I bought these cheap Quaker chewy girl scouts granola bars at Target the other day. Note the front: NO high fructose corn syrup. OK, good, we’re all down with that. Now, let’s look at what IS in these. Play “count the sugars,” but start with this line alone: Corn syrup, sugar, corn syrup solids, invert …
Vicky had commented on the Vlasic Farmer’s Garden coupon that they don’t contain polysorbate 80 as most pickles do. This prompted me to check out this jar of Claussen Kosher mini dills in my fridge, and what do you know: Not only do they contain polysorbate 80, they also contain… HFCS. Really? In my beloved …
I’ve gradually been trying to get better about label reading and the food I’m buying. Last month, for instance, I clipped Musselman’s applesauce coupons with the intention of stocking up during a sale at Pete’s Market. Every kind they carried listed HFCS as the second ingredient. (And if that wasn’t enough corn syrupy goodness for …