100% natural 7Up is not 100% all natural

[Miss Jasmine]

Since when did High Fructose Corn Syrup become all natural? There is so much processing that goes on to create it, that claiming it as natural seems like a stretch.

Anyway, just my rant for the day. I'm trying to cut out High Fructose Corn Sugar and this stuff is EVERYWHERE. I am having a more difficult time with eliminating this from my diet than trans fats.

Edited to add: I don't consume artificial sweetners either, so diet sodas are out for me. Good thing I like water and green tea (though supposedly the green tea will kill me as well ).

 

[Christine]

Miss Jasmine,

I recently discovered Blue Sky Tea Sodas. They sell them in the "health food/organic" section of my regular grocery store. The "tea" line of these sodas is made with regular old sugar. They make an Imperial Lime Green Tea Flavor and a White Tea Pomegranate flavor. They are pretty good.

I also found that if you look at some of the ethnic colas, some are made without HFCS. You will usually have to find sodas that are made from these really small companies.

Blue Sky has a website too. I don't have the address but it's easy to find by googling it.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

It's time for a trip to Wild Oats. I'll check out the sodas there. I didn't even think about that. DUH.

Thanks.

 

[budbeerlady]

Miss Jasmine,

I recently discovered Blue Sky Tea Sodas. They sell them in the "health food/organic" section of my regular grocery store. The "tea" line of these sodas is made with regular old sugar. They make an Imperial Lime Green Tea Flavor and a White Tea Pomegranate flavor. They are pretty good.

I also found that if you look at some of the ethnic colas, some are made without HFCS. You will usually have to find sodas that are made from these really small companies.

Blue Sky has a website too. I don't have the address but it's easy to find by googling it.

I love Blue Sky. They are only 65 cents a can at our health food store. I chose them over a Coke any day!

 

[Christine]

I love Blue Sky. They are only 65 cents a can at our health food store. I chose them over a Coke any day!

I believe I am paying about $3.49 for a six pack.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Jsut checked Wild Oats. 6-pack is $2.29 (on sale). Thanks again!

 

[disneysteve]

Since when did High Fructose Corn Syrup become all natural?

I've seen the commercials but hadn't had a chance to check the ingredients of the "new" 7-UP. What a fraud that is!

Like I always tell my patients, just because something is 100% natural doesn't make it good for you. Examples? Tobacco, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, etc. I tell them that it would be 100% natural for me to go outside and chew the bark off a tree but that doesn't mean it is a good idea.

 

[budbeerlady]

Jsut checked Wild Oats. 6-pack is $2.29 (on sale). Thanks again!

Thats a great price! I wish we had a Wild Oats or any larger type healthy store by us!!!!!!

 

[Brianne]

I've seen the commercials but hadn't had a chance to check the ingredients of the "new" 7-UP. What a fraud that is!

I was planning on checking out the ingredients as well, more out of curiousity than anything else because I was finding it really hard to believe.

Thanks for posting about it!

 

[phillybeth]

Since when did High Fructose Corn Syrup become all natural? There is so much processing that goes on to create it, that claiming it as natural seems like a stretch

How about those natural flavors? Do you think that someone squeezes a lemon and lime into each bottle? I used to work in the food industry and let me tell you, even for natural products, there is not much natural about modern manufacturing. 'Natural' means it is derived from a natural source- it can be modified as much as they want, so long as the original source was natural. So yes, HFCS is natural. So are beaver testes- and there are some natural flavors that contain 'em.

 

[goodeats]

HA! Everytime that commercial comes on my DH and I try to figure out the 5 ingredients. We got water, lemon juice, lime juice, and sugar. But were wondering what the 5th was and never remembered to check at the grocery store.

But then again maybe it tastes better. The only time I have potato chips is when we go camping, and we bought some of those All Natural Lays. I had no delusions that they are good for me, but they taste great!

 

[scifihippie]

I hate when companies play that fake "all natural" thing. Ugh! I too avoid artificial sweeteners. I've pretty much given up all liquids except water. I'll have to look for Blue Sky at Wild Oats.

 

[Pop Daddy]

I just try and not eat too many freis with my bergers, to help with a healthy diet

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

DH is on a non-high-fructose corn syrup kick. Don't know what it's all about, but it took 1.5 hours at the grocery while he read all the labels. I appreciate his dilligence, though. I would just grab what's on sale, and I never dreamed so many products had so much crap in it. At least he's putting in some effort. Now if he'd just go downstairs and do the laundry...

 

[LadyyRedd]

One of my close friends is allergic to corn and has a heck of a time finding things without HFCS in it. Just a heads up that name brand items are usually the items that don't have HFCS. Mayo, for example - Kraft and Hellman's don't, but store brands do.

She goes to Europe at least once a year to visit a friend of hers that lives in The Netherlands and Coke over there is not made with HFCS. It's made with plain old sugar, so she can have it while she's there and doesn't have to drink diet stuff.

Kimya

 

[JerseyJanice]

There are two big reasons why food manufacturers use so much HFCS in their products.

First and foremost is the price--it's super-duper cheap!

The second reason is that it's very stable. Products that have it as a main ingredient have a very long shelf life.

 

[SetzKitten]

OMG, I was just ranting about this last week! I was so excited to see the commercial, then I ran to the website and found out they lied. I sent them an e-mail telling them how bogus their claims were. They sent me back an e-mail telling me they were sorry I didn't like their product. HELLO, I won't drink their product!

 

[Conservative Hippie]

I don't drink soda (no artificial sweeteners, no HFCS), but if I did, Whole Foods has soda made with REAL cane sugar. Lucky for me, DH is a team member so we get a discount!