{"id":552,"date":"2009-06-24T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2009-06-24T10:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/log-cabin-syrup-no-more-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html"},"modified":"2009-06-24T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2009-06-24T10:25:38","slug":"log-cabin-syrup-no-more-high-fructose-corn-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/log-cabin-syrup-no-more-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html","title":{"rendered":"Log Cabin Syrup: No More High-Fructose Corn Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"log-cabin-bottle.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Exciting news from the processed food world!  Log Cabin Syrup<\/a>, the breakfast table staple since 1887, has announced it’s replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in its products with natural, “real” sugar. <\/p>\n

Log Cabin is not alone–Pepsi (in its Pepsi Throwback<\/a> product) and Snapple<\/a> have both said goodbye to the HFCS this year.  <\/p>\n

To review, what’s so bad about high-fructose corn syrup?  On one level, not much–the Snapple switch apparently only dropped 40 calories from a serving of iced tea.  But any Michael Pollan<\/a> reader will tell you that there are other costs to be paid for the cheap sweets that are found in corn-based fructose.<\/p>\n

I won’t re-hash all those arguments here, but I will mention two of the most compelling.  First, the use of high-fructose corn syrup in everything from bread to cookies to beverages means that we’re essentially eating the same product in different forms all day long.  That just can’t translate into a balanced diet.  Second, farmers are pressured by government subsidies to only grow corn (and soybean) products, which leads to a “monoculture” environment in which soil is manipulated into putting out more corn at the expense of supporting the diverse plant life that can help us be healthier, better-fed, and less likely to face the twin demons of obesity and diabetes.<\/p>\n

Enough stumping, though–back to food.  In celebration of its big announcement, Log Cabin posted a recipe that, though I’ll confess that living in New England I would use local syrup over the national brand, looks pretty darn good:<\/p>\n

Apple Pecan Baked Pancake<\/b><\/u>
(Serves 4)<\/p>\n

Ingredients:
1\/2 c. favorite pancake mix
2 tbsp. butter — (melted)
1 c. Granny Smith apple — (peeled and sliced)
1\/3 c. pecans — (chopped)
3 c. Log Cabin syrup
1\/2 tsp. cinnamon — (ground)<\/p>\n

Instructions:
Heat
\noven to 350 degrees. Prepare pancake mix according to package
\ndirections; and set aside. Pour melted butter in 9″ pie plate. Place
\napple slices in bottom of pie plate; sprinkle cinnamon and pecans and
\ndrizzle syrup over apples; carefully pour batter on top. Bake at 350
\ndegrees for 30-35 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
\nLoosen edges and invert onto serving plate. Cut in wedges and serve
\nwith warm maple syrup and\/or fresh apple butter. Serves 4 to 6.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

(image via: http:\/\/notsoaveragemama.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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