Lawsuit we did not hear about; for $350 million against NutraSweet and the American Diabetics Assocation.

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Class action lawsuit we did not hear about; was filed for $350 million against NutraSweet and the American Diabetics Assocation." Info on the bottom of this email_______________________________Thursday, April 24, 2008French Fry Ingredients McDonald's French Fries:"Potatoes, vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor (wheat and milk derivatives)**, citric acid (preservative), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color), dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent)), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil ((may contain one of the following: Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness), dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent). **CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK (Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.)"http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.htmlWendy's French Fries:"Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: soy, canola, cottonseed, partially hydrogenated soy and/or cottonseed), Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (color protector), Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Dextrose. Cooked in Vegetable Oil. Note: may be cooked in the same oil as Fish Fillets and French Toast Sticks (where available), Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Crispy Chicken Patty. Seasoned with Salt."http://www.wendys.com/food/Nutrition.jspBurger King French Fries:Potatoes, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Potato Dextrin, Salt, Leavening (Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate added to preserve natural color.http://www.bk.com/#menu=3,3,-1Carl's Jr. French Fries:Potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to promotecolor retention), dextrose. http://www.carlsjr.com/nutrition/Dairy QueenI could not actually find an ingredients list for their french fries. They list nutritional facts, but not ingredients. However, I read something on their main web page that I think is especially funny, "The dietitians at International Dairy Queen, Inc. are registered with the American Dietetic Association. They are available to answer your questions regarding any of DQ's delicious products." I didn't know that fast food restaurants had dietitians!http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/eats-and-treats/ By definition, a dietitian is, "According to the US Department of Labor, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, one who applies the principles of nutrition to the feeding of individuals and groups; plans menus and special diets; supervises the preparation and serving of meals; instructs in the principles of nutrition as applied to selection of foods." I always thought a dietitian meant someone who promoted the healthiest food options. Boy, was I wrong! Posted by My Year Without at 8:52 AM 0 comments Labels: Dextrose, French Fries, Ingredients, Sugar Facts French Fries, Anyone? Last night I ate pub food. I ordered a seared ahi steak and green salad with delicious purple onions and crisp cucumbers. My dinner was incredible and I felt satisfied and alert afterwards! I ordered french fries for an appetizer, but all of the dipping sauces had sugar in the ingredients! (Ketchup, Terminator Mustard, A-1 Sauce-corn syrup) After looking at these bottles of sugary dips, I ate my fries with a little bit of vinegar. If you like vinegar, this is a really excellent treat. If you don't like vinegar, like our server, then this is very stinky and will make you speak your mind!Speaking of french fries, there is a rumor that McDonald's uses sugar to coat their french fries. The other rumor that I heard more recently is that they "lace" their straws with sugar. This seems like a silly rumor because what is the point since most straws will be plunged into a sugary drink anyway? I actually visited a McDonald's to ask about french fry ingredients, but that list was not available. However, McDonald's has an ingredients list of all of their foods online and here is what I found: Their french fries contain a lot of horrible ingredients (they are not just potatoes and vegetable oil like we would like to think):hydrogenated oils,partially hydrogenated oils,dextrose-"commercially the term ‘glucose’ is often used to mean corn syrup (a mixture of glucose with other sugars and dextrins) and pure glucose is called dextrose."-Wikipedia (This means a form of sugar is added to the fries!)TBHQ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butylhydroquinone)and other ingredients that you can look at:(http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html)I could not find an ingredients list for straws. As gross as I believe McDonald's food is, I think it is awesome that they provide a list of ingredients. I've often wondered what would happen to the restaurant industry if all restaurants were required to post all ingredients either on their menu, or in their front window next to their hours. Posted by My Year Without at 8:15 AM 1 comments Labels: Corn Syrup, Dextrose, French Fries, Ingredients, Sugar Monday, April 21, 2008Sugar Addiction The first seven minutes of this video is about sugar and it is fantastic. My blog is not about a vegan or vegetarian diet, so if you watch more than seven minutes of the video, please note that I have only posted this for the relevant information in the first section. Enjoy!