Comments on: Most Sugary ‘Health’ Foods: The 10 Worst Offenders

By: Most Sugary “Health” Foods | Baby In The Kitchen

Most Sugary “Health” Foods | Baby In The Kitchen — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:15:49 +0000

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By: Foods With High Fructose Corn Syrup | EcoSalon | The Green Gathering

Foods With High Fructose Corn Syrup | EcoSalon | The Green Gathering — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:17:44 +0000

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By: Weekly Tips for March 29, 2010 | RockitMom

Weekly Tips for March 29, 2010 | RockitMom — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:44:15 +0000

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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:33:04 +0000

I have just recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and now I have no choice but to read labels, very unfortunate that I was so unaware and let myself become this way by pool eating habits and being overweight. Please If I’ve learned anything through this ordeal its that sugar is like poison to your body if you over indulge…I would really like more information on being diabetis and what “NOT” to eat because of hidden sugar, I guess its all in reading labels

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:28:26 +0000

I agree with everyone that we eat too much hidden sugar. The point that they did not cover is the natural sugars that occur in things that are unavoidable in a healthy diet. Example some might not think about are milk. There is natural lactose sugar in milk and fructose in fruit. What we need to be careful of is avoiding all the added sugars like the added sugar they add to alot of instant oatmeals and cereal bars as the article was describing. One thing I like to do is add half a cup of unsweetend applesauce, a small handful of raisins and cinnamon to my regular oatmeal. This adds two servings of fruit, no added sugar and tastes great.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:06:28 +0000

Actually Jocelyn, there is a huge difference between eating the fruit and just drinking the juice. When you eat the fruit, you are getting the fiber of the fruit that helps metabolize the natural sugars a bit more. When you drink just the juice you are not getting any of that fiber from the flesh of the fruit, you are merely drinking the naturally occuring sugars. Speak with any nutritionist, they will reiterate just what I said. There is validity to what this article said about eating the fruit and sipping water vs drinking the juice.

And not all dried fruit is treated the same…I dehydrate fruit for my children all the time but do sweeten it, whereas many commercial brands of dried fruits add loads and loads of sugar to sweeten it. So just need to be careful about the labels.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:32:55 +0000

I understand that this is well-intentioned, but I feel like a few of these points are misleading. Yes, juices and dried fruits are high in sugar. Why? The sugar is naturally occurring in the fruit. If you take a look at nutrition labels for fruit-based products that have no added sugar, the label will still say that there is sugar in it.

Say for example, you squeeze your own orange juice. Eating an orange and drinking the juice from that orange are pretty much the same thing. In my opinion, telling people “you are better off just eating the fruit and sipping water” is totally irresponsible. Instead, it would be better to clarify that the problem with eating dried fruits and juice is portion-control.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:14:58 +0000

I am trying REALLY hard to cut down on sugar, but damn, it is in everything! I have been making my own oatmeal in the morning and slice bananas into it or throw a handful of cranberries in it. I drink plain green tea and eat oranges and apples instead of drinking the juice, but if I do drink the juice it is Simply Orange – only 22 grams of sugar. I try to eat yogurt, but that has a lot of sugar in it too, so I have changed over to organic plain yogurt with raspberries or blueberries. Cutting out sodium is easier than sugar. I don’t eat a lot of processed foods, but sugar is everywhere! Thanks for the good article!

By: Anne Boulley

Anne Boulley — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:17:12 +0000

We all have to start cooking and preparing our own foods from the most basic, healthy ingredients we can find.

By: 7 Surprising Sources of High Fructose Corn Syrup « Make It From Scratch Mom's Blog

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:56:24 +0000

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