Hydrogenated Oil

[The DaveR]

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How hard was it to remove the HFCS your diet?

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I think you basically have to stop eating processed foods.

[Ron Burgundy]

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I no longer eat any trans fat RB, but I still intake HFCS I am sure. It is in things like bread....wtf. (not my current bread though).

How hard was it to remove the HFCS your diet?

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I know. It's in bread, applesauce, crackers, salad dressings. Things that don't even need to be sweetened with anything! I shop at Whole Foods instead of regular supermarkets whenever I can. Generally, organic foods like crackers, cookies, breads, etc., are much less likely to have HFCS in them because the companies that make them know that their customers are probably people who read labels and wouldn't buy anything with artificial additives.

It's not that hard. But like I said, it just takes effort and dilligence to get into the habit of reading labels. Once you get familiar with the brands of foods you normally buy, it's easier to remember what has HFCS and what doesn't.

And when you're cooking at home, try to use natural sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, and agave nectar instead of corn syrup or refined sugar.

[Ron Burgundy]

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How hard was it to remove the HFCS your diet?

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I think you basically have to stop eating processed foods.

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Wrong.

[AlienBoy]

HFCS is not nearly as bad as hydrogenated oils.

Hydrogenated oils are horrid and practically toxic.

HFSC is bad partly because unlike sucrose it does not stimulate insulin nor leptin, both of which signal the brain to "turn down" appetite and control body weight.

But the real killer is that HFCS is metabolized only by the liver which does a great job of turning it directly into fat.


Ridding your diet of transfats and in particular hydrogenated oils is really important. But you can live with HFCS as long as you don't have a weight problem.

AB

[guller]

Has anyone ever seen a label which states anything other than trans-fat = 0%? I've been looking, but haven't seen any yet.

It's strange because I thought partially hydrogenated anything always meant lots of trans-fat. Lately when I look at the labels of cookies or chips for example, there is always some kind of partially hydrogenated something in the ingredients but the trans-fat label states 0. Must be some kind of loophole in the new label law.

[astroglide]

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Several stores like Whole Foods and I believe Trader Joe's do not stock anything with hydrogenated oils.

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<font color="green">Product Name: chicken chimichangas with jalapeno

Comments: this is the frozen pair in a brown paper package. the
product doesn't list any trans fat (not even 0g - it simply doesn't list
it) but it does clearly say that it is fried in partially hydrogenated
soybean oil.

i thought that trader joe's didn't carry foods with transfat?</font>

<font color="blue">We appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention. This label
has not yet been updated. We are allowed to work through all existing
packaging and this information will be updated with the next printing
cycle. This chimichanga contains 0g of transfats. Although, it does
contain partially hydrogenated oil is used in such a small portion that
it does not produce a significant amount of transfat.

Unfortunately, we are not able to remove all transfats from all our
products. Yes, this is our main goal to eliminate them, however, if we
cannot maintain the product's integrity will have to leave them in. We
appreciate your understanding.

Thank you for shopping at Trader Joe's,
Amy
Customer Relations</font>

[astroglide]

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Has anyone ever seen a label which states anything other than trans-fat = 0%? I've been looking, but haven't seen any yet.

It's strange because I thought partially hydrogenated anything always meant lots of trans-fat. Lately when I look at the labels of cookies or chips for example, there is always some kind of partially hydrogenated something in the ingredients but the trans-fat label states 0. Must be some kind of loophole in the new label law.

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if it's under 0.5g it's counted as "0g". for the strict you're well-advised to read the ingredients.

[Stumpy]

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Lately when I look at the labels of cookies or chips for example, there is always some kind of partially hydrogenated something in the ingredients but the trans-fat label states 0. Must be some kind of loophole in the new label law.

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I thought they'd changed it, but you used to be able to round down to the nearest gram on the label, so less than 1/2 gram per serving = 0g trans fat.

[Bodhisattva]

Astro,
And I was just about to post "Good thing i shop strictly at TJ's".

[cbloom]

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Unfortunately, we are not able to remove all transfats from all our
products. Yes, this is our main goal to eliminate them, however, if we
cannot maintain the product's integrity will have to leave them in. We
appreciate your understanding.


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TJ's is so [censored] great, this response is unbelievably reasonable for modern America where most corporations are either "we're ridiculous hippies who cave in to every fad" or "we're capitalist pigs who don't care about consumers".