Food prices June 2021

[FarmerJamie]

FB is a label reader I can only imagine her at the grocery store, reading a label, cringing and putting the item back on the shelf. We did a deep dive on food ingredients several years ago. We discovered some fascinating things. We made some MAJOR changes in what and how we eat. And have improved our health greatly as a result.

I could go into detail but I won't, it would just start a big debate. Everyone is differnt, so a debate would just be counter productive. Besides I like you all to much to debate you. I will say though, those who are interested in food ingredients, should reseach for themselves. Researching is not difficult, it just takes dedication and time.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

No debate from me. The wife has a sulfur allergy, its mind blowing how many items have that as an ingredient ferrous sulfate. I have to double check even old standby items just in case of an update.

You're correct, you have to know all the names in use. High fructose corn syrup is not good, whatever name is used.

 

[CrealCritter]

No debate from me. The wife has a sulfur allergy, it mind blowing how many items have that as an ingredient ferrous sulfate. I have to double check even old standby items just in case of an update.

You're correct, you have to know all the names in use. High fructose corn syrup is not good, whatever name is used.

Yep the same Ingredient sometimes goes by a differnt name or its a direvitave of the orginal ingredient.

Good for you, looking out for allergies.

This is all I will say about this subject. I strive for peace, even here I do.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Hinotori]

No debate from me. The wife has a sulfur allergy, it mind blowing how many items have that as an ingredient ferrous sulfate. I have to double check even old standby items just in case of an update.

You're correct, you have to know all the names in use. High fructose corn syrup is not good, whatever name is used.

Better than agave. Made pretty much the same way as hfcs just is all fructose.

I still try and avoid most of that. Don't need it.

Mom keeps thinking I have a gluten allergy and I keep telling her no, I have an issue with dough conditioners. I can eat pasta just fine as well as homemade bread. She should know better as she has to watch out for added gums. She does have a full on wheat allergy and so gluten free usually works for her. Too much has lots of xantham gum. Guar gum isn't quite as bad.

The amount of salt added to stuff that does not need it boggles my mind. Why add salt to frozen peas and beans. Great Value is one of the few without

 

[flowerbug]

FB buys butter in bulk, I guess from sam's club. We use a lot of butter, It has just two ingredients. She wouldn't buy "butter" if it has any additional ingredients.
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yes, that's the butter we normally like to get. no quarters, those take more time to unwrap to use...

 

[flowerbug]

the biggest improvement i made in my health was stopping eating chicken from commercial sources. if the chicken is whole it usually is ok, but apart from that i rarely could eat it consistently without getting sick. i'm not a major consumer of chicken anyways but years ago i was eating more of it and i liked leg quarters or thighs. these days if i have chicken it is likely either a rotisserie one or canned chicken soup. it isn't that often that we buy it otherwise. i would rather buy a small whole turkey, but Mom doesn't want to mess with that at all and she doesn't like turkey soup so to me it's just a waste to bother - i can be perfectly happy with many other things instead.

 

[murphysranch]

agree completely on how horrible agave syrup really is.

 

[flowerbug]

agree completely on how horrible agave syrup really is.

i've never tried it, what is so horrible about it?

as a kid i loved drinking Karo syrup out of the bottle and Mom still uses some of it at times when she makes caramel for popcorn so there is always a bottle of it down with the rest of the baking supplies. in an emergency i have used it to sweeten things but on the whole i more often have a small container of brown sugar that i use instead.

 

[Hinotori]

Humans are not built to ingest lots of fructose. Especially without the accompanying fiber found in fruit to slow down absorption.

Eating it regularly in sweetener amounts can cause liver disease. It also makes it hard to regulate blood sugar and shouldn't be consumed by diabetics. It can cause lows. Also causes uric acid to build in blood.

Effects are somewhat lessened when fructose is actually bound to glucose as sucrose because it takes time for your body to break the bond which slows absorption a little. So things sugar are better but still isn't good for you. Honey has half or less of the fructose that sugar does. Maple syrup doesn't have much at all.

Glucose is what the body prefers to use as energy and it stores extra as fat.

So the regular 55% fructose HFCS is less harmful than the 90% fructose agave nectar.

Karo corn syrup is a glucose syrup. No fructose in it. Some other brands now add fructose to their's, but it effects their use in candy making. Messes up caramels so they don't set right and crystallize fairly quickly. Always read labels.