There are sodas elsewhere that are made with sugar instead of HFCS?
Yep. Most places other than the US, actually.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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Hil R. - Sep 14, 2005 10:50:52 am PDT #2955 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Topic!Cindy - Sep 14, 2005 10:51:49 am PDT #2956 of 10001
What is even happening?
For diabetics or those who have other blood sugar uses, I can understand table use of sugar substitutes. For people who can metabolize sugar, since a teaspoon of sugar only has 16 calories, I don't understand consuming the sugar substitutes in coffee, or on a bowl of cereal. Does anyone here do that?
Soda's a different issue. If someone were telling me to give up my coffee, I'd have to stop drinking it long enough to decide if I should stab them or mock them, so I understand the soda junkies, and I understand why they choose diet soda, for both taste and calorie-watching measures. I was a soda junkie for a long, long time.
Calli - Sep 14, 2005 10:52:32 am PDT #2957 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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I've heard differing things about Splenda. Some push the dioxin theory, others say that's crap. And I haven't felt moved to see if it's the US Sugar Manufacture's Association promoting the former and Splendid Splenda Inc. on the latter. It seems to come down to whether the chlorine is linked to the rest of the molecule in a covalent or ionic fashion, I think. If it's ionic, then it's no more dangerous than NaCl. If it's covalent, then dioxin's yer uncle.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 14, 2005 10:53:11 am PDT #2958 of 10001
What is even happening?
YAY vw!
Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 10:53:16 am PDT #2959 of 10001
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There are sodas elsewhere that are made with sugar instead of HFCS?
Yes. Canada, for one. There is a standing rule among my friends that if someone goes to Canada, they have to bring back bottles of tonic water, Coke, SPF60 sunblock, and possibly 222s.
Jars - Sep 14, 2005 10:53:46 am PDT #2960 of 10001
What the hell is HFCS and why would you put it in a fizzy drink instead of sweet delicious sugar?
Allyson - Sep 14, 2005 10:54:11 am PDT #2961 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
For those who have seen me and know I am shaped like a potato, what should I wear to the serenity premiere thing? I have nothing pretty/flattering, and it's making me a little sick. The only thing i have that fits okay are a couple of business suits, and I'll feel foolish going in one. I can probably spring for a new top, but everything I've looked at looks matronly.
I'll take makeup/hairstyle tips, anything that can make me feel dressed up, knowing that I can't do so much with clothes.
Please, I'm begging for fashion/style advice on a budget of 53 cents.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 14, 2005 10:54:23 am PDT #2962 of 10001
What is even happening?
High fructose corn syrup.
It's cheaper, here.
edit...
That was to Jars, not Allyson, obvo.
Calli - Sep 14, 2005 10:54:59 am PDT #2963 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
HFCS=high fructose corn syrup.
Lots of corn in the US. HFCS is cheap. The price of sugar is higher (kept so artificially, I believe).
Zenkitty - Sep 14, 2005 10:55:10 am PDT #2964 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Lots of people use sugar substitutes all the time, even for cereal. I did, when I was really overweight and doing anything that could help me lose it. (Except stimulants.) The soda is my downfall, especially since the ones sweetened with aspartame taste like gross chemical soup to me. It's Splenda or sugar there, and now I guess it's just sugar. Which means less soda if I want to keep losing weight.
Why doesn't the universe give me choices I want ?