Balance of Food

I'm not proud of what I'm about to say, but in the realm of finding the balance of food, the truth is beyond essential. As you may know, I have been striving to eliminate high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from my diet. I drink no regular American-made soft drinks. I buy alternative ketchup. My last hurdles were hamburger buns and hot dog buns. Virtually every single brand has HFCS. I solved the hamburger buns issue by resorting to rolls from the grocery store bakery: they don't use HFCS. Hot dog buns are a different problem. No small bakery can match the consistency and texture of hot dog buns. The one brand, Natural Harvest, I have tracked down that doesn't have HFCS, is hard to find in the stores. Even when I can find it, they don't last as well. So I broke down and bought mainstream hot dog buns. I have tried really hard to be as good as possible. I have to hope the bit of HFCS I may be consuming won't do much damage. Finding products w/o HFCS is getting a little easier. But if you are like me, or you are someone with a corn allergy, grocery store shopping is frustrating and exhausting. In the land of the free, it would be nice to have a decent choice, and not be forced to eat products that are not healthy for us.