Ugly Truth: Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam. Something that most love and and most feed to their children. When making your child a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, what do you put on that sandwich? Jam! This doesn't just apply to Strawberry Jam, jam in general is guilty of these astounding facts unfortunately.

Today I am picking on Smuckers jam, but no jam is innocent when it comes to this. 

Notice in the ingredients the first ingredient is strawberry juice(sugar), high fructose corn syrup(sugar), and finally corn syrup(sugar). All refined. All terrible. Notice that nowhere does it contain just simply strawberries. 

However, if made homemade you only use strawberries, sugar(organic or organic palm), and pectin or chia seeds. 

This can also be purchased Naturally from most retailers or even organic from a whole foods store. 

Now... why is sugar so bad? 

Here you go... the Ugly truth about this sweet little substance.

Choose the natural route. Your body will thank you! :)

Simple changes. Lasting health.