anyone else not eat hfcs???

I cut it out about a year ago and have SO much more energy. I also discovered that food without it just tastes BETTER. Another benefit is that I crave sweets a lot less now that I don't eat it.

Good for you!

Congrats on a smart move. I eat as clean as possible and I can honestly say my energy level has increased tremendously. Not only that but my skin has cleared up as well.

Cutting out ALL added sugars will make a huge difference in your health and weight loss. HFCS is a great start!

Valuable talk on sugars in our diet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

I cut it out about 2.5 years ago. It was difficult at first because it's in EVERYTHING! Ketchup, bread, jelly, cereal, pancake syrup, applesauce, nutrigrain bars, I could go on and on and on! Grocery shopping would take hours because I'd have to read every single label before it went into my cart. Now, for the most part, I know what has it and what doesn't, and it's easy. The thing is, when I accidentally buy something with it in it, it tastes gross! My whole family feels that way, even if they aren't aware the item has hfcs. We have gotten to the point where we don't even like to go out to dinner, because it just tastes bad. I don't know that I"ve noticed any difference in how I feel, but food sure tastes better without it.

I have eliminated it from my kids diet completely. Very hard to do. I was completely disappointed in Nutragrain bars and similar foods that are supposed to be all natural. A lot of foods will put on its package if it is HFCS free. You will never miss it. Sadly, I eat a few things with it in the food, but not many.

Why is it so hard to eliminate? I can't think of a single food item I buy that has it in.

Go in your fridge and pantry right now I you will find it everywhere. I am seriously thinking about eliminating it from my diet

I am paying CLOSE ATTENTION to what foods it's in, and deliberately avoid it if at all possible- even if that means spending a little more $ . Even my Hunt's ketchup now comes in a natural form withOUT it, so I'm making my own Catalina dressing.
It's in just about every item- because it's cost effective for the food manufacturers- sweeter than sugar- takes less in the production- and preserves the shelf life of the food item>>>>>>>which is why it started being used so much.


I picked up a book , The Sugar Fix by Richard J. Johnson, MD- Good reading- quite enlightening.
They claim that even though the chemical compositions of HFCS and natural sugar are the same, the body does NOT process it the same way...and it is what causes the greatest am't of visceral (belly) fat- which is a big culprit in the onset of diabetes, high blood pressure, GI issues, ect.

I try to avoid it as much as possible. I think it's interesting that they are actually spending money on commercials touting that HFCS is "corn sugar". If you have to make commercials trying to change people's minds, there must be a reason to stay away, far away.