DelMonte Fruit Cocktail in heavy syrup

[meldouglass]

DelMonte's fruit cocktain...and peaches...are both canned "in heavy syrup."  The label cites "corn syrup...and sugar."  Should this combo be avoided?  Should all "corn syrup" be avoided?

- Melvyn Douglass
  Houston, Texas

[niki]

hi melvyn...welcome to our boards and to the ldl program of eating...there are a lot of ways that manufacturers sneak sugars and unhealthy things in processed foods so you learn to be very wary........in the beginning,eat the sweetest fruit...i was on ldl for 3 months before i froze grapes and realized how delicious they are...beans help stabilize your blood sugars which contributes to the absence of cravings which for me is the highlight of eating this way..the absence of sugars,grains,nuts and seeds really restores a normal balance in our bodies..there are loads of recipes on the boards(especially for bean soups)...there's so much to enjoy..................niki   

[meldouglass]

Thanks, Mary...and Niki.  I was able to find a DelMonte can labeled "fruit cocktail in 100% real fruit juice from concentrate."

- Melvyn Douglass
  Houston, TX

[Rachel]

Hi Melvyn:  I go along 100% with what Niki said.
The Israeli Chic Pea soup is especially good and
is my new "comfort food".  Now I know why,
it is high in Tryptophan.  spelling that right?
Anyway, it makes you feel good.  Very calming and
relaxing.  The beans are a great sugar stabilizer
like Niki said.  I eat them a lot and really don't crave
anything anymore.  We wish you the best Melvyn.
Rachel
p.s. The chic peas are also high in magnesium, the
mineral that relaxes all your blood vessels and arteries
and calms you too.  You don't need nuts for magnesium
everyone - you have it all in chic peas.

[niki]

aha...put that chick pea back in the limelight where it belongs....i knew i liked them....nothing like knowing that something you really like is good for you....thanks rachel.....niki