High Fructose Corn Syrup
Written by Rusty on August 14th, 2008 | Published in Nutrition | 228 Comments
Everyone craves the tastiest, deli-cious food that they can get; and, of course, a lot of people want healthy food too. I can tell you that the purest food almost always tastes the best. Trust me, we have a R&D kitchen and we taste different versions of the same dish all the time. These are some of the reasons that got us to ban artificial trans-fats and MSG.
For more than a year, we have been looking into High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) for the same reasons. Today we are a few items away from victory. One obstacle is the soda fountain. Before we move further, we want your opinion.
Loading …Thanks for your help!
Rusty
August 19th, 2008 at 10:19 am (#)
As someone that is allergic to HFCS, I think it’s great that you’re looking at this. I always drink diet sodas, which aren’t necessarily any better. But I love Hansen’s Sodas which are cane sugar based.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:22 pm (#)
I am so excited that you are considering this! My son is allergic to corn, which includes all corn products, so this is an issue near and dear to my heart.
If there were cane sugar options, that would be fantastic! Go Jason’s Deli! It gives me such confidence in your restaurant!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:27 pm (#)
I was very disappointed today when I had lunch at the Jason’s in my town (Norman, OK) and I found that all of the drinks in the fountain were HFCS sodas. Hopefully they will get cane versions soon.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:19 pm (#)
Hello, actually corn syrup, anything ending in “ose” is horrible for us anyway. I am actually “insulin resistant” and can’t have any of it. I usually end up drinking tea or water.
If “cane sugar” (pure) breaks down slower in the body it may be a great option for your customers…..
August 21st, 2008 at 1:21 pm (#)
I have a complaint / concern. I eat at Jason’s Deli about 3 times a week. I don’t like eating those plain, greasy potato chips. I would rather have your new, healthier, blue corn, organic chips. They always want to charge me extra to have the HEALTHIER chips with my sandwich (which comes with chips anyway). I wish there was something you could do about this…..you are promoting health, so allow customers to have the HEALTHY option on their chips without being penalized for it……
Sincerely,
P.
August 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm (#)
We live past Riverside, CA, but make a trip to Los Angeles every few years just to stock up on cane sugar soda at Galpin’s. Nothing beats the taste! I just discovered at my local grocer a brand that has several varieties of cane soda, so I picked some up. I think it would be great to have it as an option at my local deli!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:06 pm (#)
This rocks! We are regulars at Jason’s & one of the reasons is because they keep getting more & more natural foods & preparation - it has been noticed.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:17 pm (#)
Thank you for daring to be different!! I rarely eat out for this very reason. My son has problems with attention and focusing so I try to eliminate artificial ingredients from his diet. Now I can be confident in knowing we are eating healthy food that’s also delicious!!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:21 pm (#)
Glad to hear the news about HFCS. Unfortunately, I can’t have most of the things you have except salad, since I live a low-carb lifestyle. I would like to see you offer a choice of diet sodas instead of just offering the ones which contain aspartame. I know sucralose is not much better, but it would be nice to have a choice. Thx!
October 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm (#)
Jasons Deli has become my MOST FAVORITE
eating establishment since the reduction of “Souper Salad” restaurants. I didn’t know, at that time that Jason’s was a HEALTHY FOODS restaurant…or would have tried them several years ago….Healthy doesn’t have to be tasteless and Jason’s Deli knows THAT! Food itself is TASTY when all the chemicals are taken away…but America has gotten used to the taste of CHEMICALS and calls it GOOD TASTING FOOD! Thanks for looking out for America’s Health!!! Anything you can do toward more healthy foods and drinks is a vote from ME! Thanks Jason’s Deli!!! Charlotte appreciates you!!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:12 pm (#)
I applaud Jason’s Deli for taking a stand and getting rid of some of the worst ingredients ever invented!! It is so nice take my kids out to eat at a restaurant where I don’t have to worry about the quality of the food! Jason’s rocks! I would like to see Jason’s work on eliminating artificial colors and preservatives from the food as well (just in case you haven’t already). Keep up the good work!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:20 pm (#)
After viewing your video on HFCS, I am now even more excited about going to Jason’s Deli. I think it is awesome that you have taken the initiative to remove all of that STUFF from your foods and are working on getting rid of the HFCS in your drinks! By seeing what you all are doing, I am now more inclined to eat at your restaurants and recommend you to family and friends! Thank you.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:44 pm (#)
Rusty,
I’m not a guy who advocates eating sugar, but I am of the same mind as you in that we need to get back to eating more natural wholesome foods. HFCS is the epitome of all things unnatural and I’m so glad to see you moving your company away from it.
Hopefully we’ll get a Jason’s Deli in the Northeast sometime soon, but until then I’ll have to wait until I vacation next to try to get in.
Thanks for leading what I hope is the beginning of an industry-wide change.
Cheers,
Alex
Low Carb New England
October 28th, 2008 at 9:30 pm (#)
Some of the changes are great. It’s nice to have more healthful alternatives. I do have one complaint about the blue corn tortilla chips - the taste and texture are awful. An alternative should be offered for the taco salads.
October 28th, 2008 at 10:55 pm (#)
I applaud “Jason’s Deli” on cutting the HFCS! I search the grocery stores for products without it on a daily basis.
I remember the early days at “Gateway Shopping Center” in Beaumont, Texas–going to eat dinner at “Jason’s” after shopping for shoes was such a special treat! I’ve lived in many places over the years and can always feel like I’m home when I can find a “Jason’s Deli” and on special occassions order a muffalatta : - )
I still remember Mr. Tortorice taking such good care of all the customers.
Thank you for the good food and good service over the years.
Terri
McKinney, TX
October 29th, 2008 at 4:40 am (#)
this is great news. I am so happy to hear it as it so hard to find food or drinks without HFCS.
You all need to open in FLorida so i can becmoe a regular customer.
Thank you for keepinig your mission and challengin the other guys. Coke and Pepsi need to learn to change to sugar too!
Keep up the good work.
Happy Days
October 29th, 2008 at 8:44 am (#)
May God bless Jason’s Deli and their commitment to being a healthy place to eat. I am trying to loose weight and have learned that one of the hardest things to get control of is the amount of sugar that I have found out is “hidden” in everything. Some call it “High Fructose Corn Syrup”, but it is still sugar and it still adds fat and calories. Thank you Jason’s for recognizing that and helping us eat healthier.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:27 am (#)
I was diagnosed with fructose intolerance three years ago. With my own testing, I was able to determine that it’s actually HFCS that made me sick. You are to be commended for getting rid of it. Contrary to what the big manufacturers say, it’s not natural.
Tim
October 29th, 2008 at 9:43 am (#)
I love to dominate the free muffins!!!
October 29th, 2008 at 10:20 am (#)
Now let’s remove all the horrid nitrates/nitrites from the deli meat.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am (#)
I’m so glad you’re thinking about this. I don’t eat anything with HFCS in it and I’m getting it out of my children’s diet too.
Thank you,
Karen B.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:43 am (#)
I’ve never been to your deli, but after today’s Post article in the food section,I’ll be there soon! My father (a WWII vet btw) has been complaining to his kids for years that “Cokes don’t taste the way they used to when I was younger”…..well darn it, now I know why! And I’m appalled (maybe I shouldn’t be) at the audacity of the Corn Refiners Assn. ads — I guess they’re betting Americans are either too stupid or don’t care how bad HFCS is for their health. I try to shop organic as much as possible and it’s good to know you’re another place I can frequent. Thanks for your efforts.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am (#)
You ROCK, Jason’s Deli. It’s about time someone led the way! I hope others will follow your groundbreaking lead!!!
Great job!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:28 pm (#)
i LOVE that jason’s deli has plain ole soda water in the fountain!!! grab a lemon or lime to squeeze in there… perfection! for those of you on a restricted diet, this is a tasty alternative!
please don’t remove it if/when adding soda options! :0
October 29th, 2008 at 3:30 pm (#)
I would also like to see Jason’s Deli cut back on the sodium in their dishes. It’s just too salty for my taste buds and some of the dishes are equivalent to the recommended daily amount of sodium.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm (#)
For those of us with food sensitivities or who are just health conscious or have read any of Michael Pollan’s books, eating out can be a nightmare, so I appreciate your stance on HFCS. You can’t really be taken seriously in your battle, though, if you make an exception for soda. I’d like to see the diet soda gone, too, but that’s not your current mission. That might come later. You got my attention. I haven’t thought of eating at Jason’s because I can’t have bread, but I think I might make a point of coming by to have a salad in solidarity with you. Bring in some Blue Sky soda and some Dublin Dr. Pepper and some Mexican Coke and some Sweet Leaf Tea. Let people see what they’re missing.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am (#)
I agree with the whole need to get rid of the nasty sodas that have poisoned our bodies for so long. Corn syrup is terrible for us and yet it has permeated our food so completely that it is taken for granted. I applaud your convictions and your actions against corn syrup and hope that you make the last step and rid your stores of the drinks that still contain it. I love the argument the corn syrup industry makes for its products that CS is a natural ingredient. What a joke. Uranium in a natural product too…doesn’t mean you should eat it either. A wonderful addition to your drink lineup would be Virgil’s Root Beer (the BEST root beer ever, and I don’t even like root beer in general)! Another idea would be to add Hansen’s sodas. I believe most, if not all, of their sodas are CS free. Izze is a great company as well and have an incredible variety of flavors. The black cherry is fantastic. Knudsen’s also makes CS free sodas. Some don’t have the best taste in the world but the Mango Fandango is wonderfully refreshing and not too sweet. I think if you get some fruit flavored sodas and some really good Virgil’s root beer in your stores you will have a just as happy, if not happier, customer base as you have right now. In my town (Charlotte, NC) there is a huge natural living movement and a store like yours, that helps moms like me, serve healthy food to our children is so very much appreciated. I belong to a local mother’s group (over 3200 members!) and most of us love having a restaurant that makes our lives easier by eliminating things our kids should not have. We don’t have to say “no” all the time in your restaurant! So, thank you for being such a trailblazer in the industry. I hope everyone follows your lead.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am (#)
PULL THE COKE/PEPSI– There are alot of other things to drink– plus there sweet tea is good and is made with regular sugar!!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:01 pm (#)
Thanks for your proactive concerns toward the public consumption of food–it is a rare treat to find someone who cares beyond the dollar signs of their business. Keep up the good work!
October 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pm (#)
I say this, if you are going to promote a healthy eatery, then dump the HFCS soda. and maybe your next step will be refined sugars.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:21 pm (#)
Thank you for looking beyond profits and really caring about your customers needs and health, living in west texas it is hard to find vegetarian friendly fare but jason’s deli has delicious meatless options and eliminating hfcs from the menu would only make me love Jason’s deli even more!
November 1st, 2008 at 10:40 am (#)
As someone recently diagnosed with Dietary Fructose Intolerance/Malabsorption, I am excited to find a restaurant where I can feel “safe” to eat most items! Thank You!
November 1st, 2008 at 11:00 am (#)
My family is trying to kick “hfc” out of our daily diet. Our local Jasons Deli here in Texas served Dublin Dr. Pepper (made with pure can sugar) for the longest time. They quit a couple of months ago -they said due to pricing. We would love to see other non high fructose sugar sodas served at Jasons but if there’s anyway to get the Dublin Dr.Pepper back, that would be great!! It is the best.
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:57 am (#)
Thank you, Jason’s Deli! We are fans of JD anyway, but we’ll be frequenting your restaurant more often and spreading the word for you about this great step forward. How’s that for viral marketing???
Thanks again!
Let’s work together to end the epic of obesity in this country.
November 2nd, 2008 at 3:14 pm (#)
I am SOOO happy that Jason’s Deli is making this move to eliminate these ingredients from the menu! My family has been eating organic for the past year and we have very limited options on where we can eat out. I will be more encouraged now to eat at Jason’s. Please continue to eliminate ALL the added artificial ingredients such as the nitrites/nitrates and dyes.
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm (#)
Congrats! getting rid of the hfcs is the greatest thing ever! Thank you. None one should have hfcs ever! It’s horrible, and people need to be aware and concern about this when dining out or ordering.
Thank you Jason’s Deli!
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm (#)
Thank you so much!!!!! I am allergic to corn and can not have any product with HFCS. I also am allergic to dairy. When I found out you had elminated HFCS I asked the manager if any of your breads were dairy free. He called the bakery for me and found I could have your wheat and rye breads. I had the first sandwich I have had at a restaurant in years - awesome.
They also had Dr. Pepper w/cane sugar for a couple of weeks a few months ago. I had my first Dr. Pepper in years, and hope you will bring it back soon. My friends from Europe have commented that the soda here tastes like corn. When we lived in WA state, people would line up at the Mexican market to get cane sugar Coke when it was shipped in once a week because it tastes so much better. I hope you will switch all, or at least some of your fountain drinks to cane sugar. Not only is it healthier, but it really does taste better. Like the sodas at the old fashioned drug store soda fountain way back when.
Thanks again!
Katie
November 4th, 2008 at 6:34 am (#)
I am very happy to know you have REAL food. We do want soda with HFCS, we only want real soda with real sugar, i always have no choice in drinking soda since coke and pepsi is everywhere, so please get rid of the not real drinks and bring in only REAL food and DRINK ONLY. Thank you for doing this and keep going.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm (#)
I love the idea of all cane sugar soft drinks, but I am concerned that most (like 90%+) of the sugars in this nation are not actually from cane, but rather from GMO sugar beets. That’s right - virtually ALL of the sugar that you get in the grocery store is from sugar beets with monsanto frankenfood roundup-ready sugar beet seeds. The only guarantee that you have with sugar is organic. Organic still cannot be made from GMO sources.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:39 pm (#)
My dad is allergic to corn and for years has had to drink diet sodas and be careful of what to order in restaurants. I think this is great. The menu is already awesome. On a personal note, Dublin Dr. Pepper is my favorite soda, and it is made with pure cane sugar. I’d certainly visit more often than I do if that was added to the menu.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm (#)
Right now I can get Mexican Coke, Pepsi, and Sprite with cane sugar at the local Carnival or Fiesta grocery store in Fort Worth. Surely Jason’s Deli can find a distributor for the same syrup but for soda fountain use.
November 4th, 2008 at 5:06 pm (#)
Woohooo for Jason’s Deli!
So refreshing to see a company doing away with HFCS! I loved Jason’s before, but I love you even more now! I am so happy to see this positive change after those crazy ads on tv trying to lure people into thinking ‘a little bit won’t hurt’, and insulting our intelligence in the process. Thank you, Jason’s!!!!
November 5th, 2008 at 11:22 am (#)
Recently I found out that I am allergic to corn and had to switch to Diet Pepsi/sodas. I truly miss the non-diet version, but would still like to have a “healthier” version of Pepsi to drink. I am not convinced that the diet versions of sodas contain ingredients we should be ingesting.
Please do whatever you can to have HFCS replaced with sugar.
Thank you for being there for us!
November 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm (#)
Dr. Pepper has a plant in Texas that makes soda with cane sugar, and it’s delicious!
People make special stops to get it, and bring cases home for their friends, a trend that started BEFORE the general population figured out that HFCS is bad for you.
November 5th, 2008 at 5:02 pm (#)
I am so excited about your removal of HFCS. I am allergic to HFCS and have such a hard time eating at restaurants.
As far as soft drinks go, enjoy Jones soda, which has many different flavors to choose from.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am (#)
YOU ROCK!!! Thank you for caring enough about your customers that you provide REAL food without HFCS & MSG!
November 7th, 2008 at 7:44 pm (#)
I support offering alternatives to sodas with HFCS. I also think Jason’s Deli should be supportive of beverages with natural low-calorie sweeters when they become available. (Get rid of aspartame!) Support efforts to bring Stevia, a natural low-calorie sweetner, to the U.S.
November 8th, 2008 at 11:40 am (#)
We traveled to Canada this summer and were pleased to see that they do not allow any food products containing HFCS. The Coke tasted just as we remembered from childhood-made with sugar. If companies can do it for other countries, they can do it for the US if people will only stand up and demand it.
Now! On to getting rid of the GMO foods! GMO sugar will not be an improvement.
November 8th, 2008 at 5:30 pm (#)
Hooray. I am a pure cane sugar soda enthusiast. Congrats on at least giving it a thought. I realize that most people don’t care, so you might continue to offer sodas with HFCS, but I am glad that some of your sodas don’t. I always get the pure cane sugar cream soda. Yum!
November 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pm (#)
I think it is great you are offering this alternative however please keep in mind that some people do enjoy plain old Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, or whatever they drink. Offer both this way those who need the cane sugar for medical or health reasons can drink it and those who want the bad stuff can have it as well. Unless you can get the supply of these drinks (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) from the factories that do use cane sugar! I am a tea drinker myself but have a few friends who would avoid going to a place that didn’t serve Classic Coke or Dr. Pepper. (Just like some people avoid Taco Bell because you can only get Pepsi) Sometimes it is just a brand thing!
November 9th, 2008 at 4:24 pm (#)
The most recent scientific studies show that HFCS is no more or less nutritious than cane sugar. Unless someone is allergic to corn. Think about it, one comes from corn stalks, one comes from sugar cane stalks.
November 10th, 2008 at 4:17 pm (#)
The more artificial ingredients you remove from all items on the menu, the more customers you will gain. Many more people have educated themselves on the cost-saving shelf life lengthening ingredients that exist in so many food products.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm (#)
OK, I’m all for giving people what they want or need, so I think it’s great to offer people who can’t or don’t want to consume high fructose corn syrup alternatives they can enjoy. But for myself, I don’t really care one bit except………PLEASE!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE AWAY MY COCA-COLA PRODUCTS!!!!!!
If you do, I’ll be VERY BITTER……..and not because I’m not getting enough sugar. LOL.
November 11th, 2008 at 5:48 pm (#)
Now that I know that Jason’s Deli doesn’t use the additives, like trans-fats, msg and HFCS, I will definitely be going to Jason’s more often and recommending it to others more often, as well. Thanks Jason’s Deli!
November 14th, 2008 at 2:29 pm (#)
Thanks for taking the lead on this, guys. You’ve proven time and time again that the tastiest food is also the healthiest food!
November 14th, 2008 at 4:37 pm (#)
As a employee of Jason’s Deli in San Antonio I am also a Guest. I am very concerned with the food and beverages In 4 months time I have dropped 4 sizes just by delivering for the deli and eating healthy. I am all for any healthy menu changes.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm (#)
I’m not against the idea of reducing/eliminating HFCS from the fountains, but what does that leave us with? There is still no soft drink that tastes as good as Coca Cola to me. For example, I’ve tried Jones Bros. Cola flavor made with cane sugar, and it absolutely sucks. A store brand taste is NOT improved by using cane sugar (Jones Bros. cola tastes like Chek, for those of you who know what that is).
Just my 2 cents.
November 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pm (#)
I have migranes, and I love Jasons Deli,but aspartame,(a.k.a. fake sugar) gives me bad headaches. could you please consider replacing you diet sodas with something with splenda or something.
matthew
November 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm (#)
I recently visited a jason’s deli and ordered a ‘bello ciabatta. My complaint is that the sandwich is mostly bread with just a thin filling layer. It’s not even practical as a sandwich because if you try to squeeze the four inches of bread down enough to take a bite, what filling IS there squeezes out. A sandwich should only have enough bread to separate your fingers from the actual food, no more. I AM pleased, though, with the move to eliminate HFCS. I buy organic, read labels, and never purchase anything with foreign substance type ingredients, i.e. HFCS, anything hydrogenated, MSG, nitrites, etc.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm (#)
We use Jason’s for all our office catering needs. My group does not care about organic or transfats or any of that, they just know delicious food when they taste it. I do, however, care about healthful food and I am the one that does the ordering! So keep at it Jason’s, and you will have our business for years to come.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:18 pm (#)
Elevated monocrop corn production is bad for the environment as well. So good job to Jason’s for trying to eliminate it in their restaurants. Not sure how much better increased sugarcane production would be. I, myself, am a big fan of the flavored waters and juices. Watermelon Fresca is very refreshing- although, I’m not sure any of this can be dispensed in a soda fountain.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm (#)
I see a new Jasons Deli being built down the street from my office. After finding the website and seeing what its about, i cant wait for it to open.
I also am against HFCS. We have a 3 year old daughter and we give her a VERY LIMITED exposure to HFCS. Its very hard to keep it completely away from her, but I would say less than 10% of the food/drink we give her have it. Which is good for her, and good for us since we now limit our intake.
I love soda, drink diet all the time. Use to love Coca Cola, but ever since HFCS it didnt same to taste the same. I went to England earlier this year where HFCS is not allowed and I had a Coca Cola there and my god the difference was incredible. I am not sure which soda supplier you use since I have not been into a Deli yet, but Thank you, Russ, your video on the site inspires me to visit. I may have to find your other store which is actually closer to my house and try to talk my wife into trying it tonight
November 20th, 2008 at 5:48 pm (#)
I’ve been drinking sodas with various cane juice derivatives for a few years, and now when I taste a mainstream HFCS beverage, I want to spit it out. Awful tasting. I’m glad you’re going to offer a choice. I find that at most places, like Jasons, I have three choices … diet lemonade, unsweetened tea, or water. Bleagh. Thank you for thinking ahead of the curve.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm (#)
What about lowering overall sugar content in soda? If you replace HFCS with cane sugar, but still have the same total number of grams of sugar, have you really helped that much? Diet soda doesn’taste as good and artificial sweeteners may have their own side effects. I am looking forward to someone making low sugar sodas.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:51 pm (#)
I have been recommending your restaurant to everyone due to your huge strides to eliminate all the junk from your food. Please keep up the great work by eliminating the HFCS from your sodas and I’ll continue to sing your praises to everyone I know! Thanks for caring!
November 25th, 2008 at 9:22 pm (#)
Jason’s, you and your food are awesome! Whenever I go, I can always count on healthy, tasty food and superior service from your restaurants.
Great move to eliminate the HFCS. I am a Coca Cola addict but I am trying to stop. This will be a big help to all of those who are trying to drink healthier.
November 27th, 2008 at 8:58 am (#)
I am a big believer in Alternative Medicine
and eating as healthy as possible, so, I
commend you for your concern for our health.
I’d like to see the elimination of as much
sugar as possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks.
November 27th, 2008 at 6:12 pm (#)
Jason’s Deli just claimed first choice on our restaurant list with the dropping of HFCS. Smart move on your part, both nutritionally and from a marketing POV.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:31 pm (#)
I am all for HFCS free soda. My son is allergic to HFCS. He gets really bad hives. His allergist said that more and more people are becoming allergic to it for some reason. PLEASE GET HFCS FREE SODA!
November 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm (#)
I think corn syrup and it’s high fructose evil twin is horrible stuff. Great work J.D.!
November 30th, 2008 at 5:08 pm (#)
Shakespeare already covered this subject when he wrote “Much Ado about Nothing.”
December 1st, 2008 at 2:27 pm (#)
I probably shouldn’t have voted, because over the years I switched from regular to diet soda, and then 2 yrs. ago, stopped drinking soda altogether. I always enjoy the unsweet tea when dining with you.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:59 am (#)
I would like to see all cheese and milk products organic or at least without the growth hormone and antibiotics. More organic products all together would be great! Also the meats without the growth hormone and antibiotics. Some of those may be hard like salami but the less of them you carry the better. I would eat at Jason’s 75% more then I do now if it carried these types of items.
As for the HFCS… eliminating is great! More organic sodas would be good and yes please eliminate anything with aspartame. Before I found out the dangers of aspartame I was a diet soda drinker (thanks to aspartames addictive qualities) and had horrible migraines and would go half blind for hours at a time. It was the aspartame and once I stopped having it, I got better. Please do not allow this product in your restaurants! Please research the dangers of aspartame AND Splenda as well.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:36 pm (#)
Jason’s Deli is my favorite place to eat! We drive about 30 miles one way to get there though and CAN NOT wait till Jason’s opens a store in Cleveland, Tennessee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE DON’T FORGET US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY Sincerely,
Judi Williams
December 5th, 2008 at 12:20 am (#)
High Fructose Corn Syrup….Please please please, get a grip on life. CORN, its is 100% natural, DUH! You will still end up with SUGAR in your soft drink. Sugar Free sweeteners are about 1000 times more of a real health problem than real sugar or corn syrup. Don’t get stuck on stupid with pop culture science. Moderation would do more good than all this kook scare stuff about corn syrup. About 3 sodas per week is all anyone should really tolerate, 5 at the max. Great food, keep it up.
December 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm (#)
I love drinking Coca-Cola. My preference is Mexican Coke, which is made with sugar, not HFCS. It tastes much better and is healthier. Maybe Jason’s could find a way to import the Mexican cokes and make them available on the menu. Plenty of stores here in Houston sell Mexican Cokes, so it should be doable.
December 8th, 2008 at 11:19 pm (#)
I drink only diet anyhow so HFCS or cane is an irrelevant argument. I appreciate Jasons Deli is concerned about this issue, however. What about Trans Fats?
December 10th, 2008 at 4:02 pm (#)
I pick products that don’t have hfcs like your sweet tea. Thank you for doing this. I have always felt there was a connection with hfcs and bad health.
December 10th, 2008 at 9:20 pm (#)
If you are in almost any other country, you buy a Pepsi or Coke, they are made w/ cane sugar not corn syrup. Its the law there.
So why not here?
December 11th, 2008 at 1:34 pm (#)
I would eat there so much more if you offered cane sugar sodas or even flavored waters with no sucralose, nutrasweet etc. I dont want HFCS or fake sweeteners. Izze Esque is great as are just flavored carboanted waters in blackberry etc. Even if it costs me more.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:21 am (#)
I think it’s a great idea to get rid of artificial additives in your food and voted to move to cane sugar based sodas. However, this issue would not make me more or less likely to recommend Jason’s Deli to a friend. Your menu items are creative and that’s enough. I hardly drink sodas anyway, and don’t care much for carbonated drinks.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:56 am (#)
I eat at Jason’s because they have healthy meals. I will not drink any liquid with calories. If you substitute all of your sodas with cane sugar or the “natural sodas” that are here at the test store in Austin, I can tell you that I will have to find another deli for my healthy dining options. It makes me sad to have to leave Jason’s Deli behind because I love their food, but turns out I love Diet Coke more. Please don’t alienate your Diet Coke drinkers. Giving us 12oz cans in the fridge is no solution either.
December 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pm (#)
When I clicked play on that video, I was dreading what I might possibly see — more of this “HFCS are completely okay for you” junk, perhaps. Seeing the response was thrilling! Thumbs up!
December 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pm (#)
I miss the “Dublin” Dr Pepper that you had for awhile. Regardless of any health issues, sugar just tastes better than corn sweetener. The aftertaste is not as sour.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:05 pm (#)
I try to stay away from anything that has HFCS. I have gladly paid more for HFCS-free soft drinks in the past. When no choice is given, I opt for water.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pm (#)
I commend your company for pursuing this. We made a focused effort to cut out HFCS from our family diet in 9/2008 (in additon to preservatives, artificial colors and artifical flavors) and have seen an outstanding improvement in our son’s behavior at school as a result.
I would specifically go to a restaurant that eliminated HFCS from their drinks as right now it is a challenge to go out to dinner as a family. THANKS!!!!!!
December 18th, 2008 at 10:43 am (#)
I think it would be a mistake to pull all of the regular soda. I appreciate that there are people who can’t/don’t want to eat or drink anything with hfcs in it, but there are some that do and I am one of those people. EVERYTHING IN MODERATION. Having an occasional coke with hfcs in it is not bad for you and I would be VERY disappointed if I could not have my coke with my $10.00 meal. Provide the alternative, but keep the usual for those of us who prefer and want that when we do go out to eat. Having it every once in a while isn’t gonna hurt you (unless you have an intolerance or something).
December 20th, 2008 at 9:14 pm (#)
We live in Spartanburg, SC and Jason’s Deli is our family’s favorite place to go to eat (and pretty much the only place we eat out anymore!). We are thrilled with the responsible way that the company conducts itself to the benefit of its customers and that is why we go there so often! At home we have cut out HFCS, trans fats, hydrogenated oils & MSG from our diets so real food is obviously important to us but so is affordable food - Jason’s manages to do both (it can be done!)
I recently featured Jason’s Deli on my blog due to their stand against HFCS. If you’re interested, check us out at LaunchpadGreen.com
Keep up the great work, JD!
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 am (#)
I’m so tired of companies changing everything to please the health nuts. Some of us love fattening greasy food and sugary sodas. This all started with the smoking bans and now its turning into good food bans.
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:23 am (#)
THANK YOU JASON’S DELI! As a person with Hypoglycemia eliminating sugars and grain by-products from my diet has helped me better control my blood glucose levels. I try my best to avoid products in the stores with HFCS and having an option to do this while eating out really pleases me. HFCS is not permitted in all countries, in Mexico they serve “Coke Light” which tastes so much better and is made with cane sugar instead.
I agree with removing the nitrates from meats as well.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm (#)
cane sugar is not much better than HFCS they both are poison to our bodies. The best sweatner out there is probably stevia (an herb)but the FDA won’t even let it be called a sweetener by food companies look it up on the internet.
Frank
December 27th, 2008 at 9:40 pm (#)
Replacing the corn syrup with real sugar would be awesome. Not only is it healthier, but it tastes better too–a good example is when Dr. Pepper had a limited release of their drinks with sugar instead of corn syrup; it was so much better.
December 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm (#)
HURRAH!! Jasons Deli (whether they know it) is helping the fight against diabeties!
HFCS and Artificial sweetner are the number one causes diabeties next only to hereditary.
hfcs cant be burned or processed by the body so it keeps sugar levels high until your body releases it, and artificial sweetners cause Insulin to be dumped into the body to take care of the sugar “it thinks its getting” which causes insulian resistance.
We have been eating with you for years because you have always had quailty food and good staff.
THANK YOU!
December 28th, 2008 at 2:01 pm (#)
THANK YOU you all are awesome!!
Wisdon to ponder - You can “tap” a Maple tree in the winter and get Maple suryp but you can not “tap” a corn stalk and get corn suryp!
U must “process” corn to get suryp…and like ther other person said its keeps blood sugar artifically high for HOURS because CS and your body act like OIL & WATER, it will not be absorbed and u have to tinkle it out.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:58 pm (#)
The Jason’s Deli near me server Dublin Dr. Pepper for a while last year. Me and my friends used to eat there a lot and we would all get a drink to get it. It tastes so much better than regular Dr. Pepper. We just drink water or something else with our meal now. We would be willing to pay more to get Dublin Dr. Pepper or real Coke in the machines.
December 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am (#)
Travel the world and you realize how unhealthy Americans really are. If it’s not natural it’s not meant for our body, sucralose, aspartame, HFCS, are all silent killers. I applaud your convictions and support your efforts!
January 5th, 2009 at 4:45 pm (#)
Yeah! We ar glad you are making a difference. We all just seem to buy things and not really realize that are putting bad things in us! You are doing a great job and we wish more resutants would follow.
By the way SODA IS BAD for you no matter what is in it. The “bubbles” take the calcum out of your bones. Children should not drink ANY KIND of soda no matter what!
January 6th, 2009 at 11:57 am (#)
Dump the high fructose corn syrup, please. I’m allergic to it. Corn syrup and corn oil give me a nasty rash in an unmentionable place.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:16 am (#)
Went to Jason’s Deli today on a whim (sorry to say that I’ve not been in quite a while) and to my surprise I found Dublin Dr Pepper as a fountain drink. I must say, y’all made my day when with that. With all seriousness, I will frequent Jason’s Deli simply because of this. I’m a huge fan of this particular Dr Pepper as well as a huge fan of getting rid of HFCS. This is a wonderful thing to move towards and I hope that others will follow your lead.
January 7th, 2009 at 5:28 pm (#)
Jason’s Deli is THE BUSINESS!! Thank you so much for even taking into consideration the health issues caused by these food additives! First you have organic foods & drinks, then you have no MSG, and now you want to take away HFCS - you guys are freakin’ awesome!!
My suggestion is that in conjuction with offering pure cane sweetened drinks, you do offer the new Sprite sweetened with TruVia (Stevia) when it hits the market.
Also coke (& Pepsi for that matter) have colas
sweetened with Splenda (instead of that awful aspartame!).
You guys are definitely a cut above the rest!!
Thank you for your commitment to pure food and great health!
January 7th, 2009 at 5:36 pm (#)
In reference to post #82:
Isn’t it amazing how folks, who are forced to drink water, herbal tea, or unsweetened tea (or juice, milk, coffee) because they can’t/don’t drink artificially sweetened drinks or drinks with HFCS, STILL patronize Jason’s because of their many other FOOD choices? Yet someone
is threatening to cease being a patron because
there may not be a non-calorie drink?
Wow, I guess it really does take all kinds.
January 9th, 2009 at 8:17 pm (#)
I think it is wonderful you are considering omitting HFCS from your sodas or at least have some appropriate choices, thanks for thinking about it. I would like to suggest two options.
Dr. Pepper has a Cane Sugar option that can be shipped out of Waco, TX and Hank’s Premium sodas from Philidelphia are also HFCS free and amazing to drink, especially the Wishnak Black Cherry Soda. I would happily purchase either or both of these options.
January 10th, 2009 at 3:34 pm (#)
Let me tell you one thing that I really appreciate about the fountain at my local Jason’s Deli…It has a soda water button on the tap. Soda water, a slice of lime, and ice is perfect. That fact alone drives me to Jason’s Deli.
If you could manage to work out a harmonious pact with Dublin Dr. Pepper (Dublin, TX) to put that on the taps (it’s made with real sugar) in stores nationally, that would be awesome. I realize that could be problematic with regional bottlers, but it’s an example of a product in production and ready to go, and I’ve seen “Dublin Dr. Pepper” labels on fountain taps outside of Texas before, so it must be possible.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:42 am (#)
Kudos on getting rid of HFCS… I wish more restaurants would pay attention to what’s in the foods they serve!
My family & I eat at Jason’s Deli in Katy, TX a lot, and my company uses it for catering. How’s that for appreciation?!
January 15th, 2009 at 5:08 pm (#)
I frequent a local vegan all organic resturant because they have sugar cane sodas which I have found I like much more than the killer sodas we have nowadays served everywhere.
January 16th, 2009 at 11:47 am (#)
I think it’s fantastic that you are removing HFCS from your soft drinks, but what about your ice cream… is it gone from there?? Or how about the chocolate syrup that we drizzle over our ice cream after enjoying a healthy salad and sandwich. Are you using chocolate syrup made only with granulated sugar? We’d like to be assured that you are removing ALL corn syrup from your products.
Regardless, thanks for the effort so far. Kudos to Jason’s.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:53 pm (#)
I wonder how many people noticed the difference between “classic” Coke and true Coke after the planned debacle back in the mid-80s known as New Coke. The taste difference between the Coke made prior to New Coke and “classic” Coke are miles apart; that is because the former used cane and/or beet sugar as the sweetener while the latter uses HFCS.
I worked for Coca-Cola in Atlanta for ten years and during that time, I remember several independent bottlers suing TCCC, Inc. for continuing to charge the same amount for “classic” Coke syrup as they had for the syrup prior to New Coke despite the much-lower cost for HFCS as opposed to sugar from canes or beets.
We can all thank our federal government for the changeover from beet and cane sugar to HFCS through their farm price support being paid to sugar producers AND for protectionist import tariffs keeping foreign sugar from our soil. Earlier this decade, the combination of these two cost the American consumer roughly $1.4 billion in hidden taxes. Prior to 1999, U.S. sugar prices were roughly double that of other countries; in 1999, a drop in world sugar price resulted in U.S. sugar prices being roughly four times as much as that purchased on the world market. Is it no wonder soda companies prefer to use HFCS rather than sugar as their sweetener?
Who are the real beneficiaries of the artificially high prices of U.S. sugar. Naturally, one of the first is the sugar producer. In 2003, farmers of cotton, corn and wheat were being paid $33, $27 and $16 per acre, respectively, in price supports (and these figures were dropping from previous support prices); on the other hand, sugar producers saw their support level rise by some 31% to $618 per acre. The other beneficiaries of these price supports are the two main producers of HFCS: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:20 am (#)
Great job-thanks. Many people are not feeling or looking really well and have no idea it is related to what they are eating. Those who are informed, other countries, will now allow corn syrup, especially HFCS–google it to see how it is produced and you will never consume it again. I even take it further than you. After I looked up organic foods and found out what Monsanto and Dole are doing to seeds (GMO’s)–from which foods are grown–Hey if bugs will not eat the plant why should I consume the GMO foods. Bugs are smarter than some humans! I then took it further and always try to eat poultry and beef that is free range. Cattle naturally eat grass, not genetically modified corn, soy, etc. Poultry and eggs of, fed anything except what they get from a free range diet is also causing big time health problems for people. What a little education will do for you. I now do not eat anything that has been genetically altered-wheat,corn,soy,potatoes, etc. or farmed fish or fish caught within 200 miles from the coastal contaminated waters. I feel so much better now and noticed the difference within 24 hours of changing my diet. If a patron is uninformed and wants to eat or drink unnatural foods they can buy your natural foods and bring in their unhealthy stuff to eat. Free choice still to those who want to eat less expensive garbage foods. I would rather pay more for great natural foods now and save on health insurance and co pays for the doctors.
Can you change the bread choices so those of us who are informed have a choice of not eating refined, enriched breads, rices, etc. The flours are 90% more glutenous than they were 100 years ago from genetically altering them–people have not changed but the food we eat now is causing all the problems! Humans are the only mammals on the planet who drink milk products after weaning, thus 80% of all people have some degree of lactose intolerance and do not realize it. Great job- keep informing people and serving only natural unprocessed foods, please.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:51 am (#)
I drink water, but I’m all for dumping the HFCS. I’m thrilled you eliminated MSG because I don’t have to worry about getting a migraine before I get half way through my meal. I’d be even happier if you served non-GMO potatoes, even if I had to pay a little more for them.
I appreciate the healthy food you make available in our small town where obesity is a big problem. Look in on the regulars at Jason’s Deli, however, and you will find the thinnest and healthiest people in town.
January 19th, 2009 at 12:13 pm (#)
Folks, lets get real. The pure cane sugar is so much healthier for you than all that high fructose fake sugar. i would rather know that my family is drinking the real stuff. good for jason deli, to look out for our health.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:35 pm (#)
For those inquiring about healthier chip options…I work at Jason’s as a delivery driver. I think you are correct that the blue corn chips are a little more expensive. However, we do have Baked Lay’s chips available. They do not cost extra. You just have to ask for them.
January 20th, 2009 at 10:49 am (#)
As a mom that serves as much organic food as I can to my family, I’m so excited to have my neighborhood Jason’s Deli as a healthy option. Kuddos to you and know that we’ll be coming back again and again for the wholesome goodness!
January 20th, 2009 at 5:36 pm (#)
Since Jason’s is based here in Texas, I think it would be mighty Texan of them to carry Dublin Dr. Pepper to kick off their no HFCS efforts. But remember kids, no HFCS means higher prices for sodas. That’s the only reason they started using it other sugar anyway, so be careful what you wish for.
January 21st, 2009 at 12:31 pm (#)
Serve what you want - it’s your business. But….I resent Jason’s Deli deciding that they should make the food/beverage choices FOR ME before I even step up to the soda machine. If all these people don’t like HFCS sodas, then they won’t choose them, then Jason’s Deli should drop them for low sales. I personally think people talk alot about healthy eating, but in the real world they choose a Coca-cola, regardless of what they THINK they will do when they are self-righteously writing in a blog. Let me make my own food decisions.
March 20th, 2009 at 7:59 pm (#)
I would vote for adding Dublin Dr Pepper to your fountain soda which has Royal Cane Sugar. Pepsi is also coming out with a cane sugar version called Pepsi Throwback.
March 21st, 2009 at 12:58 pm (#)
I feel comfortable eating at Jason’s. I love the fact that you guys care that much about your customers and their health. It would be great to have a place where you totally feel free about eating and drinking everything that they sell.
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 am (#)
My family is doing away with all high fructose corn syrup drinks and found a delicious replacement called Steaz Sparkling. We found it at Whole Foods and my kids love it and it is made with organic cane sugar. Since we are avid Jason’s Deli fans (Atlanta-Buckhead location), it would be great to be able to get our Steaz while eating at Jason’s.
March 26th, 2009 at 8:58 pm (#)
to Kim: HFCS is NOT sugar. It is an artifically created sugar substitute. You will find it in most everything today. The fact that it is “derived from corn” makes no difference as to effect of its being derived from anything natural; Essentially, anything could be used as raw material for HFCS as long as it can be chemically broken down into a high-starch compound. Genetically modified corn is used (known as “#2″ among growers) because it is cheap and grows in abundance, and is therefore highly economically viable). Here is a short list of things HFCS can be found in:
honey (if it doesn’t say “organic,” it has it)
jams and jellies
soft drinks (domestic AND imported, check the labels!)
Campbell’s soups
Chef Boyardee kid’s foods (ravioli, beefaroni, etc)
bread (yes, bread!!! Again, check the label. Also: If it says “honey,” it has HFCS, because the honey used has it)
HFCS, invented in 1973, has been present in practically every American-made soft drink, the first being Coca-Cola in 1985. Are you old enough to remember New Coke? I am - that’s when they made the switch. As someone who is old enough to remember the taste of Coke from before 1986, to anyone interested in what Coke (specifically) used to be like, I’d recommend shop your local grocer in their ‘ethnic foods’ section and see if you can find Mexican Coke, that is, Coca-cola bottled in Mexico, as it will most likely contain actual sugar. The reason behind this is due to the way Coca-Cola conducts the process of bottling and franchising, and should not be assumed for any other brands - Coca-Cola manufactures their syrup, which is then shipped out as-is to bottling companies; the bottling companies add sweeting agents as they see fit. So far, south of the border, it still makes sense to use regular sugar. All of this info is online and readily available, and I recommend anyone interested to do their own research - use multiple sources, and if you want, review what the Corn Growers Industry has to say about it as well (and you’ll get the impression of a hastily-organized propaganda campaign). Finally, I want to say I applaud Jason’s Deli for this decision; if more restaurants and fast-food eating establishments would follow suit, we would be a healthier nation for it. HFCS is killing us, and nobody’s going to step up to educate us about it but ourselves.
Thank you.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:18 pm (#)
I’m all for getting rid of processed foods and any additives. My vote is to get rid of high-fructose syrup in sodas and all breads also. While you’re at it, please get rid of enriched flour and only use unbleached flour in the breads. This goes for lunch meats too, use natural meats. Roast beef, corned beef and turkey breast could be cooked in the shop and sliced up fresh daily to reduce the salt content.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pm (#)
I would buy soda if you had Jones soda cola or root beer. My wife likes their grape. Otherwise we’ll stick to water.
Todd.
March 28th, 2009 at 6:13 pm (#)
For years, I have been telling anyone who would listen that the fattening of America started with the introduction of HFCS into most of the food and all of the drinks we consume .
It’s time for American’s to reclaim our food . Thank you Jason’s for caring .
I think we can eat healthy and eat happy without sacrificing taste and quality .
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm (#)
I think it is time that all Americans become more aware of what we eat and drink. As a society, we are more unhealthy and obese than ever. You are what you eat, so we need to pay attention. I started eating Jason’s Deli more than 10 years ago when I was pregnant with my son. Now I often take both of my kids there (especially after soccer practice) because I feel good when a restaurant cares about ingedients and is in line with my beliefs on health.
I support cane sugar drinks. Generally my children go for the milks and juices, but my daughter is starting to occasionally ask for soda (because her friends drink it). I tell her no at restaurants, but I buy cane sugar soda occasionally for the house just so she doesn’t feel deprived. I would let them choose soda at a restaurant if it was sweetened with cane sugar. It would save me from having to buy some at home!!
I think that if you make the change, you should post information about why HFCS is not healthy and educate those people who would miss their brand sodas. It is about time people start getting more educated about food. You could even still carry some brand sodas in cans. Some might not like it, but I think they’d get over it. Besides, your food is good enough to still bring people in the door.
April 6th, 2009 at 1:34 pm (#)
I’m a Dr. Pepper person and appreciated it when you had REAL DP, with Imperial pure cane sugar, at the Plano Parker Rd store. Then, it was gone. OK, it was a trial, but if you want to have sodas with real sugar, then you’ll have to convince the manufacturer to go back to the old ways of making soft drinks, well….good luck. It’s a matter of economy, not the public’s best interest. Keep up the fight, just find me another Dr. Pepper. BTW: Mr. Pibb doesn’t cut it!
June 17th, 2009 at 4:09 pm (#)
Great to hear that there are still places outside the home where we can eat healthy as I travel extensively. I voted to leave some HFCS drinks while adding more cane sugar products. I think it just makes business sense as there are die hard fans of this or that soda that will choose to go elsewhere if they can’t get their fix. Better to offer than a “healthier overall” choice that includes a HFCS beverage versus what’s typically offered in a fast food meal. I worry more about the artificial sweeteners than HFCS but will try the cane sugar products.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:25 am (#)
While I dearly love the food and wonderful healthy options at Jason’s… the one thing I will not give up is my sodas. I have tried the new cane soda versions of several mainstream sodas (throwback, retro etc) And I have found I just do not like them. If y’all make this change I will be really sad because it will drasticly cut down the amount of visits my family and I make there.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:49 am (#)
Jason’s Deli MUST continue to support the fight against genetically modified food.
The majority of the US public has no idea that High Fructose Corn Syrup is derived from GM Corn.
If Jason’s Deli ever chose to include GM Corn, or any other genetically modified foods, I would NEVER eat there again (which would be greatly disappointing because I love Jason’s Deli!)
Keep up the good work of selecting natural, safe alternatives to genetically altered food!
August 25th, 2009 at 12:52 pm (#)
Anyone concerned with health isn’t drinking soda anyhow. I would look at more non-soda options (flavored teas, juices, etc) before adding more sugary junk.
You never get a dime out of me for beverages because I just drink water.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am (#)
The bigger issue for me is salt. Please include more low/no salt options. I am sick of salad. Coke (not pepsi) is a treat for me and I want the option when I eat out.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm (#)
give me a break, since when was water, flavor, CO2 and cane sugar in a bottle natural - get over yourselves - i have an idea, dont drink it but dont push this moral high ground on the rest of us that dont buy into your blow hard comments —
u want organic, go back 200 years — for the rest of us, technology and chemistry actually works…
August 29th, 2009 at 2:03 pm (#)
HFCS has been shown to be a primary cause of obesity. Other illnesses may also be linked to this junk.
August 30th, 2009 at 9:51 am (#)
I recommend not drinking soda at all. No fast food, no sodium nitrite, no quickie mart candy bars, no chips, no energy drinks and burn all the mcdonalds to the ground thank you very much. we are slowly being killed off by the junk people pass off as food
August 31st, 2009 at 3:48 pm (#)
This is definitely a commendable cause. Yet, as one of those vegan health nuts myself, I urge you all to not just look at the high fructose corn syrup in your sodas. Look at the ingredients in all of your foods. You may be hard-pressed to find a loaf of bread without high fructose corn syrup in it.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:14 pm (#)
Bring back the Dr Pepper cane sugar version!!!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:54 am (#)
HFCS, Take it out of everything! I am allergic to corn; it gives me migraines. I am sure there are others allergic to corn and do not even know it.
September 1st, 2009 at 11:38 am (#)
I would like to add that I am thankful that you carry Boylan’s brand Diet sodas in the Jason’s Deli near my office. I get migraines from Aspartame and the only diet soda that doesn’t have that so far that I have found is Hansen’s Diet and Boylan’s Diet (they have Sucralose). And you carry one of those! Thank you. Jason’s Deli is one of my favorites for lunch because you can’t always bring from home and when that happens, there is at least a choice that is healthier!
September 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm (#)
Put one soda out that is cane sugar. Pick a small label brand or produce your own. If it tastes good, people will buy it and the status quo will be broken. Then switch out all the soda if it goes over well. Why not? Less talk, more do!
Where can we taste cane sugar soda now?
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm (#)
You have no idea how long I have waited for healthier food to become mainstream. I salute your efforts and am thrilled you’re taking these steps.
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm (#)
I like Coca-Cola. In case you are wondering, there is a BIG difference between Coke and Poopsi. Please do not remove Coca-Cola from your choices available to your loyal customers. The Coke people made a big mistake when they fooled with the recipe several years back. They learned their lesson and put it back to the classic recipe. I visited a Jason’s Deli in Houston last night (09/01/09). Pepsi was in the drink fountain instead of Coca-Cola. IF I HAD SEEN THAT THERE WAS NO COKE IN THE FOUNTAIN, I WOULD HAVE LEFT WITHOUT ORDERING A MEAL AND TAKEN MY CHILD AND MOTHER WITH ME. Those of us who have no allergies or medical conditions deserve a little consideration, too.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm (#)
glad to see that they are tying to get rid of the HFCS in the soda pop, not any easy thing to do. the soft drink companies love using it because it was cheaper than sugar in the 1970s and have continued to do so even now, now that we know how bad the stuff really is for us. way to go jasons deli! you lead by example and are a benchmark for other restaurants that are starting to set noble goals.
btw - why did they eliminate the strawberry shortcake from the salad bar here in tulsa? i miss it dearly..
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm (#)
To ensure peace and domestic tranquility, please keep the nasty, old HFCS choices available. My McDonalds-loving husband is a recent Jason’s convert, but he’s not about to give up his Coke. I drink the Blackcurrant Iced Tea (which is delicious unsweetened, BTW). I have my 5 year old drinking a blend of Sweet Tea and Unsweetened to cut his sugar intake.
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:02 pm (#)
For health reasons, I try to stick to stevia and agave nectar as my primary sweeteners. There’s a soda available that’s sweetened with stevia called Zevia. It’s wonderful. It comes in Cola, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Twist, Black Cherry, and Orange flavors and is FABULOUS. I doubt this will be available for use in soda fountains, but even making this available in store by the can would be such a treat! Thank you, Jason’s!
http://www.zevia.com/
September 10th, 2009 at 6:51 pm (#)
I applaud Jasons for serving REAL food and am excited about the idea of HFCS free. I am amazed at how much better the soda tastes. I would be even MORE excited at the idea of Jasons going GMO free and even more so at Gluten Free options. The quality of the average food supply chain to any consumer is getting worse and worse, leading to more health problems as a result. So sad. Good job for getting started !!
September 14th, 2009 at 8:44 am (#)
Thank you Jason’s for being one of the only restaurants that cares about the health of their customers. I don’t think there is enough awareness about how bad corn/ corn syrup is for you and it is in almost everything!
Because you have made this move, I promise to order from you more often for my family and my business.
Thank you!!
September 17th, 2009 at 11:54 am (#)
High fructose corn syrup makes soda into nothing more than a delivery system for diabetes. Although sugar is also a culprit,I simply have more trust and faith in sugar as a safe sweetener.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm (#)
Please bring more cane sugar based soft drinks to the deli. I find them better tasting than the HFCS based drinks. I try to stock up on Coke during Passover. I purchase from Jewish stores because, I was told that Coke used sugar during Passover for Jews who keep Kosher.
September 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm (#)
Dr. Pepper has the Dublin formula which is made with pure cane sugar. That’s a plus in the familiarity column!
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm (#)
I’ve noticed soda with cane sugar makes me SUPER tired ( I get that sugar high then crash).
September 27th, 2009 at 11:24 am (#)
Thank you so much for considering taking HFCS out of your soda fountain. I appreciate that Jason’s Deli watches the ingredients in their foods so closely. Not only do you do that, but you don’t charge an arm and a leg for it. I usually just get a water with my meal so I look forward to having more options to drink after you change your sodas.
Hopefully, other food chains will take notice and change theirs, too. Thank you for being a leader.
September 29th, 2009 at 7:12 pm (#)
I am tired of the food police. I will recomend you if you offer products, and let me decide. I will not if you continue to try and decide what is or is not good for me.
September 30th, 2009 at 4:48 pm (#)
i would love it if you became 100% HFCS free, including the sodas. as nice as a cane sugar option would be, i would love to see sodas with stevia and sweet tea with stevia as options. it would definitely increase my traffic to jasons deli, as well as other friends that i have.
i’d also love to be able to come in and see that everything is 100% GMO free, or at least to have GMO certified free meals. i don’t mind paying more. i just want some place to eat that is safe.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:36 am (#)
Absolutely remove the HFCS from your soft drinks. I avoid HFCS like the plague. Pepsi recently had a product called Throwback which was their non-HFCS consumer trial product of regular Pepsi and Mountain Dew. Hopefully they will make it a standard product if enough people push for it.
Dr. Pepper has their own non-HFCS already.
Coke from Mexico has no HFCS. Actually, when I visited Europe, none of the standard US soft drink brands (at least the ones we could find) had HFCS over there.
Non-HFCS drinks taste better and do not leave a yucky film in the back of the throat.
Finally, non-HFCS drinks are fairly unhealthy. HFCS causes the “I’m full” receptors in your body to turn off and cause people to over eat.
Thanks Jason’s Deli for taking the lead and doing the healthy thing. As long as you always do that, I’ll always be a supportive returning customer.
October 7th, 2009 at 10:15 am (#)
Just got back to Northwest Texas after two solid weeks in Northwest England. All the regular carbonated soft drinks we drank there were sweetened with cane sugar - including Coke, Pepsi, and the rest of the name brands. My husband thought he detected a taste difference, but I didn’t. I personally drink sugar-free sodas as a rule, but I would prefer to offer my family and friends soft drinks sweetened with cane sugar. We purchase them at a local ethnic grocery.
October 7th, 2009 at 10:24 am (#)
I just moved back to the States after living in the Dominican Republic. All the soda there is made with Sugar Cane and it is so tremendously better than HFCS. Please make the switch, better tasting and better for you.
October 10th, 2009 at 9:01 pm (#)
I like the cane sugar, but even when Coke, Pepsi, and others use it; it’s still 40 grams of sugar per 12 oz. which is still waaaaay too sweet for my tastes. There is a soda called “Grown up Soda” (GUS) that only has 22-24 grams (almost a half) of sugar per 12 oz. in their sodas, they are so much better than the hummingbird nector offered in other sodas. The cola version uses real cola nut extract, Delicious!!!
October 11th, 2009 at 2:51 pm (#)
I like it how it is. We always have the lemonade option. Don’t change a thing!
October 11th, 2009 at 4:54 pm (#)
The taste of HFCS just plain SUCKS!
October 12th, 2009 at 11:51 am (#)
I think only providing sodas without HCFS would be taking a stand in a very real way against this harmful processed sugar. I just wanted to add though, in case you’re not aware, that the PEPSI and COKE versions in Mexico and the ones that they are starting to come out with as OLD SCHOOL or ORIGINAL VERSION aren’t made with Cane sugar either. They aren’t made with HCFS, but they’re still made with processed sugar so please only look at the sodas that are indeed made with raw sugar. In taking out the HCFS sodas, you should also take out the aspartame sodas as well. I’m not familiar with the diet sodas that do not contain Aspartame, but I think it would be a great idea to take this out as well. Maybe another thing to look into, would be to also have non-GMO food?
October 12th, 2009 at 4:38 pm (#)
Im allergic to corn, corn products, etc.. So get rid of it all together, please!!!! that would be awesome!!! Those of us with these food allergies would be so grateful!!!!
Plus thats a good start to a healthier America, Hopefully everyone will catch on!!!:)
October 12th, 2009 at 6:29 pm (#)
I’m with all the others wanting to see more “Dublin” Dr. Pepper! I even did a mini taste test when I first discovered it, and it is SO much better - a noticeable difference over regular Dr. Pepper.
My hometown in Texas carries it in many stores (canned or bottled), but I have yet to see it in any form in Bryan/College Station.
I love eating at Jason’s Deli, but, as another commenter stated, I also usually get water with my meal. I would, however, be willing to pay a slightly higher beverage price if Dublin Dr. Pepper was available (fountain would be awesome, but I’d be happy with a can/bottle).
October 13th, 2009 at 3:54 pm (#)
I don’t think that high fructose corn syrup is a bad thing. However, there have been studies showing that aspartame, the artificial sweetener in every name brand (coke, pepsi, etc) diet soda, can cause some pretty horrific stuff (diabetes, seizures, headaches, etc). We all need to have more choices, so I’m all for it.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:53 am (#)
My son is allergic to corn so corn syrup is not allowed for him. He loves Jason’s Deli and it would be so amazing if he could have a special soda to drink when we eat there!
Thanks for seeking to provide quality food and drink.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:58 am (#)
Personally, I don’t think the HFCS soft drinks taste the same. And I would welcome the change to cane sugar.
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:50 pm (#)
I would love to have the choice of pure cane sugar soft drinks. Get rid of the others.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:47 am (#)
How about soft drinks with NO sugar? I’m a low carber. Would love to see selections made with Splenda.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:09 pm (#)
I have always liked Jason’s Deli. Now that I’ve learned that you are considering eliminating HFCS from the soda fountain, I have a new respect and admiration for your company. My ideal soda fountain at Jason’s would offer: Cane sugar-based sodas, good old water, and all-natural, unsweetened FRUIT JUICES. If you offered fruit juices, I would eat there every day! Anyway, thank you for thinking about getting rid of the HFCS. I hope that other restaurants will follow your lead.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am (#)
I take my family frequently to the local deli in West Des Moines, IA because of the healthy food. I never touch the soda b/c of the corn syrup issue, and it’s over sweetened. I’m not against normal corn, but b/c of the Genetic Engineering prevalent in all corn crops these days. Being in Iowa it’s all around me, but I don’t and won’t eat it.
Q: Why should corn have an insecticide (Bt) in the plant?
A: To kill the bugs that try to eat it.
I’m not a bug, but I am still concerned.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:20 am (#)
Try to keep some HFCS options. I am horribly allergic to most other sweeteners. Even things like agave make me very ill. I haven’t noticed a specific reaction to cane sugar, but I do worry about it.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:27 pm (#)
I get Coca Cola made with Sugar at Sams Club and costco. It is imported from Mexico and cost $18 for 24 12oz glass bottles. Why can’t Jasons Deli just order the Coke or Pepsi Syrup made with Sugar from Mexico or any other country????? In Canada, Japan, Mexico and just about everywhere else, they use Sugar instead of HFCS. That HFCS is made from Genetically Modified Corn, that has pesticide built in it. If a bug bites a GM corn stalk, its stomach splits open within seconds and kills the bug. All corn and soy products in the USA are Round Up ready and have Pesticide built in the seed unless it is ORGANIC.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:30 pm (#)
And don’t get me started on Canola oil. There is no such thing as a Canola Plant, it stands for Canadian Oil made from Genetically Modified Rapeseed Oil. Google it and find out how bad Canola oil is (actually worse than corn or soy oil). Use Peanut oil to fry or cook high temperature stuff and use olive oil for lower temp cooking and dressings etc.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:35 pm (#)
And Splenda is as deadly if not worse than other artificial sweeteners. People should not believe commercials or package marketing. I had someone at work tell me, oh splenda is just like sugar, it is natural. I shook my head and laughed and started preaching to this man about how splenda is made. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing, but he and his family have not touched the stuff since. Amen and as Madia says, HallaluYER.
November 7th, 2009 at 2:59 pm (#)
Pure cane sugar sodas taste much lighter and crisper to me. I was amazed when I had a 7up that was made with it. I would really like to see more of these.
November 9th, 2009 at 12:28 am (#)
HFCS is like poison to my body–THANK YOU for removing it from your food. It’s very nice to have a place to go where the soft drinks are the only thing to avoid!
November 12th, 2009 at 4:33 pm (#)
I’m all for offering good alternatives, but please make sure it’s a valid substitution. Don’t run the risk of pushing away the masses by catering to a focused group with energy and inertia behind them. Most who will take the time to respond to surveys like the one on the main page will be strongly opinionated, not a passive visitor like most of us.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:58 pm (#)
The Dublin Dr. Pepper plant in Dublin TX offers fountain Dr. Pepper made with pure cane sugar (the way it was originally made)and is wonderful!!!! I too am allergic to corn and all the bi products so having fountain sodas made with pure cane sugar would be wonderful!! I loved the Mt. Dew kick back that was out for a short time this past summer. I wish they would bring it back for good. Thanks for everything you are doing to help us eat better.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:53 pm (#)
I miss Dublin Dr. Pepper so much! When our Jason’s Deli first opened, I was so excited about Dublin Dr. Pepper and had to tell everyone about it. I was dragging people from work there all the time to try the Dr. Pepper. I’m fructose intolerant, and LOVE Dr. Pepper, so it was the only occasion where I got to drink REAL Dr. Pepper. I was so sad to see it go.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:50 am (#)
Replace with Cane Sugar! Please! High Fructose Corn Syrup is BAD stuff, it’s in way too many things.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm (#)
I believe that HFCS is one of the principle factors that has lead to the vast increase in diabetes in this country. I am not a doctor, researcher, or a nutritionist, but I have heard the following information from a source that I believe. When HFCS first enters the system it does not trigger the pancreas to get ready for a rise in blood sugar like cane sugar does. So, when the blood sugar rises as a result of ingesting HFCS the pancreas must produce and release insulin to “catch-up”. This stresses the pancreas and results in an over production of insulin. Over time, if this cycle is repeated often, the pancreas’ function is impaired and the body’s insulin receptors become less effective, thus creating a condition known as “insulin resistance”, which is essentially the same as “pre-diabetic”, which eventually leads to type 2 diabetes.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:17 pm (#)
I LOVE Jason’s Deli and the fact that they have healthy food choices! I am completely for them getting natural sodas. HFCS is unfortunately in so… many products. From what I have read, your brain does not register HFCS, so that means that if the food you’re eating has HFCS in it, your brain is not registered it. Therefore, you continue eating. (mindless eating) This is how people can finish off a box of, for example, Wheat Thins. HFCS is awful and was only put into foods in the 1970’s because it allowed food to have a longer shelf life. Since it’s been put into products, obesity has sky rocketed! If just this chain can switch over to natural soda that is one step in the right direction!
November 20th, 2009 at 1:03 pm (#)
HFCS is chemically exactly the same as other sugars. Do some research.
I’m all for choice though, so I say add the cane sugar along with the HFCS sodas. Let everyone figure it out for themselves.
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm (#)
I work at a Jasons in texas and I totally vote yes for getting rid of the hfcs in sodas…it taste alot better with the cane sugar! lets go for it!
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 pm (#)
Wow, I have recently learned about and started to eat organic, and my real problem is finding a place to get it fast, without cooking it myself where I live. Im glad you made this move! It’s made a good resturaunt so much better! I don’t know much about HCFC’s but if I have a choice to drink a soda made with cane I would rather! It just sounds more natural. Thank You so much!
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:01 pm (#)
Who needs the junk? I say get rid of it.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm (#)
Rusty, your latest video is a gas. “Our flavor-enhancing ingredient is … freshness!” So true.
A year after I made my previous comment … I’m amazed and pleased that so many of your visitors vote to replace the HFCS drinks with others using cane sugar. I hope you can do this. I’m frankly sick of the mainstream soda choices. They don’t even taste good anymore.
Full speed, ahead, Jason’s!!
December 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pm (#)
I know several Dr Pepper fanatics (I am not a soda drinker) who rave about Dr Pepper made with cane sugar versus HFCS. There are only a few places that you can get Dr Pepper made with cane sugar (in the central Texas area) so it is a real treat for them when they can pick one up.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:16 pm (#)
I am a pilot based out of Northeast Ohio. I discovered Jason’s Deli while at a Hotel in San Antonio TX. I was hooked by the healthy product with the convenience of fast food right away. I was sad to discover the nearest franchise is in Dublin, a 2 hr drive. Any time my job takes me near a Jason’s Deli Location I have to Stop.
On the issue of Cane Sugar products, I voted to carry both HFCS and Cane products. This is because I am unfamiliar with the taste of Sodas with the Cane sugar. I have had Tea sweetened with the Cane Sugar, and liked it but until I try the soda I wouldn’t recommend a complete switch to the Cane Products.
December 15th, 2009 at 1:10 pm (#)
HFCS sodas are bad for you! i usually just have Tea at places that serve only HFCS sodas but at the mexican restruants i frequent they have the imported Coke from mexico which is normally sweetened with cane sugar. they sell in the $2 per half litre bottle range but worth it to me…
December 15th, 2009 at 1:48 pm (#)
I’m all about education. The more we offer good choices and education to people the more they will be likely to leave behind the yucky stuff and pick up something else. Something that actually feeds the body! Thanks Jason’s Deli for being a pioneer in the industry!
December 17th, 2009 at 4:55 pm (#)
For more information on HFCS follow the link below.
http://scienceblogs.com/neurotopia/2009/03/hfcs_the_good_the_bad_and_the.php
December 21st, 2009 at 9:58 am (#)
I can relate to some of the people on this list with food allergies to Corn. Corn is in everything and if we can start removing it from different products, I am all for it.
December 30th, 2009 at 10:41 am (#)
I read the comment from the person who didn’t like having to pay extra for healthier chips. That really does show that Jason’s Deli is all smoke and no fire when it comes to health. IMHO I think that they are using “healthy” as a marketing gimmick to make more money.
Have you ever noticed what they say about the box lunches? They’ll take out the poisonous chips and the poisonous cookie and replace it with fruit…. for an extra fee, of course.
Jason’s Deli, you need to take your own slogan to heart and “Get Real” before you can expect people to fall for your “Real Food” lies… All you care about is “Real Money.”
December 30th, 2009 at 5:14 pm (#)
Coke used to sweetened with sugar, then they brought out new Coke (sweetened with HFCS). The public protested, so they took the new Coke off the shelves, then they pulled a fast one on the public…They started adding HFCS to the original coke formula a bit at a time, so no one would notice. HA HA HA. Now everyone is drinking new Coke and doesn’t know the difference…well…some of us do!
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm (#)
Way to go Jason’s Deli! Seriously, this is why my family and I eat in your deli every week. I applaud you for taking a stand and ending the destruction of health through eliminating HFCS! You’ll be one of the first restaurants to offer this! Could be the new trend and you started it! THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT YOUR CONSUMERS!!!!!
January 5th, 2010 at 10:50 am (#)
How about products sweetened with Agave syrup? It’s al natural - and delicious - and there is a line of terrific healthier natural drinks, teas and “ades” HONEST TEA which would be a great fit for Jason’s Deli’s. They also have a new Kombucha beverage which actually tastes yummy (ie doesn’t taste “good for you” unlike all the other ones on the market) and is effervescent. This could be a replacement for the more traditional sodas as it too has no HFCS.
Cheers,
January 5th, 2010 at 10:23 pm (#)
This poll does not have enough choices.
My vote would have been “it doesn’t matter, I don’t drink soda with sugar (any kind) at all because it’s all bad.”
The few different Jason’s I go to typically have only ONE choice for diet soda, and that is diet coke.
January 7th, 2010 at 2:38 pm (#)
Cane Sugar please!
January 8th, 2010 at 3:16 pm (#)
I once found Dublin Dr Pepper on your fountain here in Raleigh, NC. Then the next time I went to JD…it was gone! Noooo! Bring back Dublin Dr Pepper! It tastes amazing!
January 8th, 2010 at 6:48 pm (#)
I had a nutrition class at slcc and my teacher said that eating or drinking stuff with corn syrup is basicly the same as putting rat poison in your body.
January 9th, 2010 at 2:59 pm (#)
HFCS is very evil akin to hydrogentated oil (artifcal transfats)as it is so much more fatting the sugar is plus it causes type two diabeties and the real evil in it is the freeded frutose unlike the frutose in fruit which is bonded in the same mannor that salt is bonded clorine and sodium safe in the bond dealy unbonded
so watch for all the frutose products which are HFCS, invert sugar,crystline frutose and also labeld simply as frutose.
which you have to watch out for companys such a jones who went to invert cane sugar which still contains freed frutose
January 11th, 2010 at 2:22 pm (#)
Soft drinks made with real sugar just taste better! We might actually come there more if you offered some soft drinks with real sugar. My husband loves them.
January 11th, 2010 at 5:41 pm (#)
Have y’all considered the natural almost calorie free alternative to soda and diet soda, the Zevia sodas made with stevia? They’ve recently come out with their version of Dr.Pepper and I’m waiting for it to arrive at my house.
January 18th, 2010 at 1:08 pm (#)
My son is allergic to both corn and dairy products and finding restaurants that have food available for him is not easy. We make our decisions around where he CAN eat, so this change would make a big difference to us. However, as corn syrup is in bread, deli meats, and most everything else, we have to stick with places that use wholesome breads and provide ingredient lists for all foods. Avoiding dairy products is easy…but it’s the corn syrup that is difficult. If he could even have a soda to drink, he would love going to your deli! Do it! Make the change and advertise it. You’ll see families like mine show up like crazy!
January 19th, 2010 at 2:03 pm (#)
Wow, there is a huge amount of junk science in these comments. This article contains information about HFCS that most people don’t know: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4157. To put it simply, sugar and HFCS have nearly the same ratio of glucose and fructose–the difference is that those two molecules are bound together in sugar as sucrose. Once sugar is in the stomach acids the sucrose molecules quickly begin breaking down into glucose and fructose (and then is the same as HFCS)–exposing sugar to heat such as in baking does the same thing.
Tip of the hat to Jason’s Deli though for great marketing campaign.
January 19th, 2010 at 2:10 pm (#)
The less junk in our food the better. I eat pure as often as I am able, and yes it doubles my grocery bill, but to be honest I like Jason’s for its freshness.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:11 pm (#)
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January 26th, 2010 at 5:02 pm (#)
I think this idea of eliminating the HFCS is FABULOUS! I suffer from many food alleries and corn/corn products is one of them. I would LOVE to be able to eat out at a restaurant knowing that the food I am eating is safe for me and my family. Please spend the extra money to make this happen, I honestly believe it would be worth it for you and businesses like you to take on this venture.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:58 pm (#)
If we don’t start to take a stand against the distributors one chain at a time they will NEVER give us better options.
Kudos to Jason’s!
February 4th, 2010 at 3:37 pm (#)
Are you guys retarded? Both hfcs and cane sugar are basically the same thing: sugar. So why would you pay more for cane sugar? Oh yeah, probably the same idiots who think Obama’s green job spending or Cap and Trade are good ideas. Hats off to idiocracy!
February 5th, 2010 at 9:41 am (#)
HFCS is not the only bad thing for you in soft drinks. The real fact of the matter is there is NO nutritional value in soft drinks. As far as HFCS goes its the way its processesed that makes it bad. GMO corn is broken down by way of Costic Soda. Costic Soda is in many cases contaminated with mercury, the 2nd most neuro toxic substance known to man. This mercury finds its way into the HFCS we consume. I like soda tho and do drink it from time to time. Everything in moderation.
February 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am (#)
MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
Just a heads up…
Yes, please get rid of the HCFS, not just for the reason above.
February 7th, 2010 at 1:59 pm (#)
The histeria around HFCS is the same as man-made global warming. Both are bogus. You pump a kid full of real cane surgar or even honey right out of the honey comb and you will get the same results. Obesity. I feel sorry for consumers because ultimatly corporation like Jason’s Deli will make these changes and we will all pay more money. Much like studies coming out refuting man-made global warming there are and will be more studies that there is no significant difference in health effects from “organic” (all food is organic by the way) and “non-organic” foods. Okay, now off to Jason’s Deli. Still love the place. Just wish corporations and consumers were not becoming so idiotic about this stuff.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:36 pm (#)
It’s all sugar and too much of it is bad for you. Stop searching for the diet boogeyman. It’s not going to make a difference if it’s HFCS or sugar or honey — same calories, same result — except that Jason and others will charge you more because it’s “better” with cane or beet sugar. True. Better for their bottom line.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:06 pm (#)
I would like for Jason’s to quit microwaving the kids macaroni and cheese in a plastic bag. I don’t care what type of plastic it is either, they’re all bad. It’s bad enough that the mac and cheese is stored in the plastic bag, it doesn’t need to be nuked in it. Other than that, I love the place.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:07 pm (#)
I really don’t care what you do with your sodas as long as you continue to offer a diet (read: SUGAR FREE) version - such as Diet Coke, Coke Zero (MY CHOICE), Pepsi One, etc. I am a diabetic and whether it’s a full blown Coke or cane sugar soda, I can’t drink it. If that’s all you offer, I’ll be drinking water or taking my business elsewhere. Please don’t forget diabetics who love your food!
February 12th, 2010 at 6:11 pm (#)
NO high fructose junk in anything, please.
February 17th, 2010 at 12:25 pm (#)
I think the ultimate question is, what’s the cost of this? I’d even recommend cutting back on all the sodas you offer. People in general should be drinking more water, not sugar enhanced soft drinks.
Of course I wouldn’t mind doing a comparison between the two.
February 17th, 2010 at 2:13 pm (#)
no HFCS add soda with sugar and diet
February 17th, 2010 at 5:54 pm (#)
boylans all the way!
February 19th, 2010 at 11:43 am (#)
Do it! I think the United States as a whole is entirely too dependant on all the corn additives that are put in our foods.
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:42 pm (#)
Valuable thoughts and advices. I read your topic with great interest.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:53 pm (#)
There is food and then there is “Not Food.”
HFCS is not food and should not be in products ingested by people.
I am reading labels these days and not buying any thing with HFCS in it. Have given up many things I enjoyed. Oh, Well…
February 24th, 2010 at 1:40 pm (#)
I am so happy that Jason’s is considering moving away from sodas containing HFCS! I have just started phasing HFCS out of my diet (which is difficult because it is everywhere!) so I am excited to see one more “safe” option! Thank you Jason’s!
February 24th, 2010 at 2:47 pm (#)
Just a suggestion but Steaz green teas are HFCS Free and sooooooo good! Might want to look into carring them! I LOVE YOUR FOOD AND WISH WE HAD ONE CLOSER BUT I WILL STILL DRIVE THE DISTANCE TO EAT JASON’S!!!
February 25th, 2010 at 1:46 pm (#)
Pat Curl,
I, too, am a Coke fan. (I’m a native Houstonian, too) However, Coke never really did put it back to their original formula. That was the exact time that they replaced sugar with high fructose corn syrup. So Coke Classic, is NOT truly the original recipe. The reason they changed was due to taxes on sugar import. They’re tryng to save a buck. I have changed over to Pepsi Throwback. Honestly, it doesn’t taste nearly as good, but doesn’t have corn syrup, and at least they’re honest about their formula and ingredients. Thank you, Jason’s Deli for daring to go healthy. My personal preference would be to use a mainstream soda such as throwback pepsi, heritage Dr. Pepper, or if Coke would get on the bandwagon, one of theirs.
February 25th, 2010 at 1:52 pm (#)
For those of you who keep spouting that HFCS and sugar have the same calories, so are equal, please do your research. HFCS is from corn that has been chemically altered to the point that it no longer resembles corn in any way. (except for the allergies, of course, which it still causes) Studies have shown that your body breaks down HFCS completely differently from sugar. HFCS causes problems with metabolism, and also the nervous system. Of course, everything should be in moderation, but I am happy to pay more for things that are not breaking down my body, and causing other nutrients to not obsorb correctly. FYI, I dont eat HFCS in anything. Start reading lables. Its in 90% of food in grocery stores. Go back to nature!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:59 am (#)
High fructose corn syrup is BANNED IN EUROPE. If it’s too dangerous to consume there, what makes us think it’s any safer here? BTW, there’s been an dramatic increase in Type 2 Diabetes in children and adults since this was added to our food and drink. Coincidence? Maybe.
March 9th, 2010 at 3:16 pm (#)
Sugar is still sugar, no matter what form its is. Whether its HFC syrup or raw cane sugar, it still provides empty calories in a soda. Americans already drink too many liquid calories in general. Try offering more variety of diet sodas. Most restaurants only carry one diet soda option and it’s usually caffeinated. Better yet, try making fresh squeezed lemonade or seasonal fruit juices. I bet people would pay up to $4 for a fresh beverage. If I’m going to drink sugar, might as well get an antioxidant in there somewhere.
March 9th, 2010 at 5:05 pm (#)
Jasons Deli you ROCK! I love your salad bar and eat it regularly. I do miss the Dublin Dr. Pepper though.
Keep up the good work, and know you are very much appreciated!
March 10th, 2010 at 1:36 pm (#)
Hello, I am in California, but I am also a frequent traveler to Latin American countries. You may be happy to find out, or probably know that in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador and beyond Fountain Sodas DO NOT CONTAIN HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. They do however, contain REAL SUGAR. The end result, a bubblier, more quenching soft drink that takes a long time to go flat! You may want to investigate and possibly find out if you can import Soda’s to the your locations. How ironic, the place where sodas were created and enjoyed are now being cast off for that very simple ingridient…now trying to get it out of our schools is a whole different story. good luck and hope to try your sanwiches some day in SF Bay Area!