Spaghetti Sauce Sugar
pie_eyes
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So I've always been told by every health food documentary that Spaghetti sauces from a jar has an over abundance of sugar
And my husband showed me at the store that making it from scratch is just as much if not a little more sugar content as the big food brands
So?
And my husband showed me at the store that making it from scratch is just as much if not a little more sugar content as the big food brands
So?
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So.
Your husband showed you how making it at home from scratch can have more sugar?
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I make it from scratch to avoid the added sugar from the jars.1
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Is this a sugar is evil thread?3
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Well I'm trying to avoid diabetes so take for what you will0
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stephanieluvspb wrote: »Is this a sugar is evil thread?
Sounds like it.1 -
Making the sauce at home is so much better than any store bought sauces. I have several ways to do it and they all taste so much better. Most take me only 15-25 minutes and only a few ingredients. Sometimes I make the sauce in a slow cooker. I almost always add some good Italian wine. Once you try it you will never buy the jarred junk again.
As for sugar, no idea. I don't really track it. But keep in mind you are putting it on pasta which is all carbs anyway.
BTW - I also started making my own pasta. My son and I make home made sauce and pasta at least twice a month (usually more). You just can't beat the flavor.
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Making the sauce at home is so much better than any store bought sauces. I have several ways to do it and they all taste so much better. Most take me only 15-25 minutes and only a few ingredients. Sometimes I make the sauce in a slow cooker. I almost always add some good Italian wine. Once you try it you will never buy the jarred junk again.
As for sugar, no idea. I don't really track it. But keep in mind you are putting it on pasta which is all carbs anyway.
BTW - I also started making my own pasta. My son and I make home made sauce and pasta at least twice a month (usually more). You just can't beat the flavor.
Okay .. I make a really good sauce too0 -
So I've always been told by every health food documentary that Spaghetti sauces from a jar has an over abundance of sugar
And my husband showed me at the store that making it from scratch is just as much if not a little more sugar content as the big food brands
So?
Hello pie_eyes!
I just looked up the sugar content in one pound of fresh tomatoes. Turns out there's about 12 grams, and that would be more concentrated in tomato sauce since some of the water would be cooked out. I wouldn't worry much about sugar in a jar of sauce, unless it's high up in the list of ingredients.
That said, homemade tomato sauce can be heavenly!
About diabetes, it's actually obesity that contributes to the risk. No one here is going to tell you that means you can eat unlimited sugar, but I will say you probably don't need to worry about sugar in tomato sauce. Just be sure to read the ingredients.
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Enjoy-food/Eating-with-diabetes/Diabetes-food-myths/Myth-sugar-causes-diabetes/
If you live in the U.S. you'll probably be happy with the new food label that's supposed to be rolled out. It'll list grams of added sugar.3 -
I just read the labels and buy one that doesn't have any added sugar, only naturally occurring. But I don't really care that much and even if I made it at home it would still have sugar in it from the ingredients.2
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I don't recommend their products because I don't understand how you take an ingredient like tomatoes which naturally have both calories and sugar and create a sauce with zero calories and zero sugar, but Walden Farms does make a marinara sauce with 0 grams of sugar.
Personally, I would make the homemade when you have the time and look for a jarred sauce with little to no added sugar when you need something quick and convenient. Eating sugar will not cause diabetes. You shouldn't blindly trust the claims made in health food documentaries.1 -
All tomato sauce will have sugar just from the sugar that is in tomatoes. What you want to look for is if the sauce has no added sugar. Adding sugar may make the sauce taste better but does not add any nutritional benefit and only adds calories. Sugar may not be evil but my belief is that it is not healthy.0
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So I've always been told by every health food documentary that Spaghetti sauces from a jar has an over abundance of sugar
And my husband showed me at the store that making it from scratch is just as much if not a little more sugar content as the big food brands
So?
Hello pie_eyes!
I just looked up the sugar content in one pound of fresh tomatoes. Turns out there's about 12 grams, and that would be more concentrated in tomato sauce since some of the water would be cooked out. I wouldn't worry much about sugar in a jar of sauce, unless it's high up in the list of ingredients.
That said, homemade tomato sauce can be heavenly!
About diabetes, it's actually obesity that contributes to the risk. No one here is going to tell you that means you can eat unlimited sugar, but I will say you probably don't need to worry about sugar in tomato sauce. Just be sure to read the ingredients.
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Enjoy-food/Eating-with-diabetes/Diabetes-food-myths/Myth-sugar-causes-diabetes/
If you live in the U.S. you'll probably be happy with the new food label that's supposed to be rolled out. It'll list grams of added sugar.
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I buy this brand (from Costco) that has no sugar added. Not because I care overly about the sugar, but I don't like sauce that is too sweet. I sometimes make my own, but some nights need something quick or something my husband can prepare.
http://victoriafinefoods.com/0 -
I make it from scratch because I'm a sauce snob, and I looked at the sugar in my version (which usually includes a bunch of vegetables, including a start of some high sugar ones like onions, carrots, and peppers), and it had close to as many sugar grams as many jarred sauces. Tomatoes also have plenty of sugar, of course. (I don't add any sugar, although it's not that uncommon to add a bit -- recommended in my Marcella Hazen book for some sauces.)
Since I usually add meat too, and eat the pasta with a balanced meal including protein, fat, and carbs, I am not concerned about how many calories come from the vegetables in my sauce (or fruit and veg in general). I'd feel the same way about a jarred sauce (I just don't like jarred sauces and homemade is so easy).
Some sauces do have more added sugar than I'd like (I also don't like sweet sauce), but most of those documentaries are quite misleading on the topic (intentionally so, I have to conclude). People aren't overweight/getting T2D because of some added sugar in pasta sauce.2
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