I actually received a response to my feedback . . . or actually I received a response to the feedback form being completed.
I had asked Lea & Perrins about their Worcestershire Sauce and explained that it has been a staple so long in my house that it was not something I had checked the ingredients on. Since I noticed it has High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in it I would be on the path of moving from Lea & Perrins to a Worcestershire Sauce without HFCS.
The response from the Heinz company told me that recently the media has brought to light HFCS and its “role in the U.S. diet”.
You see, they say U.S. Diet because a lot of companies don’t put HFCS in foods that are made for other markets. It is primarily the U.S. that is subjected to HFCS.
The response also stated that a lot of the articles attempted to link the consumption of HFCS to obesity.
Ok . . . . thanks for that information. But I still am wondering why they are telling me this. Do they automatically or defensively assume that the reason I don’t want to consume HFCS is because of “attempted links to obesity”?
Then they reminded me that excess calories without exercise is the reason for weight gain. They feel it is incorrect to focus on a specific food or ingredient when talking about obesity. Like the HFCS manufacturers the e-mail from Heinz said that “moderation” is the key.
The way I have chosen to moderate my intake of HFCS is by not consuming Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. Since HFCS is in so many foods, I have to eliminate as many as I can so that I can achieve this wonderful thing that manufacturers and users of HFCS call “moderation”.
Then the e-mail ended by telling me about the various Ketchup products they are coming out with. Including one without HFCS. (Because I asked about Ketchup?)
A lot of products have HFCS in them. I can only control what is purchased and brought in our home. When I go out to a restaurant, even if I order a salad, the dressing could have HFCS in it. The bread on my sandwich could have HFCS in it. The BBQ sauce, the ketchup, the mayonnaise, I don’t know, so I can only keep from purchasing products that I can read the ingredients of.
I do not eat a totally healthy diet, but I try to eat healthy. I am trying to really cut down on OVERLY processed foods. All of our food is processed, but I think it is the OVERLY processed, really chemically altered food, that is not very healthy. I know it is not easy, but I am going to do what I can and that is all that I can do.
I wanted to share that I did get a response, as odd as I thought the response was, I wanted to let you know that they responded.
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