How to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup (wikihow.com)

[eppur_se_muova]

High fructose corn syrup is commonly used in place of sugar in processed foods in the USA. In fact, the average American eats an astounding 41.5 lbs of high fructose corn syrup per year.<1> American subsidies and tariffs have resulted in corn being a much more economical sweetener than sugar--a trend that is not seen in other parts of the world. Now that high fructose corn syrup is being added to an increasing variety of foods (breads, cereals, soft drinks, and condiments); some people are looking for ways to avoid it.

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Not much there for people who are already aware of the issue.

[hlthe2b]

1. that crap is in nearly everything....

For those of us who are routinely sleep deprived given the hectic pace of work and life, the thought of cooking everything from scratch is not a welcome one.. but that's pretty much where I am now... Not that I cook more than the most simple (and redundant) meals, but I am cooking fresh far more often. Sadly, if you read labels, it is very hard to find ice cream (my very occasional extravagance) that doesn't contain HCFS.

Soft drinks? what are those? LOL (I gave up bottled/canned drinks of all kinds several years ago)... Freshly brewed fine loose leaf iced teas, water, coffee for me after years of diet soda addiction. Regular Coke lost me when they switched to HFCS to begin with--many years ago and I've finally decided their partnership with the questionably safe artificial sweetener industry is a reason to give up the rest.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. If you want sugar-sweetened soft drinks, I rec Jarritos (Mexican) fruit flavors.

Absolutely delicious, if you like sugar! And I do!

[hlthe2b]

3. I have had those before in Mexico, along with sugared coke

Tremendous difference, but I no longer find it so easy to burn the calories.... bummer...;)