Hidden carbs

[Desertthorn]

I'll bet you guys have found other things that you really wouldn't believe have added sugar and stuff, but my two favorites are:
I didn't know they used cornstarch to keep shredded cheese from sticking together - cross that off my list.
AND
a long time ago someone told me that IHOP omelets are thickened with pancake batter. Can't trust anyone.

What are some of your surprises

[Sunny_0ne]

I didn't realize that some companies add carby additives to cream cheese. I thought cream cheese was cream cheese... period. I found out that is not the case. Now I check EVERYTHING.

I was pleasantly surprised NOT to find sugar in any form in my salsa.

[imagood1]

you found corn starch in your shredded cheese -- mine said potato starch...ridiculous. Right now I can't think of anything else - but I'll keep thinking

[dblheatingac]

NO!!!!!! shredded cheese I USE IT ON EVERY THING tat needs a little more flavor

[Lyssie]

I think sugar in the ground meats was the most shocking to me.

[zoewmu]

When I eat eggs in restaurants, I always ask for real eggs. It's surprising to me how many restaurants serve something else if you don't ask for real.

[Ryan.Stoeppel]

Originally Posted by imagood1

you found corn starch in your shredded cheese -- mine said potato starch...ridiculous. Right now I can't think of anything else - but I'll keep thinking

Yea, I just noticed my shredded cheese has potato starch in it as well. Totally bummed me out!

[imagood1]

Originally Posted by Ryan.Stoeppel

Yea, I just noticed my shredded cheese has potato starch in it as well. Totally bummed me out!

I buy cheddar now and shred my own....I lovved the convenience of sticking my hand in and grabbing a bunch of cheese, but when I found out about the potato starch I was really upset. That's ok -- I'm not keeping that part of KraftFoods in business anymore....

[Sunny_0ne]

Cornstarch, brown rice powder and sugars of various kinds in supplements. I've finally managed to find versions of most of them without the carby additives.

[Sherri]

Watch for MSG and HFCS, Manufacturers like to sneak those in alot of items you wouldn't suspect had them in it. Like horseradish (HFCS) and you'll find MSG used as a food preservitive.