Jan 26 2009
what’s in your food?
I’m sad. I looked at the ingredients list of my favorite blueberry scones (from Panera Bread), and they contain high fructose corn syrup, which means I can’t eat them anymore. Now, scones are not particularly difficult to make, but I did enjoy stopped for a scone every now and then.
Since my discovery, I’ve been thinking about whipping up a batch of scones. Instead of baking them all off this time, I’ll roll out the dough, cut the scones, and then freeze them. Freshly baked scones are the best, and it really only takes a little longer to bake frozen dough.
AND, now I know exactly what is going into my scones, and how much of it. I mean, the Panera scones had both sugar and high fructose corn syrup. I use about 2 tablespoons of sugar in the entire batch when I make them, so why do they need to use multiple types of sweeteners?
It’s really getting difficult to make any food choices, regardless of where you make your purchases. Unless you know the farmer who is growing or raising the food, it’s really tough to know what you’re getting.
It’s all rather depressing. I can’t help but wonder how much longer we are going to live like this. With the economy in the state that it’s in, many people struggle to purchase any food, let alone be in a position where they can search out healthy food.
