You Vote with Your Dollar If you ever doubted that what you purchase makes a difference, the latest news on High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) might change your mind. Americans’ consumption of corn syrup has fallen to a 20-year low. It seems consumer concerns that it is more harmful or more likely to cause obesity [...]
What danger do picnics, barbecues, camping, cool movie theaters, & swimming pool, birthday and beach parties have in common? Carbonated Soft Drinks Soda Pop Part 1: High Fructose Corn Syrup To beat the heat, we often reach for an ice-cold can of soda pop! Today, more than a quarter of ALL drinks consumed in the U.S. are [...]
Reduce the amount of sugar in your kid’s diet! Today, people eat one hundred and fifty pounds of sugar in a year. That’s two-and-a-half pounds of sugar each week! Eliminating (or at least drastically reducing) sugars from your picky child’s diet is essential. For the child who’s not eating a healthy variety of foods, this one [...]
