Reading food labels: I learned my lesson...again!
#261361 - 05/03/06 02:46 PM
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lalala
Reged: 02/14/05
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All I wanted was one baby dill pickle.
I went to the grocery store today and picked up a small jar of Vlasic Baby Dills. I didn't bother reading the label because I've bought these before, and if I eat one or two with a meal they don't bother me. Well, when I got home I took one bite of the pickle and gagged. It was digustingly sweet and sour and had a very weird chemical taste. I spit out what I had chewed. I looked at the jar. Uh oh. "No sugar added" was stamped on the label. I turned it - and there was the "Splenda" logo. Yep, sucralose was listed on the ingredients list too.
How did I miss this?! But you know, I never thought a sugar substitute would be used in something like pickles. So I just got a gross reminder of why I shouldn't assume traditional food items or condiments are safe. And, now I know that Splenda tastes disgusting. IBS trigger aside - how can anyone eat that stuff?! UGH! My upper lip is still burning and I can't get the taste out of my mouth.
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Oh man! The places you find sucralose these days! Ew. I'm so sorry Maria - feel better soon!
I can really commiserate. The other day I was feeling the need for cookies, which I never really do, but I was at the grocery store looking at the Arrowroots. I looked over the ingredients and yup, totally safe. Then I glanced over to the no-name version, which was a lot cheaper, so I threw them in my cart. After eating a handful at home, I was feeling a little off, and I looked at the package - there was DAIRY in these ones! Not only that, but there was actually a little warning label saying something like "this product contains wheat and dairy etc..." D'oh!! I've been reading labels for dairy since forever. I can't believe I missed this! Ack. I definitely paid the price. But ah well... learned my lesson that's for sure!
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yep, I did that a couple weeks ago bought the wrong brand of cream of mushroom soup, man I felt horrible. Now I double check!
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I just did it last week with a jar of peanut butter. Picked up the cheaper brand, forgot to check label. Then I noticed it said 20% less fat than PEANUT BUTTER!! What the heck did I buy that said PEANUT BUTTER on the label? Peanut Butter spread! What the **** is that? It does have peanuts in it but a whole lot of other junk!!! In the trash....tasted nasty! 
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Oh, ick!
#261454 - 05/04/06 07:05 AM
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Sand
Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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I think when a product's ingredients change, the manufacturer should be required to put a flashing "We messed with a perfectly good product" warning sign on the label for at least a year. 
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