[Grovenet] What happened to Dairy Queen?

[chuck]

It's a shame really, as raw unprocessed cane sugar provides a rich 
source of natural vitamins and minerals.  But we have to process the 
heck out of it, stripping any nutritional value.  Something else I 
learned, white table sugar is filtered using 'bone char'.  Bone char is 
basically the charcoaled remains of animal bones.  It's what makes our 
sugar 'white'.  Both C&H and Domino use this process.  Sounds nasty to 
me.  Of course they say they import this 'char' from overseas and only 
use the bones of cows that died a natural death.............riiiiight.

And High Fructose Corn Syrup (which is in almost everything) is more 
than likely made from Genetically Modified Corn.  Thanks Monsanto.  
Another reason for me to avoid it.

Good alternatives are Stevia, Turbinado Sugar, Raw Sugar, and Agave 
Nectar.  They're not as easy to spot in the stores, but Freddys has a 
pretty good selection, as well as New Seasons.

chuck

Carol Morgan wrote:
>
> A teaspoon of cane sugar, though, certainly bears little resemblance 
> to most of the sweet products consumed.  Increasingly the form of 
> sugar being used is corn syrup, which is much more highly 
> concentrated, has a higher glycemic index, and some argue due to the 
> omnipresence of other corn products in everything we use, is causing 
> alergies and even toxicity in some people.
>
> And even in a normally functioning pancreatic system, the insulin 
> surges produced by such high quantities of sugar in one concentrated 
> form (very unlike the berries of our ancestors which are quite low in 
> sugar per ounce) have short and long term ill affects on the body.  
> Insulin is one of the most bioactive chemicals known, and one of its 
> primary purposes is to store fat.  Without it we couldn't do it.  That 
> is why childhood diabetics are usually quite thin.
>
> But secondary diabetics usually get that way after constantly 
> submitting their bodies to high insulin surges, resulting in an 
> aquired tolerance, much like to narcotics, along with the obesity that 
> this often causes.
>
> A teaspoon sounds so innocent, oh that we all stopped there....
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> *Received: *07:48 AM PST, 11/07/2007
> *From: *"Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>
> *To: *"'Forest Grove local interests list'" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [Grovenet] What happened to Dairy Queen?
>
>
> Sugar has a lot going for it. It's a form of quick energy, a lift that we
> enjoy. It's why healthy people crave fresh fruits, berries and other
> naturally sweetened foods. The sweetness is sugar.
>
> Calories? A teaspoon full - a HUGE amount to consume at a sitting - 
> has all
> of 25 (that's twenty-five) calories! Better yet, it's a food most of our
> bodies process easily. Only those whose systems has been injured by 
> disease
> or obesity can no longer tolerate it easily.
>
> Not all the dangerous drug dealers are standing on street corners. 
> Many of
> them are supplying the foods and drinks you can buy in the grocery store.
>
> Ron D'Eau Claire
>
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