Archive for October 2010
Does Your Ice Cream Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?
October 30, 2010 | Author admin
The Gum Freakout
My mom’s a little freaked out about all the gum in her ice cream. I told her to get the Breyers All Natural and she should be fine. No, she said, it’s got gum. WHAT? How did I not notice that? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Weird Ingredients | 
Tags: all natural, Breyers, Guar Gum, gums, ice cream, Locust Bean Gum, Tara Gum, Xantham Gum | 
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Excuse Me Sir, But There Seems to be Grape Juice in my Strawberry Jam
October 10, 2010 | Author admin
I LOVE strawberry jam on my English Muffin for breakfast every morning (yes EVERY morning, – this is a strange phenomenon that apparently occurs as you get older.) In an attempt at being slightly healthier, I’ve been using ones that are “spreadable fruit” including Smucker’s Simply Fruit, Dickinson’s Purely Fruit Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Weird Ingredients | Tags: Dickinsons, fruit pectin, jam, organic, Smuckers, strawberry jam, Trader Joes | Comments Closed
The Case of the Disappearing Splenda Label
October 10, 2010 | Author admin
OK – I admit I drink this even though it has Splenda in it; the Splenda aftertaste? Still not used to it. But the Energy part of OceanSpray’s Cranergy drink – love it. I was actually disturbed though when I bought the drink the first time, tasted the aftertaste and thought, this HAS to be diet and looked at the Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, Labeling Trickery | Tags: energy drinks, OceanSpray, OceanSpray Cranergy, Splenda | 2 Comments »
