Understanding Kung Fu for life, health and self defense
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Don't give me a neck twist for asking this question (please!) but I have been wondering a lot about the grain syrups like barley malt and rice syrup and wondered how they can possibly be healthier than corn syrup? I am curious to know what processing they have to go through to extract the sugar from them and if it's any different than the process used for corn. I wanted to use a rice syrup to make home made "energy" bars for Max but wondered if I would be getting ahead at all by using them. I used honey for one recipe but although Max really likes honey (and we always use raw) it gave the bars too strong of a flavor. He was eating some organic cereal bars for a while that used rice syrup- but then no one I know knows much about rice syrup and why it might be better than cane sugar.
If you've got some information or some thoughts on this I would really appreciate knowing them.
Incidentally, that recipe sounds really good!
I've heard most of my life how refined and processed foods are bad for your health, certainly with greater frequency since I started taking classes at the school, but as I normally enjoy a pretty balanced diet, I've never before had the opportunity to experience how bad they can be for your body. Until recently, that is. The one thing I really don't like about study abroad is that I'm no longer in control of what I get to feed my body. The school packed the international students sack-lunches for the day we travelled back from the amazon; normally, the lunches are at least decent, they have some fresh fruit and a water bottle and I can deal, but this last one was awful. It consisted of a pack of oreos, a pack of "fiesta limon" cookies (think vanilla oreos with lime frosting), a roll of ritz crackers, two PB&J sandwiches on white bread, and a capri sun, and it was all that we had for the 12-hour long trip back to Quito. I've never felt so sick in my life. When I got back to my homestay my parents had already eaten, so I just foraged in the kitchen for every green, leafy thing I could get my hands on. If I never eat another cookie again, it'll be too soon.
Wow. Did you have people dropping right and left? I am so jealous about your time in Ecuador. What was the Amazon like? I was never able to make it there in my visits to Quito.
Claire Steele said:I've heard most of my life how refined and processed foods are bad for your health, certainly with greater frequency since I started taking classes at the school, but as I normally enjoy a pretty balanced diet, I've never before had the opportunity to experience how bad they can be for your body. Until recently, that is. The one thing I really don't like about study abroad is that I'm no longer in control of what I get to feed my body. The school packed the international students sack-lunches for the day we travelled back from the amazon; normally, the lunches are at least decent, they have some fresh fruit and a water bottle and I can deal, but this last one was awful. It consisted of a pack of oreos, a pack of "fiesta limon" cookies (think vanilla oreos with lime frosting), a roll of ritz crackers, two PB&J sandwiches on white bread, and a capri sun, and it was all that we had for the 12-hour long trip back to Quito. I've never felt so sick in my life. When I got back to my homestay my parents had already eaten, so I just foraged in the kitchen for every green, leafy thing I could get my hands on. If I never eat another cookie again, it'll be too soon.
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