tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post6780075004673659679..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: What's So Wrong with Sugar - Part 2Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-5862016655679950442011-09-16T15:32:24.052-04:002011-09-16T15:32:24.052-04:00To those who considered this post "alarmist&q...To those who considered this post "alarmist", I'm sorry. I think Regina's goal was to seriously consider the affect of what we put in our bodies. <br /><br />Moon Rani- Thanks for the links. I'd encourage anyone to research both sides of this debate. <br /><br />Jenna - Thanks for the idea of including sources. I'll have to mention it to Regina.<br /><br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-20029460270633875802011-09-16T13:58:16.412-04:002011-09-16T13:58:16.412-04:00I have successfully cleansed our house of chocolat...I have successfully cleansed our house of chocolate syrup and ketchup with HFCS. I still buy my ketchup (because we didn't have a garden this year, but I want to try making my own ketchup sometime).<br /><br />But I don't buy any chocolate syrup. I do occasionally miss it on icecream. But we don't miss the chocolate milk - because now I make it from scratch. It's not hard and it takes very little time.<br /><br />And it's just like making your own bread. You may not do it often, but when you do make it and eat/drink it - you REALLY enjoy the taste. <br /><br />We might all do better to drastically reduce how much we eat of some things - then when we do eat them, we can thoroughly enjoy the experience.<br /><br />As a side note, I disagree that the tone is alarmist - but then, I've done a fair amount of reading on the evils of modern-day food, so perhaps my senses are deadened.<br /><br />I would like to see citations, also - but I also recognize that normal people don't often think to include sources. Those of us who were / are steeped in academia were / are trained to include sources and examine the sources. <br /><br />However - don't throw the baby out with the bath water. :) And, if in doubt, we would all do well to investigate and do our own research!Naptime Seamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971159046347608338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-59223286578923359252011-09-16T11:08:43.023-04:002011-09-16T11:08:43.023-04:00I agree with PapaBear on the tone of this post. I...I agree with PapaBear on the tone of this post. It contains quite a few opinions and myths, which is probably why there are no citations or mentions of sources. I thought perhaps they would be included at the end of the 3rd installation but no, they're not.Jenna Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787074975348206652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-16044940494360158292011-09-15T14:34:18.835-04:002011-09-15T14:34:18.835-04:00There is a lot of misinformation on the Internet a...There is a lot of misinformation on the Internet and other media right now about HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). The truth is that the body digests HFCS the same way it does table sugar. Table sugar comes from sugar cane while HFCS comes from corn, that's all. Some links about HFCS can be found here: http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/h/4117-even-foods-cops-recognize-high-fructose-corn-syrup-equals-table-sugar<br />http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/h/4230-diet-fads-are-sweet-nothings<br />Watching sugar intake is a good idea, but please don't be misled by misconceptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-37860992912978469172011-09-15T09:58:35.346-04:002011-09-15T09:58:35.346-04:00wow. helpful, if a little alarming, to think of s...wow. helpful, if a little alarming, to think of sugar as an addictive drug.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-3151131435405056002011-09-15T09:00:57.255-04:002011-09-15T09:00:57.255-04:00I agree that the typical American diet has way too...I agree that the typical American diet has way too much sugar. Even knowning that I know that I still willingly eat way too much of it (doughnuts!). <br /> <br />That being said, the tone of the post seems a bit alarmist to me. I think that it makes a lot of really good points but the fact remains that our bodies need some sugar. <br /><br />Where the distinction lies for me is in trying to avoid processed and added sugars. Even plain unflavord yogurt has ~3 tsp of sugar per serving, but most would consider that a healthy food. Most vegetables even have some sugars in them. <br /><br />My guidelines for myself are:<br />Natural, unprocessed sugar = okay<br />Added sugar = avoid<br />HFCS = actively avoid<br /><br />But alas, I break my own rules more often than not. <br /><br />I look forward to your final(?) post on this tomorrow!<br /><br />PapaBearPapaBearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-81441318887024988122011-09-15T08:30:42.233-04:002011-09-15T08:30:42.233-04:00Sorry to leave 2 comments... but if you just don&#...Sorry to leave 2 comments... but if you just don't give your children chocolate milk, except once in a very great while, they never miss it! And the best hot chocolate can be made with a very small amount of sugar, liquid stevia, cocoa and milk!-WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-51699628690146789352011-09-15T08:28:30.135-04:002011-09-15T08:28:30.135-04:00Have you read the book "Sugar Blues"? We...Have you read the book "Sugar Blues"? We very consciously watch sugars for our family, but I'm convinced the "sugar" that God put in food naturally, such as eating a peach, is good for me, as long as I'm not diabetic, which I think wouldn't be caused by those sugars. It's all the processed sugar in practically everything that is helping to destroy our health. Thanks for all the interesting info! -WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-10727411533917794692011-09-15T07:37:34.964-04:002011-09-15T07:37:34.964-04:00This has been interesting so far. We've reall...This has been interesting so far. We've really begun to pay attention to HFCS. I have found that Nesquick chocolate syrup by Nestle doesn't have it in there. They use plain old sugar - which still isn't great but is the lesser of the evils. I've also found that Heinz and Hunts are both making ketchup without it now. The thing my family has found interesting with the two items listed above is that the products that use sugar instead of HFCS taste so much better.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659490868053210396noreply@blogger.com