While surfing for new info to post about the dreaded HFCS, I came across fitsugar.com. I read through a few of their latest posts and then off to the right, I spied an image of a Girl Scout Samoa. There I found a nifty area labeled simply ‘breakdown‘, where they take a variety of things, [...]
Yep you heard me. And I don’t mean leave the 264 count box in the car on a hot day. Crayons(R) Inc. has introduced a line of all natural sports drinks aimed at youth athletes. This isn’t just Joe Cool style marketing.
While other leading sports drinks, including Gatorade(R), are not specifically formulated for kids, Crayons(R) [...]
If you are diabetic you should already know the importance of controlling sugar and carbs in your diet. But what if you don’t know what you are eating?
These days food manufactures are getting tricky. Many ‘ready to eat’ foods will contain small amounts of several different types of sugars in an effort to keep ’sugar’ [...]
I ran across this article today on napsnet.com. Kris Clark an assistant professor claims that it’s ok to give your child flavored milk that is sweetened with HFCS.
Hmm…Ok then….
According to the Dr, you only get an average of 60 extra calories from the flavorings. That works out to 4 level tsps of sugar. If that’s [...]