I took Arlan in for his 6 month shots this morning. He was SUCH a trooper - not even a squawk for the first needle, and only about 15 seconds of tears with the second. I opted out of the flu shot for him, for a few reasons: he would need a booster in 1 month to be fully protected, and by then we are less than 6 weeks away from the 'end' of flu season; plus the rest of us are vaccinated already so we are less likely to bring it home to him; and since I'm still breastfeeding he still gets protection from me as well. So only 2 needles for him today, and no more until he's 1 YAY!
How does Arlan measure up? He's 18 pounds, 10 ounces (gained 1 lb, 3 oz in past 4 weeks -- that's almost 5 oz a week!) and 27" tall (same as last month). That puts him at 75th percentile for height, 50th for weight. He's a chunky monkey, but would be even moreso if he wasn't so 'tall' :-) The solids are serving him well I guess.
All other areas he's fine. Head shape is fine, she couldn't check his hips (like the doc couldn't) as he kept pushing back on her. There's no sleeping issues, no feeding issues, all's well with the little smiler -- just what I like.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
I've been reading labels, and have noticed that we don't list hfcs here in Canada, but rather glucose/fructose, which according to the below ag canada link is the "generic term used for high fructose corn syrup". crappy - here I was thinking we're doing 'better' in Canada!!
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:DQD0ZFf8YFMJ:www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do%3Fid%3D1172167862291%26lang%3De+canadian+soda+HFCS+glucose-fructose&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca
so, based on this fact (which I've confirmed by continuing me search and more sources state that hfcs is glucose-fructose in Canada), it IS in everything (well, maybe not quite, but close!). And to think, it's not even used in many countries in the world (EU, Asia, NZ....).
So if you would like to sign an on-line petition asking the gov't to ban the use of hfcs, click here. I doubt it's use will diminish any other way, given the economic advantages to using this cheap sweetener, and our penchant for sweet (not to mention convenient). *sigh*
http://www.petitiononline.com/banhfcgf/petition.html
Ok, I think I might be done my rant. I'm going to make supper ... hfcs free!
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:DQD0ZFf8YFMJ:www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do%3Fid%3D1172167862291%26lang%3De+canadian+soda+HFCS+glucose-fructose&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca
so, based on this fact (which I've confirmed by continuing me search and more sources state that hfcs is glucose-fructose in Canada), it IS in everything (well, maybe not quite, but close!). And to think, it's not even used in many countries in the world (EU, Asia, NZ....).
So if you would like to sign an on-line petition asking the gov't to ban the use of hfcs, click here. I doubt it's use will diminish any other way, given the economic advantages to using this cheap sweetener, and our penchant for sweet (not to mention convenient). *sigh*
http://www.petitiononline.com/banhfcgf/petition.html
Ok, I think I might be done my rant. I'm going to make supper ... hfcs free!
High Fructose Corn Syrup
This is something we've been hearing about for years, but again it's made the news.
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health-fitness/articles/diet/greenliving/healthnutrition--corn_is_making_us_fat
Now - some of this is a bit over the top (it always is), corn itself doesn't make you fat. But most products containing high fructose corn syrup (hfcs) are 'convenience' foods that tend to be considerably less healthy food choices than say -- making something from scratch, or buying more 'natural' or 'pure' products (I use quotation marks there because there's definitely some issues with products labelled as 'natural' or 'organic' or 'pure' not being as natural or organic or as pure as they may lead you to believe ... but that's a different day).
But in this article there's a link to a list of foods containing hfcs --
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/06/09/foods_and_products_containing_high_fruct
-- it's far from an exhaustive list, but it'll get you thinking about checking your own labels. These products are US ... and I checked a couple of things that I thought would for sure contain it but didn't (Yop by Yoplait, for example). But it's a starting point - and maybe it'll get us checking some labels? A friend asked me yesterday what my New Years Resolution is ... today I know what it is. Reducing (I doubt I'll completely eliminate) products with hfcs in my house.
Anyways ... this is just info ... thought I'd share. Since it has to do with the health of my boys, I thought it'd be ok to share on the blog ;-)
Editted to add: here's another article from CBC in Nov.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/19/f-fructosecornsyrup.html
I'm just trying to find a comprehensive list of what it's called in our ingredient lists, so we don't get fooled by terms like "liquid sugar". When I find that, I'll post it too.
Ahhh ... here it is - in the first paragraph of this 'report':
http://www.wellnesstips.ca/high%20fructose%20corn%20syrup.htm
Mom - you'll be interested to find that 'agave syrup' is a term for hfcs!!
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health-fitness/articles/diet/greenliving/healthnutrition--corn_is_making_us_fat
Now - some of this is a bit over the top (it always is), corn itself doesn't make you fat. But most products containing high fructose corn syrup (hfcs) are 'convenience' foods that tend to be considerably less healthy food choices than say -- making something from scratch, or buying more 'natural' or 'pure' products (I use quotation marks there because there's definitely some issues with products labelled as 'natural' or 'organic' or 'pure' not being as natural or organic or as pure as they may lead you to believe ... but that's a different day).
But in this article there's a link to a list of foods containing hfcs --
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/06/09/foods_and_products_containing_high_fruct
-- it's far from an exhaustive list, but it'll get you thinking about checking your own labels. These products are US ... and I checked a couple of things that I thought would for sure contain it but didn't (Yop by Yoplait, for example). But it's a starting point - and maybe it'll get us checking some labels? A friend asked me yesterday what my New Years Resolution is ... today I know what it is. Reducing (I doubt I'll completely eliminate) products with hfcs in my house.
Anyways ... this is just info ... thought I'd share. Since it has to do with the health of my boys, I thought it'd be ok to share on the blog ;-)
Editted to add: here's another article from CBC in Nov.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/19/f-fructosecornsyrup.html
I'm just trying to find a comprehensive list of what it's called in our ingredient lists, so we don't get fooled by terms like "liquid sugar". When I find that, I'll post it too.
Ahhh ... here it is - in the first paragraph of this 'report':
http://www.wellnesstips.ca/high%20fructose%20corn%20syrup.htm
Mom - you'll be interested to find that 'agave syrup' is a term for hfcs!!
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