PoulC's Journal, 05 December 2016

... This just in from National Public Radio:

Nestle Says It's Found A Way To Reduce Sugar In Chocolate By 40 Percent

Quote:
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/04/504322104/nestle-says-its-found-a-way-to-reduce-sugar-in-chocolate-by-40-percent?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=food


I hope I pasted the link correctly.

Diet Calendar Entry for 05 December 2016:
1834 kcal Fat: 122.10g | Prot: 96.37g | Carb: 100.13g.   Breakfast: Beef Tenderloin (Lean Only, Trimmed to 1/8" Fat, Select Grade), Sugar in the Raw Stevia in the Raw, Butter, Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Coffee. Lunch: Jalapeno Sausage Poppers, Skinless Chicken Breast, Kroger Pepperoncini, Feta Cheese, Regina Fine Red Wine Vinegar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sweet Red Peppers, Sweet Onions, Cucumber (Peeled), Avocados, Cilantro, Fresh Lime Juice. Dinner: Kraft Tartar Sauce, Butter (Salted), Sweet Potato, Carrots, Butternut Winter Squash, Green String Beans, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Wegmans Wild Caught Haddock, Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, Egg, Priano Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese, Kikkoman Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs. Snacks/Other: Choceur Dark Chocolate, Macadamia Nuts. more...

5 Supporters    Support   

Comments 
Hmmmm? I don't know about this. I'll just stick to my Belgian Dark Chocolate. Then it says something about stocking up on the Kit Kats, Baby Ruths, Crunch and Butterfingers before this takes affect. LOL! Right! Will do...not. 
05 Dec 16 by member: Arabella66
Hmmm - so they genetically modified or engineered the sugar. Did you know that there is no testing done on such products to ensure they are safe to eat? Be afraid, be very afraid to eat these candies.  
05 Dec 16 by member: trackin64
I have a physics and engineering degree so maybe I'm not as paranoid as much of the public regarding genetic modification and such. After all nature has been genetically modifying itself for millions of years, right? I appreciate your concern and I don't blindly trust the huge companies or even small biotech groups behind these technologies. I cannot buy that all GMOs are bad or bad for you.  
05 Dec 16 by member: PoulC
Make the chocolate less sweet like they do in other parts of the world! 
05 Dec 16 by member: Aussie Elise
@Aussie Elise.....Exactly. Why manipulate it? It's not sweetened up with tons of sugar here. Even the milk chocolate here isn't super sweet. @PoulC...I bet Nestlé isn't manipulating anything for the Swiss. Sounds like they are targeting the American market or whoever will accept this nonsense/garbage. Natural genetic modification isn't the same as laboratory genetic modification. As an Oncology nurse we are seeing more and more Cancers; types that were once considered rare and types that were seen more in older adults, but now we are seeing in younger adults. I've always wondered if these GMOs play a part in this. Maybe it depends on what GMO is being ingested and the amount? Not sure. They are banned here, so I am happy about that. I am all for this in regards to medical research, but for food consumption......I am not so sure.  
06 Dec 16 by member: Arabella66
Well it looks like we should have a good case study in a few years regarding non-GMO (EU) and GMO (US) populations and the relative diferences in cancer rates or other diseases. Although, I'm pretty sure the average American, in general is less healthy due to other diet factors and activity levels than the average European. On a lighter note, I don't like really sweet chocolate either. I was in Aldis last night getting some holsome fruit and veggies and I walked by the chocolate section. There was several kinds of European chocolates and they were so inexpensive compared to Publix (not that even they have these kinds), like 1/2 to 1/3 the price. I looked for Belgian but they had none. I found Austrian Choceur Dark. I swear it was the best chocolate I have ever had. I had Judy try it who doesn't care too much for dark (because it's not as creamy as other chocolates). She said the same thing. She is an expert as she survives on a diet of air, fruit and chocolate. It is good to broaden ones horizons. 
06 Dec 16 by member: PoulC
Indeed, we've been fed the hype that if you mistrust GMO foods you are somehow ignorant or non-scientific. However, the IAASTD, a study made by 400 experts from 80 countries sponsored by the World Bank and 4 United Nations agencies and conducted over 4 years concluded that GM crops were not essential for solving world hunger, did not consistently produce greater yields and there were continuing concerns about the safety. In chapter 4 of the book "Altered Genes, Twisted Truth" there is a description of how foreign genes are inserted into the hosts and it is absolutely nothing like conventional cross-breeding of plants. Plants resist this process so they have to shoot the foreign genes into the host at a velocity present in nature in order to get them inserted. And that's only one of many manipulations that take place. P.S. Not all scientists are on board with this wholescale adoption of GM foods, including many scientists at the FDA at the point when the FDA made the decision to allow GM foods to bypass testing and be designated GRAS (generally recognized as safe). At that time Ronald Reagan had been elected president and the political atmosphere was anti-government regulation. The higher ups in the FDA likely saw they would lose their jobs if they did not toe the party line. 
06 Dec 16 by member: trackin64
typo: "shoot the foreign genes into the host at a velocity NOT present in nature," as in from a gun.  
06 Dec 16 by member: trackin64
I am not an expert on the subject of GMO by any means. I mearly have an open mind to the subject. Do I think Monsanto is an evil, greedy, way to powerful corporation that may be playing fast and loose with the health and safety of the general population? Absolutely yes. However, I do think (with absolutely no scientific basis) that GMO could be good. That's right. I'm fessing up that I'm the ignorant one here...  
06 Dec 16 by member: PoulC
Neither am I an expert! I have read the book mentioned above and it's interesting to see how the GM issue is more political than scientific. The public has unknowingly become a giant experiment and even the etiological studies may not truly reveal whether GM foods are safe or not.  
06 Dec 16 by member: trackin64
seems like before the healthy lifestyle came about didnt matter about adding this or that..now that more people are changing habits an doing ther best to stay healthier the food industry has to come up with changing there formulas to stay ahead of the money from the healthy lifestyle ...its all about what the food industry has to do to keep the money flowing in.. 
06 Dec 16 by member: wannabhealthier
Any chocolate that states "made with European ingredients" or "made in Switzerland" or "made in Belgium" is probably going to be a winner. It's a win-win IF it is also DARK chocolate. I don't eat it everyday, but hubby does. He has a small piece everyday and swears by it.....well, that, honey and bananas daily. ZERO health issues and 58 years old. If you get your hands on a piece of Belgian chocolate you will like it as much as that Austrian chocolate and probably will have a hard time eating any other chocolate. I always hated chocolate as a kid and a young adult because it never tasted good to me. I tried one piece of European chocolate and it was like where have you been all my life. LOL!  
06 Dec 16 by member: Arabella66
I found that US chocolate is the sweetest and often has a slightly, gritty, greasy texture. Chocolate made other places generally has a higher dairy content and less sugar. I am not so fond of US chocolate. I like a creamy Belgian or less sweet dark like we have mentioned here. Even Australian or British (like Cadbury) or Italian (like Ferrero) are less sweet and quite good. Here Lindt (Swiss) is very popular. 
07 Dec 16 by member: Aussie Elise

     
 

Submit a Comment


You must  sign in to submit a comment
 

Other Related Links

Members



PoulC's weight history


Get the app
    
© 2024 FatSecret. All rights reserved.