I'm trying to stay away from refined sugars
iamlisakong
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I'm trying to stay away from refined sugars.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks and or if they eat as snacks!
Thanks!
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks and or if they eat as snacks!
Thanks!
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Any specific reason?0
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The sugars I eat are generally fruits. Occasionally, I'll have the junky sugary foods, but in moderation. Snacks are usually cheese, fruit, some avocado.2
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What if I told you that your body can't tell the difference?
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Cut up veggies with salsa, berries, hard boiled eggs, string cheese, nuts, plain greek yogurt, lean proteins, olives, pickles.....2
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I've found success with doing a whole30 to kick the sugar habit - it's a pretty strict thirty day anti-inflammation elimination diet, however, and not for everyone.1
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No tips -- if you don't want to eat foods with refined sugars, just don't eat them. I tend to eat cheese (good cheese) in place of dessert if I'm doing that (or just not really in the mood for sweet). I don't snack, but plain greek yogurt with fruit, cottage cheese, and nuts seem like options I'd use if I did.
Are you having difficulty in some way?3 -
Awesome goal...I wish you the best! Go cold turkey for 3-4 days and the sugar cravings will go away.5
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Awesome goal...I wish you the best! Go cold turkey for 3-4 days and the sugar cravings will go away.
This!
And fruits and for example... Strawberry preserves w no added sugar or berries.. add a spoonful to plain Greek yogurt and it is surprisingly sweet.
Honey also.
Whipped cream in the can is low in sugar and really good.
Dried fruit like ; dried apricots, dried peaches, dried mangos are really good.
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Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.4 -
Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars.I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
This one has always perplexed me too :huh:
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Whenever I'm in the mood for something sugary I toss some bananas in a blender along with almond butter and some vanilla protein powder. Delicious.0
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Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
Actually, it can't. It breaks both down into their components. The sugar component in both sources is sucrose, glucose and fructose (sucrose is one glucose molecule combined with one fructose molecule and breaks apart into the other two within a matter of seconds after entering the intestine).
Your body doesn't say, "oh this is natural sugar. That's good." or "uh oh, this is added sugar. That's bad."
Your body says "Oh hey! Glucose!"6 -
But who eats straight sugar? The glycemic load of just sugar is irrelevant when you're eating a fat laden cookie.3 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
Actually, it can't. It breaks both down into their components. The sugar component in both sources is sucrose, glucose and fructose (sucrose is one glucose molecule combined with one fructose molecule and breaks apart into the other two within a matter of seconds after entering the intestine).
Your body doesn't say, "oh this is natural sugar. That's good." or "uh oh, this is added sugar. That's bad."
Your body says "Oh hey! Glucose!"
I didn't say it could tell the difference between the sugars themselves. I was just pointing out that processed foods that have added sugars in them are fundamentally different than whole foods that do not. In turn avoiding refined sugars IS very beneficial.
I also was really not trying to highjack this thread! Sorry!5 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
Actually, it can't. It breaks both down into their components. The sugar component in both sources is sucrose, glucose and fructose (sucrose is one glucose molecule combined with one fructose molecule and breaks apart into the other two within a matter of seconds after entering the intestine).
Your body doesn't say, "oh this is natural sugar. That's good." or "uh oh, this is added sugar. That's bad."
Your body says "Oh hey! Glucose!"
I didn't say it could tell the difference between the sugars themselves. I was just pointing out that processed foods that have added sugars in them are fundamentally different than whole foods that do not. In turn avoiding refined sugars IS very beneficial.
I also was really not trying to highjack this thread! Sorry!
I'm all for cutting out added sugar (I don't use the term refined sugar, because that has nothing to do with anything) if one wants. I cut it out for a while, didn't find it beneficial to me (suagr isn't especially my weakness), but I limit it by making sure my diet has various other things that leave not that much room for sweets. I also don't tend to buy products that contain it. I've never craved it, not even when I cut it out, so I find the assumption in some of the posts above that everyone will kind of odd.
But anyway, remember that although there's of course a difference between a cookie and a piece of fruit (mostly fat, fiber, and micros, not sugar), added sugar is in other things too. I am not sure why a rhubarb sauce with a bit of added sugar would be less beneficial than a no sugar added apple sauce. Similarly, if one likes oatmeal with a bit of sugar, what's the harm? My main food with added sugar (beyond things that obviously have sugar, like ice cream) is smoked salmon, which is typically made with a bit of sugar. Are you really claiming that makes smoked salmon unhealthy?
Again, not saying that cutting out added sugar is a bad thing to do if one wants to, but taking issue with the blanket assertion that foods with added sugar are fundamentally different than those with intrinsic sugar.4 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
Actually, it can't. It breaks both down into their components. The sugar component in both sources is sucrose, glucose and fructose (sucrose is one glucose molecule combined with one fructose molecule and breaks apart into the other two within a matter of seconds after entering the intestine).
Your body doesn't say, "oh this is natural sugar. That's good." or "uh oh, this is added sugar. That's bad."
Your body says "Oh hey! Glucose!"
I didn't say it could tell the difference between the sugars themselves. I was just pointing out that processed foods that have added sugars in them are fundamentally different than whole foods that do not. In turn avoiding refined sugars IS very beneficial.
I also was really not trying to highjack this thread! Sorry!
I'm all for cutting out added sugar (I don't use the term refined sugar, because that has nothing to do with anything) if one wants. I cut it out for a while, didn't find it beneficial to me (suagr isn't especially my weakness), but I limit it by making sure my diet has various other things that leave not that much room for sweets. I also don't tend to buy products that contain it. I've never craved it, not even when I cut it out, so I find the assumption in some of the posts above that everyone will kind of odd.
But anyway, remember that although there's of course a difference between a cookie and a piece of fruit (mostly fat, fiber, and micros, not sugar), added sugar is in other things too. I am not sure why a rhubarb sauce with a bit of added sugar would be less beneficial than a no sugar added apple sauce. Similarly, if one likes oatmeal with a bit of sugar, what's the harm? My main food with added sugar (beyond things that obviously have sugar, like ice cream) is smoked salmon, which is typically made with a bit of sugar. Are you really claiming that makes smoked salmon unhealthy?
Again, not saying that cutting out added sugar is a bad thing to do if one wants to, but taking issue with the blanket assertion that foods with added sugar are fundamentally different than those with intrinsic sugar.
Exactly.0 -
iamlisakong wrote: »I'm trying to stay away from refined sugars.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks and or if they eat as snacks!
Thanks!
Read ingredient labels. If you eat any packaged foods, read the label for added sugar. For me it sugar is high up on the ingredient list I don't have it. Try making your meals from scratch rather than buying ready made as things like soups etc can have added sugar. I make some sweet snacks with just dates, cashew nuts and cacao powder blended and shape into balls, leave in the fridge over night. YUM.0 -
Snacks without refined sugar?
hummus and veggies
natural peanut butter and veggies
jerky
string cheese
fruit
nuts
sunflower seeds
popcorn
tortilla chips and salsa, bean dip or guacamole
boiled or deviled eggs0 -
iamlisakong wrote: »I'm trying to stay away from refined sugars.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks and or if they eat as snacks!
Thanks!
If you're really worried about it, just don't eat things with added sugar...read labels. Eat more whole foods as snacks...it's pretty simple. I don't eat much in the way of added/refined sugar...it's not that hard...you just have to eat more whole foods.2 -
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lemurcat12 wrote: »No tips -- if you don't want to eat foods with refined sugars, just don't eat them.
^This...0 -
^^^and this...cwolfman13 wrote: »iamlisakong wrote: »I'm trying to stay away from refined sugars.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks and or if they eat as snacks!
Thanks!
If you're really worried about it, just don't eat things with added sugar...read labels. Eat more whole foods as snacks...it's pretty simple. I don't eat much in the way of added/refined sugar...it's not that hard...you just have to eat more whole foods.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Your body can tell the difference between processed foods with sugar added and whole foods that contain naturally occurring sugars. I don't know why anyone would make it seem like cutting out refined sugar is silly. If you cut out refined sugar you cut out a whole lot of unhealthy crud by default.
With that said, I love PB stuffed medjool dates for a sweet snack, so good.
Actually, it can't. It breaks both down into their components. The sugar component in both sources is sucrose, glucose and fructose (sucrose is one glucose molecule combined with one fructose molecule and breaks apart into the other two within a matter of seconds after entering the intestine).
Your body doesn't say, "oh this is natural sugar. That's good." or "uh oh, this is added sugar. That's bad."
Your body says "Oh hey! Glucose!"
I didn't say it could tell the difference between the sugars themselves. I was just pointing out that processed foods that have added sugars in them are fundamentally different than whole foods that do not. In turn avoiding refined sugars IS very beneficial.
I also was really not trying to highjack this thread! Sorry!
I'm all for cutting out added sugar (I don't use the term refined sugar, because that has nothing to do with anything) if one wants. I cut it out for a while, didn't find it beneficial to me (suagr isn't especially my weakness), but I limit it by making sure my diet has various other things that leave not that much room for sweets. I also don't tend to buy products that contain it. I've never craved it, not even when I cut it out, so I find the assumption in some of the posts above that everyone will kind of odd.
But anyway, remember that although there's of course a difference between a cookie and a piece of fruit (mostly fat, fiber, and micros, not sugar), added sugar is in other things too. I am not sure why a rhubarb sauce with a bit of added sugar would be less beneficial than a no sugar added apple sauce. Similarly, if one likes oatmeal with a bit of sugar, what's the harm? My main food with added sugar (beyond things that obviously have sugar, like ice cream) is smoked salmon, which is typically made with a bit of sugar. Are you really claiming that makes smoked salmon unhealthy?
Again, not saying that cutting out added sugar is a bad thing to do if one wants to, but taking issue with the blanket assertion that foods with added sugar are fundamentally different than those with intrinsic sugar.
Bravo!
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Any specific reason?
Refined sugar isn't particularly good for you...
I'm all for moderation, but I don't understand why people make a big deal of people wanting to eat more whole foods. It's as if you're a righteous moron if you don't fit oreos and ice cream into your diet every day.5 -
bclarke1990 wrote: »Any specific reason?
Refined sugar isn't particularly good for you...
I'm all for moderation, but I don't understand why people make a big deal of people wanting to eat more whole foods. It's as if you're a righteous moron if you don't fit oreos and ice cream into your diet every day.
It's neither good or bad, it just is.
You can not make that claim without context of overall diet and dose...4 -
Frozen berries and grapes are great, sweet snacks.1
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Fruits rule!
Agave nectar? Awesome low GL load so good for Type 2 Diabetics (as my mum can testify to) and it comes in several varieties, some good for baking, others good for coffee, or just plain pour in your mouth when you want a sweet fix!! There are some agave/carob hybrids but I don't really like those.
I'm fortunate enough to have access to some unbelievably good Greek and Cypriot olive oils here in the UK and so just use that for all my flavour fixes! Some are actually borderline sweet, (Ripley's) believe it or not!0 -
bclarke1990 wrote: »Any specific reason?
Refined sugar isn't particularly good for you...
I'm all for moderation, but I don't understand why people make a big deal of people wanting to eat more whole foods. It's as if you're a righteous moron if you don't fit oreos and ice cream into your diet every day.
Yeah. I mean, more power to them and I wish I had that willpower, lol. The only reason I don't recommend doing that, personally, is that it just doesn't seem like a sustainable practice. I can only speak from experience, but when I cut things out even though I actually want them, I always end up binging.
But sometimes I'm just not in the mood for sugar and I have no problem passing on chocolate, cake, and cookies. If that's what people feel, it's great! Nobody's saying that you have to eat the sugary stuff...0
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