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I just read a very interesting article that I had to share. So I told you in my eating healthy post that I have tried to eliminate high fructose corn syrup from our food, especially our "healthy" food. In fact I sent a message to Yoplait to let them know that I don't buy their yogurt now because it contains HFCS. I was not happy with their response. They basically blew me off.

Now I just read an article that said that the Corn Refiners Association just applied to the Federal Government to change the name of HFCS to corn sugar on labels. Very sneaky in my opinion because we are looking for HFCS on the label and we may not see it but will be eating it anyway. For more information on this you can read the article.

What do you think about this? Do you have concerns about HFCS too? Do you think its the same as sugar or that the body processes the fructose differently then the sucrose and therefore is not healthy for the body? Do you think they should be allowed to change the name on labels? Do you agree this is sneaky or do you think its smart? Leave a comment and let me know what you think. I am very interested in other people opinions on this.
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We are making an effort, as many are, to eat as healthy as we can and this included reducing or eliminating our consumption of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). As I started looking over the things we had in our house I found it everywhere. It was in our 100% whole wheat bread ($3+ bread), yogurt, cereal, and of course condiments. I don't mind if its in junk food since we limit that anyway but I DON'T want it in what I would consider healthy food.

We also went out to Lancaster, Pennsylvania around this time and I was able to buy some fresh bread at the farmers market and I had an idea...I'm going to make my own bread. I have had a bread machine since we got married and I never use it. Why not start making my own bread. I already make my own jam and I love to cook.

I looked up some recipes, learned a little bit, and then modified the recipes to make some delicious and healthy breads. So far I have made a honey whole wheat, banana whole wheat, and a sourdough bread that all came out great. I tried to make a whole wheat sourdough and that one needs some more work. I have found that by adding gluten to the recipe it helps the bread to be lighter and not so dense, especially if its a whole wheat bread.

I feel so good about making fresh bread and feeding it to my family. For this delicious and healthy bread it costs just about $1 a loaf and that is a huge saving over the healthy bread options at the grocery store. I just smile when I make them french toast for breakfast and they gobble it up! I will be posting some of these bread recipes soon. I hope you give them a try. Let me know how they come out.