I experienced something that made me sad. We had a potluck lunch for Gabriel's soccer team. The drinks provided were a good brand - Hawaiian Sun. They've recently gone back to all natural ingredients.


When I saw one of the mom's pull one out (the mom who brought them coincidentally) I said "Oh, that's a good brand - it doesn't have any stuff in it." She seemed to know what I was talking about 'cause she said "They use cane sugar instead of corn syrup." I was pleased to hear this - another informed mom, how nice. And then she said "I guess corn syrup's not that bad. It comes from corn." It was like I was watching a live version of one of those misleading commercials.
Here they are in case you're not sure what I'm talking about:

     

"I guess it's not that bad. It's made from corn." (insert "Psycho" music here). I immediately started saying "Yes, it is. It blocks leptin which is what-" and then the kids did something that took her attention away from me. And I never could quite get it back. I was unable to tell her the truth. That made me sad.
So the rest of the day I kept hearing her, and the commercials, in my head. You know like a movie montage - not that bad..that bad..that bad..made from corn...from corn..from corn... and I just kept thinking that if I had the money, I'd make my own TRUTH commercials and buy the time slot right after those. I love the TRUTH commercials for smoking. I so wish they'd make the HFCS versions. I just need to hurry up and win the lottery already.....

So while I was looking for the Corn Refiner's commercial, I found that I was not the only one with the spoof idea. There are many many people's reactions to that blatant propaganda.

Here is my favorite:

  
If only it were on national television.