Give up Corn Syrup for Lent!

Step 7: Now you try it!

So what about you?

Are you up to the challenge? It means eating BETTER than you would. Feeling better than you would. It CAN be a challenge, as the industrial food system tries to CRAM us full of corn syrup. It has so much corn, it doesn't even know what else to do with it!

Just remember:
Learn to cook
Organics are your friends
You won't need as many trash bags
Your compost pile will be bigger
And you might, you just might, accidentally eat vegan.

And that's just what I found out. But what will YOU discover? That's for you to find out when YOU give up corn syrup!

Best of luck on your journey!
Questions? Comments? Leave them below!

(For more on my original No More Corn Syrup experiment, I have a few blog entries on it at my OLD blog in March 2009. For anything new this year, I'll post about it over at http://ecoprojecteer.net/

Comments

[CoffeeWoman]

If you're trying to keep tabs on organic produce pricing, try hitting your local farmers' markets, should you have any available. I live very close to PA Dutch country, so most of the markets have pre-made items at the stands (i.e. homemade chicken pot pie, mac-n-cheese, souse, etc.). These are great because 1) they made it and can tell you what's in it (like those restaurants mentioned in the 'ible) 2) it's fresher than those leftovers throwing a block party in the back of your fridge and 3) no scary chemicals or hfcs. Also, they often have homemade sauces, jellies, fruit juices and other items (that are usually loaded with hfcs) that are made with real sugar or, even better, stevia.

Seriously - even check your meats. If you bought sausage, or even some brands of bacon, there's hfcs in there!!!

[squishysim]

I have to ask, did you notes a different in cost due to the food you where buying? Was it more or less then you usually spend on food?

[bennelson]

Great question!
I didn't specifically track food costs. However, I have a feeling that it was a wash.

In general organics cost more than typical commercial food, but you also use LESS of them, and appreciate them more. I'm not kidding. I go sparingly with my organic blueberry jam. It comes in a smaller jar and costs more, but it's SO good that only a small amount is plenty.

Cooking yourself generally SAVES money. A good loaf of bread from the store might cost $3-4. That much money in flour can bake several loafs easily.

In general, we went to restaurants less, which saves money as well.

[seaottersonia]

This is one of the best instructables I've ever read! I watched the King Corn movie as well and it is really a great movie. I love the end where they're playing baseball in their acre. It's a really cool idea. Thanks for sharing!