Hunt’s 100% Natural Ketchup
Ketchup is used often in our home. Ok, not just often, daily. My boys absolutely adore it and we honestly go through about 30 ounces every 2-3 weeks. A lot of times if I try making a new food and the boys don’t like it, if I put some ketchup in front of them that they can dip it in, all of a sudden they will eat it. It’s quite comical actually, and I’m not quite sure why they like it so much. I like ketchup, but I can by no means dip anything in it. Since we go through so much, I was excited to hear that Hunt’s has a new 100% natural ketchup that doesn’t include high fructose corn syrup. Instead it includes good old sugar.

You might wonder why this is such a big deal, or not completely understand what high fructose corn syrup is. If not, let me enlighten you. High Fructose Corn Syrup is a sweetener that comes from corn starch. I remember watching a talk show a few years back, and seeing high fructose corn syrup. Its consistency is like syrup, it’s really cheap, and has a long shelf life – thus a lot of companies use it in their foods. There has been argument as to whether it is the same or worse for you than sugar. After doing some reading, it sounds like there might be evidence that our bodies don’t metabolize high fructose corn syrup in the same way which can cause problems in the liver, cause a block in insulin, and other problems. I honestly think that I have found more cons than pros when it comes to corn syrup, so the less consumed, the better. Sugar should also be consumed in moderation though, yes?

Taste Test
Now that I’ve gone off on a “sugar” tangent, how did it taste? I honestly could not tell the difference between our normal ketchup and Hunt’s new 100% Natural Ketchup. The boys loved it, and I know that I would rather have them eat ketchup with sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup.

I think this is a change I will definitely be implementing, buying ketchup without high fructose corn syrup.

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I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Hunt’s and received a ketchup sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate

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