Looking for a way to ditch corn syrup in your recipes but still get that perfect sweetness? Whether you’re making candy, baking or stirring up a homemade sauce, there are plenty of easy… read more Cookies, Desserts, Recipes Easy Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe Heidi Bruaw / Janu...
I’ve long been a fan of the “real thing” when it comes to sugar, coffee creamer, butter, sour cream, cheese, etc. I didn’t know it was healthier; I just thought it tasted better. So this part of my real food journey was an easy transition. If you’re used to eating that s...
I started categorizing food into two groups: “real” food and “crap” food. From what I could tell, simply put, real food grows in the ground, or eats food that grows in the ground. Crap food is made in laboratories and/or mass produced. It is fried or filled with sugar or both...
3. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a sweetener made from corn. HFCS is a close substitute for sugar. About 50% of food sweeteners come from HFCS in the US. Noting the the sugar import quota raise the price of sugar in the US, analyze the effect of this program on (a) the mark...
No Corn: Or any corn derivative such as corn syrup, HFCS, corn sugar. Unless it isNon-GMO Project Certified. Corn is a registered pesticide that is regulated by the EPA and Monsanto registered their GE Roundup Ready Corn as an antibiotic. It’s not even a vegetable anymore. UNLESS it is...
few methods to test real honey to see if it was mixed with water or other sugary syrups. None of these methods cantell if honey is organic or not, but they at least tell you if what you bought is only honey or some other substances like flour, starch, chalk, corn syrup, sugar, ...
"pancake syrup" and, despite claims of being "maple-flavored," arenotderived from the sap of maple trees. In place of real maple, manufacturers create a similarly sweet, thick, and sticky taste and texture from sugar, other sweeteners (most often corn syrup), artificial coloring, and water...
Using a medium sauce pan I added the figs, wine and sugar and cooked everything on medium-heat for approximately 30 minutes until all of the alcohol was burned off and the sugar had converted into a thick syrup. I stirred occasionally to prevent burning. The preserves were cooled down at ...
I’m on Stage 5 now, which means I can eat mostly anything as long as it’s within 10 grams of fat, sugar, 20 grams or more of protein, and isn’t bread or raw vegetables. I’ve experimented with new foods like sweet potato pasta, these giant popped corn discs I got from the ...
Another thing worth noting is that the USA has incredibly high percentage of diabetes in adults compared to European countries. There are several possible factors (omnipresence of high fructose corn syrup, “enriched” wheat products, less food education, junk food restaurants, less laws to cap pre...