high fructose corn syrup in even healthy food,what the heck!?

[Rockchick26]

Ok i bought some whole grain crackers that have rye,barley,oats,sesame seeds,etc. in them,and it says they contain no trans fat and they're low in saturated fat. Yet high fructose corn syrup is still listed on here as an ingredient! HOW can something so perfectly healthy have that crap in it? That IS trans fat,isnt it? Thats the big bad thing they say not to ever eat,yet its in these healthy crackers.

So,does anyone know of any truly healthy crackers with nothing bad in them? I got these in the healthy section,by all the crackers that nobody buys cuz they taste like cardboard LOL I like to eat crackers with hummus on them,and i was trying to find a healthy cracker but looks like even the best choices aren't even good for you!

[Jennihul]

HFCS is a frankensugar. Not a trans fat.

It's a modified form of corn syrup that defies normal metabolism and basically makes you fat. In a roundabout bilogical way.

Good lesson. Just because it's sold at a healthfood store doesn't mean it's healthy for everyone, or for ANYone.

Some commonly used 'health' foods contain the highest levels of MSG-like compounds on earth. People be snapping 'em up thinking they are being good.

I eat rice crackers. Kami brand, I think. They have like three ingredients.

Jennifer

[PianoManGidley]

Jennifer makes good points--also remember that with nutritional info on any foods, they can list something as having a quantity of 0 if it is below a certain level set by the FDA. For example, 1 food calorie (a.k.a. 1 kilocalorie or 1 Calorie [note the capitalization]) is equal to 1000 regular calories, so something can be listed as having 0 Calories if it has anything less than 1000 calories--even if it's 999 calories.

And since the manufacturers decide the serving size, they can then make a serving size fit whatever regulation they're aiming for so that a serving size looks healthier than it really is.

[Rockchick26]

Ugh,thats stupid! I dont want to have to eat my hummus on celery (which a friend told me to do) cuz i cant stand celery. Does anyone else in here eat hummus? If so,what is something good to put it on?

[moonrambler]

Bagels!

[Joeschmoe]

Vegetables, bagels are just round bread and most will also have HFCS.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Joeschmoe

Vegetables, bagels are just round bread and most will also have HFCS.

Yum.... baby carrots, raw cauliflower and brocolli dipped in hummus!
Deeeelicious.

[MagicalRealist]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

Does anyone else in here eat hummus? [I]If so,what is something good to put it on?

I'm gluten sensitive, so breads and crackers are out. But I love hummus on cucumber slices (especially on a hot day), or spread on bell pepper halves/quarters .

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Joeschmoe

Vegetables, bagels are just round bread and most will also have HFCS.

You just gotta be careful where you get your bagels.

It sounded to me like she was looking for some healthy crackers, so I figured a bread product might fit the bill. Hummus with sprouts and black olives or green olives on a bagel makes an awesome lunch!

[Vanessa]

I like my hummus with baby carrots or bell peppers. As for a bread like cracker, I like baked pita chips or millet/flax chips from a local bakery. They never have stuff like HFCS in it and i usually check to see what's in them just in case before I buy when I'm looking to cut something out of my diet.

[carenkh]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

Ugh,thats stupid! I dont want to have to eat my hummus on celery (which a friend told me to do) cuz i cant stand celery. Does anyone else in here eat hummus? If so,what is something good to put it on?

I love ak-mak crackers - no HFCS there!

[Jennihul]

I use rice crackers. They are great. No HFCS in them. There are natural crackers that have very few ingredients. Usually they are the healthier ones. Hummus is great on organic corn chips.

Be creative!

Jennifer

[Rockchick26]

Thanks for the suggestions,everyone! I actually hate vegetables but maybe i'll try them again with hummus. And i don't understand why even those ak-mak crackers have so many calories in them?! Over 100 calories in only 5 crackers? When i eat crackers and hummus i have AT LEAST 20 crackers. It's a miracle i don't weigh 300 pounds

[Joeschmoe]

Do you really hate vegetables? That is really sad. I used to hate vegetables but that was mostly because my parents had no idea how to cook them. TO me vegetables were microwaved green beans, with no seasoning.

I also read something recently that the barter system that some parents do with their kids actually lead them to dislike vegetables more. By rewarding kids with sweets or treats for eating vegetables, it actually makes them see vegetables as something bad and whatever they are "rewarded" with as even better. So if you reward eating green beans with a cookie. It makes them think worse of the green beans and better of the cookie.

[{aspiring_to_clarity}]

Yeah, we never got bribed to eat our veggies, we just had to sit there until they were gone. And if we didn't finish them they got reheated for the next meal until they were gone. Also not a method I would necessarily encourage.

But anyway, I didn't like most veggies when I was a kid. It was a little tough at first when I went vegetarian at age 22 because I barely liked veggies at all! But being that I had to eat something and I knew upping the cheese and eggs wasn't the most healthy option, I did it. I started to try new things and they were tasty! I agree with Joeschmoe that most of our parents probably did what mine did...boiled some canned green beans and then put salt, pepper and butter on them. Ick!

Now my dad is kind of a goumet cook and he makes grilled asparagus, and sauteed zucchini...mmm, I'm drooling.

The moral of all of that gibberish is give veggies another try. Particularly raw veggies with hummus. Very delicious and healthy.

And I've also sent a message to my cousin to tell me what kind of crackers we had this one time because they were delicious. I will let you know when I hear back.


ETA: They are called Lundberg Rice Chips. So it wasn't a cracker, but I think it would be really good with hummus! Very crunchy. And they have lots of flavors.

[Joeschmoe]

You got salt, pepper and butter? Lucky.
I had to eat it plain, unseasoned, and microwaved to a droopy green mess.

[{aspiring_to_clarity}]

Ewwww. That is all.

[Lisa Smiles]

Hello Rockchick,

I found this article pretty interesting
How to Choose Healthy Crackers - Shopping strategies - Revolution Health

and I like Kashi Brand - seem to have all good ingredients and taste good.

Hope this helps

Lisa

[hoofhearted]

who said it was healthy, the bag?

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by Joeschmoe

Do you really hate vegetables? That is really sad. I used to hate vegetables but that was mostly because my parents had no idea how to cook them. TO me vegetables were microwaved green beans, with no seasoning.

Well i'd say 90% of vegetables i dont like. I like corn but thats nowhere near one of the healthiest vegetables. Carrots are ok if they are cooked with a pot roast and that gravy in there,but thats too much of a hassle to make often. But i've tried asparagus,artichokes,squash,brocolli,cauliflower,i have thrown them away after eating a few bites cuz they're that bad to me. Do you (or anyone) know of any way to make vegetables taste different? I mean,not like themselves?

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity}

Now my dad is kind of a goumet cook and he makes grilled asparagus, and sauteed zucchini...mmm, I'm drooling.

lol I dont know if you read my previous post,but asparagus,oh man,i'd seriously rather scoop dirt of the ground and eat that. Asparagas (steamed and glazed with butter) was THE WORST thing i've ever had in my mouth. I felt like i was eating rotten green beans. I literally threw the entire pan out after taking a few bites. I tried zucchini too,did not like it.

The moral of all of that gibberish is give veggies another try. Particularly raw veggies with hummus. Very delicious and healthy.

Well since i hate raw veggies i guess i dont see any hope that i'll like them no matter what is on them,because the hummus dissolves and you cant even taste it after the first few seconds so what you'd be left with it a mouthful of the vegetable LOL I might as well lick the hummus right off LOL

ETA: They are called Lundberg Rice Chips. So it wasn't a cracker, but I think it would be really good with hummus! Very crunchy. And they have lots of flavors.

I will definately try to look for those! Thanks for finding this out for me!

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by Lisa Smiles

Hello Rockchick,

I found this article pretty interesting
How to Choose Healthy Crackers - Shopping strategies - Revolution Health

and I like Kashi Brand - seem to have all good ingredients and taste good.

Hope this helps

Lisa

Thanks Lisa! I"m sure this will help me out a lot! I"d way rather eat crackers than veggies,which seems to be the only two options for accompanying hummus. I think i did try Kashi once but found it too grainy,like eating a crunchy cinder block LOL

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by hoofhearted

who said it was healthy, the bag?

lol The box,yeah,it listed all the seeds that were in it and that it had no trans fats and was made out of whole wheat (which,last i checked,is still on the list for healthy foods although im sure that will change when they come up with the next thing to replace that)

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

Well i'd say 90% of vegetables i dont like. I like corn but thats nowhere near one of the healthiest vegetables. Carrots are ok if they are cooked with a pot roast and that gravy in there,but thats too much of a hassle to make often. But i've tried asparagus,artichokes,squash,brocolli,cauliflower,i have thrown them away after eating a few bites cuz they're that bad to me. Do you (or anyone) know of any way to make vegetables taste different? I mean,not like themselves?

Drown them in something else, like cheese sauce. Or veggie dip/salad dressing. The only way I can stand to eat eggplant is if it's completely hidden in some Italian dish like lasagna, and then the cheese and sauce hides the eggplant flavor.

[Jennihul]

Find out if you are blood type O. If so, you can eat mostly meat and survive.

Corn is great for you if you are Type A. But they should be vegetarians and that is not possible without variety.

If you can't stand the good-for-you veggies, try taking antioxidents in pill form and a good multivitamin. It's not nearly as good as veggies but it's better than cancer.

Jennifer

[usagi]

I love hummus on whole wheat pita bread! I can't imagine it on bread or bagels though it's okay on crackers. If you use a microwave, you can heat the pita up for a little less than 30 seconds and it gives it an entirely different texture, which I really like.

As for HFCS, isn't it distrubing how much stuff it's in? And those faux-healthy foods annoy me too. I didn't think Special K was really healthy or anything, but when I read the label on the chocolately one I was still suprised.. it's got HFCS, partially hydrogenated oils.. UGH.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by usagi

I love hummus on whole wheat pita bread! I can't imagine it on bread or bagels though it's okay on crackers.

See, with bagels, I forgot to mention it works best if the bagel is toasted, because that gives it the crunchy texture like crackers.

Joeschmoe has a good point though, that you'll have to do some searching to find bagels that don't have HFCS or some other type of corn fructose.

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by Jennihul

Find out if you are blood type O. If so, you can eat mostly meat and survive.

Corn is great for you if you are Type A. But they should be vegetarians and that is not possible without variety.

That is interesting! I never knew your blood type could have anything to do with what foods you should eat. How do you find out your blood type,can they do an easy check for that during a routine doctors visit?

If you can't stand the good-for-you veggies, try taking antioxidents in pill form and a good multivitamin. It's not nearly as good as veggies but it's better than cancer.

What multivitamins are healthy for you though? All the ones i've tried,the main ingredient was SUGAR! I dont know what ones are really good for you. By the way,i took these for YEARS,and they never made any difference on my pot belly

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

What multivitamins are healthy for you though? All the ones i've tried,the main ingredient was SUGAR! I dont know what ones are really good for you.

Am I missing something here . . . what multivitamins have sugar as the main ingredient? In my experience, multivitamins don't have any sugar at all, except probably for the chewables, and that's just so kids will eat them without a fuss. Why would they have sugar?

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

Am I missing something here . . . what multivitamins have sugar as the main ingredient? In my experience, multivitamins don't have any sugar at all, except probably for the chewables, and that's just so kids will eat them without a fuss. Why would they have sugar?

I am pretty sure it was Centrum for women. That's the one i remember taking for the longest,until i saw the sugar thing. Maybe they dont do it anymore,this was a few years ago. Then i read somewhere that multivitamins are unneccessary,because we eat a wide enough variety of food day to day,week to week,and also any nutrients you get from a pill aren't even close to what you can get from food. So now the only 2 pills i take are calcium (because i had already broken 2 bones by the time i was 14,and i hate milk and most cheese) and fish oil (omega 3's) Honestly,when i quit taking multivitamins,i didnt notice a single bit of difference in how i felt,how healthy i was,it was like i had never taken them.