Has anyone given up refined sugar???
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gypsyrose85 wrote: »juggernaut1974 wrote: »gypsyrose85 wrote: »
All sugars are not created equal. Sugars like honey, maple syrup, fruit and so on come with the added bonus of minerals, victims and have lower calories than refined sugar.
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Honey and maple syrup specifically are pretty much pure sugar mixed with varying amounts of water.
Calories? Pure sugar has about 48 calories per tablespoon; honey about 64 and pure maple syrup about 52
Fruit, of course, does contain fiber and some important micronutrients - but the sugar it contains is inherently the same as other sugar.
I fail to see what this proves...
That there are nutrients and lower calories in honey and maple syrup than there are in just plain refined sugar. Go to the store and read the nutrition labels.0 -
juggernaut1974 wrote: »juggernaut1974 wrote: »Yes, I gave it up years ago. For me, the difficult part was getting through the first two weeks. Since you're giving up refined sugar, you can substitute fruit or dried fruit. If you find yourself struggling, these cookies are delicious and so easy to make. I obviously make them without the chocolate chips.
http://detoxinista.com/2014/07/the-healthiest-cookies-ever-paleo-vegan/
Good luck!
Dried fruits are probably the food with the most concentrated amounts of sugar short of eating it straight by the teaspoon full.
(not that I'm objecting to that, but seems counter to this poster's claim that she's given up sugar).
I believe she said refined sugar.
How specifically (nutritionally) is refined sugar different from naturally occurring?
I just posted the nutrition facts.0 -
Sugar is not evil or anything I just want to cut out stuff without nutritional benefits.0
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gypsyrose85 wrote: »All sugars are not created equal. Sugars like honey, maple syrup, fruit and so on come with the added bonus of minerals, vitamins and have lower calories than refined sugar.
You only get lower calories if you're talking about different amounts of sugar.
A snickers bar and breakfast cereals have added bonuses too - nobody eats granulated sugar with a spoon do they ?0 -
Fair enough, I will concede that perhaps by weight sugar contains more calories than syrup or honey (I looked it up by volume. By volume sugar is actually less caloric than syrup or honey).
But you're still basically ingesting straight sugar water with either.0 -
gypsyrose85 wrote: »gypsyrose85 wrote: »juggernaut1974 wrote: »gypsyrose85 wrote: »
All sugars are not created equal. Sugars like honey, maple syrup, fruit and so on come with the added bonus of minerals, victims and have lower calories than refined sugar.
???? Source ???
Honey and maple syrup specifically are pretty much pure sugar mixed with varying amounts of water.
Calories? Pure sugar has about 48 calories per tablespoon; honey about 64 and pure maple syrup about 52
Fruit, of course, does contain fiber and some important micronutrients - but the sugar it contains is inherently the same as other sugar.
I fail to see what this proves...
That there are nutrients and lower calories in honey and maple syrup than there are in just plain refined sugar. Go to the store and read the nutrition labels.
so what? I don't view sugar as a source of nutrition, and you should not either.0 -
gypsyrose85 wrote: »juggernaut1974 wrote: »gypsyrose85 wrote: »
All sugars are not created equal. Sugars like honey, maple syrup, fruit and so on come with the added bonus of minerals, victims and have lower calories than refined sugar.
???? Source ???
Honey and maple syrup specifically are pretty much pure sugar mixed with varying amounts of water.
Calories? Pure sugar has about 48 calories per tablespoon; honey about 64 and pure maple syrup about 52
Fruit, of course, does contain fiber and some important micronutrients - but the sugar it contains is inherently the same as other sugar.
all this shows is various concentrations of sugar and other micro-nutrients which yes...there are other micronutrients in things like fruit, honey, etc...but your body doesn't treat the actual sugar any differently...it's just that you're getting more overall nutrients with other sources, but you're still getting sugar and your body is going to treat sugar like sugar...because it's sugar.0 -
markrgeary1 wrote: »I know it's hard to avoid, the way I did it was examine everything that we eat. Ketchup was the thing that surprised me the most, almost 25% sugar.
I am not a sugar-phobe (yet), but committing to eliminate all added sugar for 30 days just to see what difference it might make has opened my eyes to just how pervasive added sugar is in pretty much most prepared food.
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http://www.webmd.com/heart/metabolic-syndrome/news/20090421/fresh-take-on-fructose-vs-glucose also different sugars break down differently. One with more glucose than fructose will give you energy and is healthier than one higher in fructose. (Yes they all have fructose and glucose but some have more than another)0
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Why does it matter to anyone why she has chosen to give it up? She never asked for peoples opinions on her decision, just asked for some helpful hints on ways to do so!0
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sparky00721 wrote: »markrgeary1 wrote: »I know it's hard to avoid, the way I did it was examine everything that we eat. Ketchup was the thing that surprised me the most, almost 25% sugar.
I am not a sugar-phobe (yet), but committing to eliminate all added sugar for 30 days just to see what difference it might make has opened my eyes to just how pervasive added sugar is in pretty much most prepared food.
I am not a sugar phone but I want see how I feel. I have talked to a few people who said they feel amazing after removing refined sugar.0 -
gypsyrose85 wrote: »If so do you have any advice on how to make the transition so you don't relapse??
using things to replace that are all natural.
I did a whole30 last year and that was how I did it.
Best thing I could have ever done.0 -
Why does it matter to anyone why she has chosen to give it up? She never asked for peoples opinions on her decision, just asked for some helpful hints on ways to do so! [/quote]
Thank you.0 -
Why does it matter to anyone why she has chosen to give it up? She never asked for peoples opinions on her decision, just asked for some helpful hints on ways to do so!
the title of the thread is "has anyone given up refined sugar" so it would seem that yes and no answers are appropriate.
Also, these threads always develop into sugar fear mongering, and some of us want to try to correct the record for lurkers, and or newbies that may believe some of the inaccurate information about sugar that is being spouted in this thread.0 -
I basically gave up refined sugars (not concerned about sugars in fruit and such) but gave up soda, any type of sweets. I will, however, allow for a treat but only on special occasions and very limited. In the last five months, I have only had 1 piece (basically 1/16th) of a gluten free brownie for our son's birthday. Other than that, no candies, no baked goods, no soda, gave up white bread and white pasta. I actually feel terrific for it!! After the initial 'craving period', I don't miss it at all. I would now much rather have a bowl of fruit as opposed to a baked sweet treat or candy!0
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megginanderson wrote: »gypsyrose85 wrote: »If so do you have any advice on how to make the transition so you don't relapse??
using things to replace that are all natural.
I did a whole30 last year and that was how I did it.
Best thing I could have ever done.
How do you feel in compared when you ate refined sugar??0 -
lyndefisher wrote: »I basically gave up refined sugars (not concerned about sugars in fruit and such) but gave up soda, any type of sweets. I will, however, allow for a treat but only on special occasions and very limited. In the last five months, I have only had 1 piece (basically 1/16th) of a gluten free brownie for our son's birthday. Other than that, no candies, no baked goods, no soda, gave up white bread and white pasta. I actually feel terrific for it!! After the initial 'craving period', I don't miss it at all. I would now much rather have a bowl of fruit as opposed to a baked sweet treat or candy!
That's awesome! Did you lose any weight by removing it? Did moods improve? Energy level change?0 -
gypsyrose85 wrote: »http://www.webmd.com/heart/metabolic-syndrome/news/20090421/fresh-take-on-fructose-vs-glucose also different sugars break down differently. One with more glucose than fructose will give you energy and is healthier than one higher in fructose. (Yes they all have fructose and glucose but some have more than another)
that is a three year old study of overweight individuals, so I am not sure how you then extrapolate that to the whole public. It also states that the real world implications of the study are not understood, or cannot be applied...
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Why does it matter to anyone why she has chosen to give it up? She never asked for peoples opinions on her decision, just asked for some helpful hints on ways to do so!
Fair enough...like my first post said, I focused on controlling portion sizes and caloric amounts of all foods I ate. As an indirect result, I'm sure I managed to decrease my sugar intake accordingly.
Assuming the OP's goal is weight loss, that is the primary thing she should be focusing on, not nitpicking one ingredient.0
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