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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.
What the hell is HFCS and why would you put it in a fizzy drink instead of sweet delicious sugar?
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.
High fructose corn syrup.
It's cheaper, here.
edit...
That was to Jars, not Allyson, obvo.
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).
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 ?
Allyson, what did you wear the Wolfram & Hart shindig?
Plei, what about the Knudsen Spritzers? They don't have HFCS, I don't think. Those are mainly fruity, so maybe not up to your soda standards. Blue Sky makes a good root beer, I know, but I don't know what the difference between fructose corn sweetener and HFCS is, unless it's just a matter of sweetness.
or am I being overly helpful again?
Hopefully, the CAFTA treaty will bring the price of sugar down so that more companies will start using that in their products instead of HFCS.
HFCS=high fructose corn syrup.
What does it taste of?
Also, Allyson, are the business suit jackets the kind of thing you could wear with a pair of tightish three quarter length jeans and some spangly flats? And a spangly top under the jacket to match the shoes, maybe?