By Barbara H. Peterson

I’m as forgiving as the next gal, but really! There is a limit to my endurance. Hubby went shopping the other day and brought home HoneyTree’s Sugar Free Imitation Honey. This product is “a proud sponsor of the Diabetes Research Institute” according to the label on the container. Yes, it was in the honey department, and yes, the container looked and felt like a honey container, and yes, hubby was trying to be helpful, and yes, he is half-blind, and yes, it was the cheapest on the shelf. However, it was only after looking at the ingredients on the label that I was truly repulsed:

Maltitol syrup, natural and artificial flavor, Acesulfame K, Malic acid

I was especially attracted to the ingredient labeled Acesulfame K, so I looked it up. The following comes from SweetPoison.com: More