and usually potatoes or pasta. We eat a fair amount of veggie meals. We also do a good many beans. We usually eat sauteed or blackened fish once/week (dh cooks it in his cast iron skillet) I use olive oil as much as possible. I also use coconut oil, and canola very occasionally. I don't know if this helps, and I know I've rambled. But hey, it's early Sunday morning and I'm bored at work. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Milk from certain grocery stores (more are carrying RBST free in recent months), fresh eggs and naturally grown/free range chickens from a nearby farm, and organic veggies from our CSA farm (Community Sponsored Agriculture). Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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