What does "in moderation" mean to you?
I'm currently polling the members from my Facebook fan page, The HFCS-FREE Challenge, asking them what "in moderation" means to them. I will fill in the summary of their replies in a few days. But for starters, this is what it means to me: If you're reading labels and purchasing things that have no HFCS in them but every blue moon or so you drink a soda or have a piece of candy that has HFCS on the label then that would be considered "in moderation".
The reason for this post is that there are some bloggers being paid to promote that HFCS "is "harmless in moderation and not any more damaging to health than say, cane sugar or honey" in exchange for a FIFTY dollar gift card as per this recent article under Green Parenting by Harrison Patch.
I know my blog is small and probably only read a few times a month but if they asked me, I would have definitely said no.
Plus with them trying to change the nomenclature from High Fructose Corn Syrup to Corn Sugar .. if it's "healthy" then why the proposed name change? Why the need to pay someone (mom bloggers) to claim that it's no different than honey? How can we eat it in moderation if HFCS is found in nearly 90% of all processed foods?
So back to the topic at hand... My followers - what does "in moderation" mean to you?
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