08.31.04

"Did you know that there are over ten teaspoons of sugar in that can of soda?"

Paul Newmans Pasta Sauce Ingredients: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Diced Tomatoes, Corn Syrup, Salt, Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Spices, Onion, Garlic, Citric Acid

Paul, man, that is just embarrassing.

Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts Ingredients: Peanuts, Salt, Sugar, Cornstarch, Monosodium Glutamate Flavor Enhancer, Gelatin, Corn Syrup Solids, Paprika, Other Spices, Dried Yeast, Onion Powders, Garlic Powders, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Natural Flavor

Wait a minute - you put corn syrup - on my peanuts! In God's name, why?

Yoplait Go-Gurt Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Milk, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Kosher Gelatin, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potassium Sorbate (To Maintain Freshness), Carrageenan, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Colored With Carmine.

You think sodas are making kids fat? Guess how many of these sugar tubes get downed every single day during school lunch?

Michael Pollan on high fructose corn syrup.

Awash in corn syrup: The Chart.