12-31-2006, 09:18 AM
Nancy, I just wanted to thank you for your post. I knew to avoid trans fats, but hadn't heard about high fructose corn syrup. I went to my kitchen and started reading labels. I have been eating Power Bars for breakfast and found that HFCS is the second ingredient listed. I'm now looking for a new breakfast food. Also, the bread I've been eating has HFCS. I agree that we probably shouldn't start banning certain things, but I do want to be informed about the damage that I may be unwittingly doing to myself by eating certain foods. What bothers me is that HFCS and trans fats were put in our food and we've been eating this stuff for years. I was buying dried fruit the other day and I assumed that there wasn't any sugar added to dried fruit, but when I started reading labels I found that some brands to add some sort of sweetner. So, I guess I need to not make assumptions and read more labels. It's a hassle, but I want to know what I'm eating and feeding to my family. Again, thanks very much for keeping us informed.