Freestone Peaches and Bubble Up

Two awesome, nostalgic finds for today’s update to the Foods With No High-Fructose Corn Syrup list!

First is Lady Elberta Freestone Peaches! They are packed in “heavy syrup,” but it’s not hfcs. I remember from my youth my father going nuts over “freestone peaches.” I haven’t had any forever, but I’m going to use this can to make homemade Peach Cobbler. The recipe I have is from my Mom’s collection and my grandma says this was my great-grandma’s recipe. So there is all kinds of nostalgia in today’s finds already.

Next is the soda-pop “Bubble Up.” I didn’t even know they still made that any more. It’s a lemon-lime carbonated drink, and it says right on the bottle (yes, bottle) “Made with real sugar.” I don’t know where you can find this in regular stores. I got this bottle at a tiny, old-fashioned movie theatre in the heart of Seattle, where they sold popcorn in old fashioned bags and all the pop and candy was “vintage.” Well, the brands and styles were vintage. I hope they haven’t truly been holding them since they first came out!

Both finds are pictured here. Enjoy!

These two products contain no high-fructose corn syrup:
• Annie’s Naturals Organic Creamy Asiago Cheese Dressing
• Wallaby Organic Yogurt (all flavors)

As these are personal finds, I will be writing reviews of them soon – stay tuned! I will also be adding several new finds sent to me recently by e-mail.

I always appreciate it when visitors to this site send me an e-mail with their finds! Most so excited about their finds and many people have health problems they believe are associate with high-fructose corn syrup. So they are excited to find this list as well.

If you would like to be mentioned on the site, just give me permission to post your name (first name only is fine, location would be great, too) when you send me an e-mail with your find! I will even link back to your site or blog if you would like. I love link love! And I like to give back to the people who contribute to this site!

Thank you, Swiss!  They offer several varieties of premium iced tea:

• Iced Tea with Lemon
• Diet Iced Tea
• Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey
• Southern Style Sweet Tea

and more.

Sounds good to me!

(full disclosure: I received no compensation or tradeoff for writing this post.  It is simply my own exuberance at finding yet another product that contains no high-fructose corn syrup and proudly displays that fact!)

• Dannon Activa Yogurt
• Campbell’s 25% Less Sodium Chicken Noodle Soup
• Nabisco Original Triscuits
• Mott’s Natural Apple Sauce
• Wheat Montana breads/rolls

• Franz Whole Grain White
• Thomas Kemper Sodas
• Special K Original Waffles
• Kashi Go Lean Waffles
• Bull’s-Eye Original Barbeque Sauce

I’m always pleased when we can add new items to the list, but I’m especially pleased when someone write in that the product explicitly stated “No high-fructose corn syrup” right on the the front of the package! It means they’re starting to listen!

Just Stop!

A new feature here at High-Fructose High – the Hall of Shame!

When a product that most people would not expect to have a sweetener in it lists high-fructose corn syrup in it, it is a contender for the Hall of Shame!

Today’s entry into the High-Fructose High Hall of Shame is Campbell’s Soup At Hand Creamy Tomato Soup. High-fructose corn syrup is listed as the THIRD ingredient!

Tomato puree, water, high fructose corn syrup…

WHY? That puts 1 serving of soup at 34 grams of carbohydrates (24 grams of which are SUGAR carbohydrates) – according to their own label.

That is, in my opinion, not much better than drinking a can of pop for lunch and popping a vitamin c lozenge. Your thoughts are welcome in the comments section!

Whatever THAT means, what it means for you is that you can no longer go by the “100% Natural” label if you are trying to choose products which contain no hfcs. Unless the product says “organic” or “contiains no high-fructose corn syrup,” you’re going to have to go back to turning over every product while shopping and read the ingredients list.

That also means that there is the potential for some items on this site’s “no hfcs products list” to revert to having hfcs in them. I hope not. But if you spot any discrepencies, please do let me know.

We Love It!

Under “Beverages” we have Blue Sky Soft Drinks and Archer Farms brand Natural Italian soda.

And under “Bread” we have Franz “McKenzie Farms” Old Fashioned Buttermilk Bread

Continued thanks to everyone who writes in! I can personally vouch for tastiness of the McKenzie Farms bread. The more natural a product is, the closer to homemade it seems to taste. This bread is good for sandwiches and especially toast!

But I was surprised to find it for about half the price the super-market sells it for.  I have eliminated HFCS out of most of my diet (that I know of), but it’s not always easy when you have a child.  Especially if that child likes pancakes on occasion.

I had always found the price of real maple syrup prohibitive.  But I’m happy to report my find today at Trader Joe’s, and that I brought home a bottle of it in my grocery sack this afternoon.  I am very happy about this!

Increasingly, it seems that Trader Joe’s has nearly every type of item you would find in a regular grocery store with the exceptions that it is better quality, healthier, fresher, less expensive, and the staff is down-to-Earth, friendly, and happy you are there!

I guess I’ll make a new category on High-Fructose High for “Raves.”  And this post about Trader Joe’s gets to be the innaugural entry!

My favorite part is the last two paragraphs where he describes how easy it is to make your own marinade/rub, complete with directions and grilling info. Check it out!

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