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    • Posts: 8,736 Member
      jennifer_417 wrote: »
      Sugar and fat both have lots of calories and can cause weight gain if not moderated. All that is necessary for weight loss is a calorie deficit.

      Sugar has the same amount of calories as protein and fat has more than carbs and protein
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      singingflutelady wrote: »
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      Sugar has the same amount of calories as protein and fat has more than carbs and protein

      Correct, good catch. Carbs (of which sugar is a subset) and protein have 4 cal/gram, fat has 9 cal/gram.
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      lemurcat12 wrote: »
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      I don't consider sugar in fruit a negative. That seems like a problematic way of thinking about it. The sweetness is part of why fruit tastes good (the sugar in vegetables and foods like sweet potatoes contributes positively to their taste as well, IMO). The sugar in an apple pie also makes it taste good (IMO), as does the butter and so on, but because it has a lot of calories I will consume less of it or less often. I am also not offended if someone else would rather not spend calories on apple pie.

      I agree, that's why I mentioned that many people do consider it a negative instead of saying that I personally considered it a negative. I personally love how fruit tastes, and I know it wouldn't taste as good without the sugar :)
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      AnvilHead wrote: »
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      I should do this to my nieces and nephew at Christmas. Best. Aunt. Ever!
    • Posts: 171 Member
      It's tasty! I cut most of it out because of the empty calories, but enjoy sweet things when I feel they are worth it.
    • Posts: 7,682 Member
      I argued with some guy last night because he said sugar caused diabetes,obesity, it slows your metabolism down,causes lessened cognitive thinking,made your liver work less effectively,it causes thyroid issues and is more addictive than marijuana lol. I told him he was full of it and what the real causes of these things were. you would not believe what some people think about certain foods thats simply untrue
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      jennifer_417 wrote: »
      Sugar and fat both have lots of calories and can cause weight gain if not moderated. All that is necessary for weight loss is a calorie deficit.

      Any food can contribute to weight gain (or loss, or maintenance), not just foods with sugar and fat.

      You are correct on the calorie deficit part for weight loss. :)
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited November 2016
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
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      Happily! You can have all the sprouts. An unrelated story as to my dislike for them but: a friend of mine once told his sister that they were baby cabbage patch kids and every time she ate one, a cabbage patch kid died. She never ate them again.

      Awww... The Brussel Sprouts do look like cute baby cabbages.
    • Posts: 2,578 Member
      edited November 2016
      lemurcat12 wrote: »
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      This is hilarious, but I still love them. When I was a kid we only ever had them on Thanksgiving (my mother hates them, my grandmother made them), and they were prepared with bacon and even for me as a kid oh so good. I thought they were cute too (and I always liked cabbage anyway). Now I think of bacon as the gateway drug for brussels sprouts.

      My grandma kept a coffee can of bacon grease next to the stove and cooked with it.

      Mom cooked brussel sprouts, mashed them and sprinkled vinegar, salt and pepper on them.
    • Posts: 5,468 Member
      Wynterbourne wrote: »
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      You want to go to hell, get resurrected and then sent back again...? Coat the Brussels sprouts in chocolate and roll in hazelnut pieces before wrapping them up. :astonished::wink:

      Oooh....burn!! :laugh:
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