Monthly Archives: August 2004

Sweet, sweet candy

Food

Ever wonder what “evaporated cane juice”:http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=120 really is? (If you’ve never seen the term before, it’s generally listed in the ingredients of natural foods instead of sugar.) I originally thought, “Wait a minute… that’s just sugar!” Kind of, but most sugar “isn’t vegan”:http://www.vegfamily.com/articles/sugar.htm because of the way it’s processed. So it’s not as different as “stevia”:http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/2169001.html, but it’s still something to watch for.

(Sorry, these things cross my mind when I’m drinking tea.)

Travelling with tots

Fun

I just (re)discovered that a flight to Barcelona from San Diego would take 14 hours. The flight back from Milan would take 16, and neither is counting the extra time due to security, check-in, and delays. Even the 7-hour flight to Hawaii was a challenge for Ben. Luckily, the Berkeley Parents Network has a really informative page on “surviving long flights with small children”:http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/going/long-flights.html.