"Sugarfree" Cool Whip

[EverLosing]

Originally Posted by keriann_forgoodthistime

whew! good thing!

I'm not on induction (rung 3 is where i'm at)...
And again, I don't plan on buying it probably until June or July - (hopefully goal by then???) but I absolutely would NOT buy it if it has HFCS in it.

Oh, and it's good too, Keriann!! The only ONE TIME I had a problem with it was when I drank wine one night. I rarely EVER drink. I found my craving for sweets REALLY difficult to control though as I walked unsteadily through the house!! That was the only time I exceeded the 1/2 cup serving. I knew that was better than other alternatives in the house! As good as the Breyer's is, I believe it's really important to keep the serving size at 1/2 cup or less. I didn't get any tonight while at the store. Thought about it but it doesn't need to be a staple. It IS a frankenfood but it's soooo darn good with sliced up strawberries!

[DiannaG]

Another thing that I've learned is regarding "whole grain" items... my mother (who just had gastric bypass and should be eating specific items) loves the Keebler Club Crackers... after her surgery, she switched to the Whole Grain version of them... when I pointed out to her that the nutritional information was almost identical on both kinds, she got raging mad at me. "It says WHOLE GRAIN and I can eat whole grain things". So she still eats them.

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

what IS the deal with sodium nitrates? why are they so bad? off to do a google search, I guess (still would like an answer though - for other people who don't know!)

QUICK EDIT:
ok, after i first posted, i found this on the wikipedia site:
Sodium nitrate is used as an ingredient in fertilizers, pyrotechnics, as a food preservative, and as a solid rocket propellant, as well as in glass and pottery enamels; the compound has been mined extensively for those purposes.

wow. something that is used in fertizlizers, pyrotechnics, solid rocket propellant, glass & potter enamels?????? we're eating something that is put into all of THAT???!!!!! that's insane!

O M G!!!! I am sitting here in pure shock! WHY do these damn companies do this crap to our food!!!!!! I can't believe this... I feel sick!

SlapShot... your a lawyer... HOW can these people get away with all of these lies and deception? Can't we make them stop?!!!! This is insane! Makes me want to grow a garden and eat nothing but veggies & fruits that I grow... you just can't trust any food manufacturer now... UGH

[Slapshot]

What lies??? What deception??? It's no secret that sodium nitrate is used in many things. It's up to us to ferret the information out and double (triple) check what we put into our bodies. That's why this board is so informative/helpful....

I think using "evaporated cane juice" instead of "sugar" is sneaky, but they are two slightly different things, so I don't see anything illegal or wrong about that; just sneaky...

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Its still just SO wrong!!!

[JohnSantos]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua Luvin Gurl

Its still just SO wrong!!!

You think that's bad, read the book Slapshot turned me onto. Most foods served in restaurants are designed to be practically "pre-chewed" so you can shovel them down faster.

Layered with fat on sugar on fat on fat on fat.

Eww.

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

What book???

[Slapshot]

Amazon.com: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite: David Kessler MD: Books