The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[DogMa]

This is mainly for Nancy, or maybe another Health Advisor knows the answer. Why do some of the products contain high fructose corn syrup, and do you know if the company plans to change that? It's one of the reasons I'm leaning more toward the soups and other products and away from the sweeter products.

[LilMsTexas]

I don't know the answer to that question, but if you are concerned about it maybe you should check into the diabetic shakes. I am diabetic and that is what I drink...I hadn't noticed the high fructose corn syrup in the diabetic shakes (that doesn't mean it isn't there) but I do know that stuff is in the bars. The diabetic shakes taste EXACTLY like the regular ones.

Hope this helps....just might be an alternative.

[itsgonnaworkthistime]

Hey LilMis'
You didn't waste anytime following that request to change your avatar!!!

Weigh to go! it looks great!

Maura

[LuzInIt]

Why Christi, is that a new Avitar (sp?) I see. You look gorgeous!

[kassilou]

Sheesh. I couldn't figure out what the heck y'all were talking about, cuz I didn't see Christi's new avatar. Then I wised up and refreshed the page.

Nice pic, Christi! What a difference!!

[dlr2424]

Kassilou...... ......thanks for that tidbit...........I thought the others were just kidding with Christi being sarcastic about her really not putting a new avatar up.............until you mentioned refreshing the page........ .......I would have thought each time you sign in all new stuff would come up?...... ....guess not...............
donna....dlr2424

[Nancy]

LilMs ~ I DO love your new avatar, too! Isn't this fun?You are changing before our very eyes.

Dogma, thanks for your question.

As ar as I know, there are no immediate plans to change the ingredients or composition of the products. The high fructose is a simple sugar syrup. All ingredients used in the Medifast foods are listed on the label – FDA inspected facilities and foods require that nothing be omitted – that is really to our advantage so we can choose the products that we prefer - that is not so of other foods and products that we purchase at health food stores - there can be things in the products that are not listed.

High Fructose corn syrup is one of the ingredients used in the regular line of bars and is used as a binding agent to make the soy into a solid form (It is not used in the diabetic bars, which are of a slightly different consistency).

The American palate is accustomed to sugar and sweet things – it is a challenge to make products that are low in sugar and yet satisfy the acquired sweet sensations our taste buds want. That’s one of the reasons only one bar is permitted for the weight loss program.

The main non-nutritive sweetener used in the shakes and other Medifast products is acesulfame potassium.

[DogMa]

OK, thanks for the info, Nancy. I'm definitely trying to stick more with the soups and chili and avoid the sweeter products, for a multitude of reasons. The HCFS is just another reason for me - too much controversy over it right now.

Do you know if they're expanding the line with any more non-sweet items? It's been less than a week, and I'm already wishing for less pudding and shakes and bars and more chili-type things, although I'm not sure what they'd be.

[Nancy]

Robin,

TSFL is always working on things for us and we have super chemists. It is interesting to me about how so any people want sweet things and then there are others like you and me who prefer to avoid them as much as possible. I have a friend who puts Splenda in her chili, in the Creamy Tomato soup, in the Minestrone, and the shakes!

I had a really big sweet tooth before I began Medifasting - and I still like to have blackberry or marionberry pie and a big fat oatmeal cookie on occasion but I prefer the savory things. I have many non-diabetic clients who prefer the Crunchy Chocolate Diabetic Bars.

We are so blessed to have such a great variety of Medifast products from which to choose! If all there was available was oatmeal or a shake, I would gladly slurp it and enjoy every nutritious drop of it!

[Jan]

Hi Dogma
Try the minestrone Soup. I just checked the ingredients on the label and I only see a little fructose way down the label. Maybe that would be a good choice for you. I lkie it.
jan

[DogMa]

Thanks, Jan. I think right now I have ALL the soups except tomato, which doesn't agree with me (all tomato soups, not just this one; I limit the minestrone because of the tomato, too). My mainstays seem to be the soups, the chili and now the oatmeal (turned into "cookies"). And one bar a day because they're just so much more convenient (and because I like to chew, at least a few times a day; ha).