[lace-chat] concentrated OJ

2011-05-11 Thread Jean Nathan
Helen wrote: I'd suggest making up some Tang but with less water, What's Tang? Not a name that I've ever seen on sale. I assume it's some sort of orange juice. That's one of the problems. Either the same things aren't on sale, or they're on sale but under a name we wouldn't recognise, not

Re: [lace-chat] concentrated OJ

2011-05-11 Thread lacelady
Tang is a powdered orange drink, supposedly used by space astronauts. I was never fond of it. I would also want to check closely for added sugar since I don't remember it being advertised as 100 percent juice. Speaking of added sugar, I would suspect orange marmalade for that also. Out of

Re: [lace-chat] concentrated OJ

2011-05-11 Thread Joy Beeson
On 5/11/11 3:17 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: What's Tang? Not a name that I've ever seen on sale. I assume it's some sort of orange juice. It's an orange-flavored drink powder like pre-sweetened Kool-Aid, but with one or more nutrients added. Way back when, Tang scored an advertising triumph

Re: [lace-chat] concentrated OJ

2011-05-11 Thread Joy Beeson
On 5/11/11 10:36 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: It has always been my impression that sugar is sugar, whether it be added (sucrose) or whether it be contained within a fruit (fructose). Once upon a time, I handed out cookies at a Century ride. My grapes had just ripened, so I brought along a

[lace-chat] Concentrated OJ

2011-05-11 Thread Jean Nathan
Devon, you're quite right about sugar. Fruit sugar is considered less harmful than sucrose (refined sugar), but it isn't. Sugar is sugar. Diabetes UK says that sugar can be taken as part of a balanced diet along with everything else. It's advisable to have food which has natural sugar, like