So I was buying some bread at target.........

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I don't go to Target to buy bread.

No kidding.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: heat23
I was surprised when i saw HFCS in Orowheat bread that I buy. But I was thinking, the amount of HFCU in the bread must be very minimal compare to sugary snacks and what not. Am I correct to assume that?

Of course. Ingredients are listed by composition amount, so if sugar is listed after preservatives, then it's a fairly low amount. If you're looking at sugar listed before flour... then you might be holding a kid's breakfast cereal.

 

[arrfep]

LOL. I agree with previous statements about not buying your bread at Target. It's the nature of the beast. Bread's gotta be made with crap if you want it to be stockable long enough to sit on a shelf at Target.

If you want some excellent bread (albeit at a slight price) find some Natural Ovens bread. It's made in Maniotowoc, WI. We get it in Chicago but I'm not sure if it's distributed nationally. Pretty much completely natural, no enriched bleached wheat or HFCS. No preservatives, lotsa fiber and Omega-3's. Good stuff.

 

[Strk]

Here's a good read

It needs a subscription, but that's easy enough

 

[alent1234]

once in a while i buy yeast free bread at whole foods in the freezer section. my favorite is hemp, but it's like $5 a loaf

if you are looking for healthy stay away from target

 

[alent1234]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
That's very surprising. Weird that it's so prevalent in USA, it's very difficult to find HFCS in any food in NZ, and when you do find it, it's almost always something made in USA. Yuck.

I lost 14 pounds the four weeks I lived in New Zealand. The food in the USA sucks in comparison. It took me the entire month of November to get used to eating the food in the USA again.

OP: Read all labels and see many products have corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils in them in the grocery store. Buy organic and stuff that you can read the labels easily.

you aren't buying food in the right places

 

[biggestmuff]

don't buy bread from the bread aisle. most grocery stores have a small bakery. buy bread there.

sidebar: when making bread, an ingredient called a "binder" is added to make the dough stick together. Eggs are used as the binding agent. However, when mass producing bread that needs to sit on a shelf for a few days, eggs aren't ideal. HFCS is used as the binder, because it's cheaper and won't spoil.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: ranmaniac
I hope no diabetics are buying that bread.

It's in 98% of all bread found in the bread aisle.

Originally posted by: Mike
Why are we shopping at Target for whole wheat bread? Bread at Target is for convenience only, not quality.

That's not the problem. Read the labels on the prepackaged bread in a grocery store's bread aisle. It's in 98% of all bread found in the bread aisle.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

EDIT: Here's the Dr Pepper I mentioned. Text

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

Get any competing "sweet" products from here and compare them to their European counterparts.

Snickers bar, Coke / Pepsi, etc...

 

[FoBoT]

uh, what?

you don't like bread?

you are an anti-breadite?

 

[kitkat22]

Do you even know how they make HFCS?

Do some reading on wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup#Production

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

Woah woah woah - are you talking about the Coke they sell in glass bottles? Is that the stuff with sugar in it? I've always thought Coke in glass bottles tastes the best.

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

Woah woah woah - are you talking about the Coke they sell in glass bottles? Is that the stuff with sugar in it? I've always thought Coke in glass bottles tastes the best.

Goose Island Brewery out of Chicago, uses real sugar in their sodas too. Coincidently, Target also stocks their four packs. I think my local store stopped carrying it though, in favor of yet more Jones.

 

[Jeff7]

I saw some bread that said, "Made with whole wheat." The whole wheat was pretty far down the list of ingredients, so there was hardly any in it. I guess "Made with whole wheat" could be construed to mean that whole wheat was simply present in the room where the bread was made.

 

[dbk]

The title by itself made me lol...but the thread did not deliver. :thumbsdown:

 

[Eos]

We buy Milton's brand bread. No HFCS to be found. Large slices. 90 calories each, 5 cal from fat/ 0 cholesterol, 16g carbs, 5g fiber, 3g of sugar, and 4g of protein.

Whole wheat flour, water, vital whe3at gluten, brown sugar, blah blah.

 

[SagaLore]

Now that we've conquered Partially Hydrogenated Oils, a.ka. Trans-fat, I'm hoping that High Fructose Corn Syrup is next. Its in everything we drink and eat now. That stuff f's you up.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Coquito

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

Woah woah woah - are you talking about the Coke they sell in glass bottles? Is that the stuff with sugar in it? I've always thought Coke in glass bottles tastes the best.

Goose Island Brewery out of Chicago, uses real sugar in their sodas too. Coincidently, Target also stocks their four packs. I think my local store stopped carrying it though, in favor of yet more Jones.

I think I bought a pack of their root beer once. Pretty good.

 

[Rock Hydra]

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[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I'd like to taste something that has high fructose corn syrup that has been replaced with sugar to see if I can taste the difference.

You can. Coke make a version of their soda with sugar once a year, right around this time of the year, I believe. Also, there is a semi-famous Dr. Pepper plant that still makes the drink with sugar.

Woah woah woah - are you talking about the Coke they sell in glass bottles? Is that the stuff with sugar in it? I've always thought Coke in glass bottles tastes the best.

In the weeks prior to Passover (April), Coca-Cola makes a Coke with sugar instead of HFCS. You'll have to read the label.