[aphil]

No, it isn't nutritious, but fruit juice, honey and other natural sweeteners are better than high HFCS.

[jillybean720]

Originally Posted by MariaMaria

"Enriched" is standard for white flour. They add in B vitamins and folic acid. Check the flour at your supermarket (yes, it will have an ingredient list, and the list will be one or more kinds of flour, then vitamins) if you don't have a package at home to read from.

"Modified" is where the processing gets weird and un-food like.

I'm confused--are you saying that enriched white flour is good? Because from my understanding, the only reason they have to "enrich" it is that they've stripped away all of the natural nutrition by processing it so much.

[zenor77]

Originally Posted by Justme33

This is a small town, not many Jam choices (very small grocery store)...I dont like it personally but my kids do...Anyways, I normally get an organic one out of town, and never paid attention at the local grocery and what was available...I spent a LONG time looking at the jelly, jams and preserves...almost ALL of them contain HFCS!!! I finally found a dusty 100% fruit preserves jar in the back...THIS is the reason I normally dont shop locally for other than fresh veggies..they dont carry many of the healthier brands...

I feel your pain! We have to go to the next town over to go to Trader Joe's which is where I do most of our shopping (except produce which I get at farmer's markets.) For some things I've even thought about buying on the internet because it is so much easier, but I haven't done it because I really like to see the label on stuff first.

[WaterRat]

We have to go to the next town over to go to Trader Joe's

Hmmm, I have drive an hour to the airport, fly for 3.5 hours, then drive another 1-1.5 hours to get to a Trader Joe's! Not picking on you, just wishing I could just drive to the next town.

We too have local produce only in the summer. But I eat as much unprocessed food as possible even if it comes from miles away. I avoid trans-fats and HFCS as much as possible. We eat brown rice, real oatmeal, whole grain bread and pasta, etc. But I don't get militant about it. I'll gladly eat a meal someone else has prepared - though not if that someone is a fast food restaurant.