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Removing sugar from diet?Right, so I've completely removed table salt from my diet but should I remove sugar as well? I do know that one teaspoon of salt is enough to fill in my sodium intake and that could be dangerous in the long run, but what about sugar?
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*The processed sugar (white sugar/cubed) is what I'm thinking to remove.Last edited by kka25; 15-05-2012 at 18:39. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?(Original post by kka25)
Right, so I've completely removed table salt from my diet but should I remove sugar as well? I do know that one teaspoon of salt is enough to fill in my sodium intake and that could be dangerous in the long run, but what about sugar?
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?Yes. Sorry. The processed sugar (white sugar/cubed) is what I'm thinking to remove.(Original post by Hypocrism)
Maybe get rid of processed sugar like white sugar or sugar in chocolate / soda, but definitely not sugars in fruit and the like.Last edited by kka25; 15-05-2012 at 18:40. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?The only sugar I consume in my diet is from natural sources as far as I can ascertain. To be honest, I found it easy to give up sugar from tea or coffee, despite being quite a sugar fiend a few years ago. Its funny how your taste buds change. I used to love coffees with two large teaspoons of sugar; the last time I tried it I almost gagged at how sweet it was. The only thing I use for sweetness now is honey, which I use in porridge, yoghurt and in other random things. Tea with a teaspoonful or less of honey is also rather nice. Perhaps you should try this?
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?Oh, I've found that it's always included, generally below carbs on the nutrition label. Like '10.8g carbohydrate, of which sugar 3.2g' kind of thing.(Original post by stayce88)
most things have sugar in but its not often declared how much in the nutritional info as calories, fat, salt etc are
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?Not always, I didnt notice till I started looking but some things clearly say sugar in the ingredients but have no properties for sugar in the nutritional value list(Original post by intermediary)
Oh, I've found that it's always included, generally below carbs on the nutrition label. Like '10.8g carbohydrate, of which sugar 3.2g' kind of thing.
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?Ooooh yes, I understand what you're saying now! I thought you meant they exclude sugar calculations completely from nutrition labels. In other words, not having anything about sugar on there even when there's evidently sugar. So not just having it at 0, I thought you meant they didn't have it at all on most labels.(Original post by stayce88)
Not always, I didnt notice till I started looking but some things clearly say sugar in the ingredients but have no properties for sugar in the nutritional value list
I understand you now and that's completely true. Although it generally means there's only a tiny amount of sugar if a form of sugar is in the ingredients list and not on the nutritional label- as in, it's not high enough to calculate and so is set as 0. By law, they have to include the value on the nutritional label so, unless you're buying a product imported from elsewhere, 95% of the time sugar will be listed on the back...sometimes it's just not high enough to be worth adding- less than 0.1g.
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?You'll have to refrain from eating ANYTHING in a packet. It all has sugar in it, bar a few yoghurts (the expensive ones).
I've done it and it is not too hard. However, you think something is healthy...like beef stock for example but it contains sugar. So time to make your own beef stock ugh. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?I recently bought some of the stevia powder to try out, it has a little bit of a funky flavour by itself but when used in cooking I couldn't taste it. But it is so sweet, you only need a tiny amount
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?Which yoghurts don't have sugar (besides natural)? I'm diabetic and find most yoghurts have 12-17g of sugar per 125g. I have found one which is really low sugar - but it's only available in Ireland! I know no matter how healthy they are, if they don't taste nice, I just won't eat them.(Original post by galadriel100)
You'll have to refrain from eating ANYTHING in a packet. It all has sugar in it, bar a few yoghurts (the expensive ones).
I've done it and it is not too hard. However, you think something is healthy...like beef stock for example but it contains sugar. So time to make your own beef stock ugh. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?fage total 0% greek yoghurt(Original post by Sprockette)
Which yoghurts don't have sugar (besides natural)? I'm diabetic and find most yoghurts have 12-17g of sugar per 125g. I have found one which is really low sugar - but it's only available in Ireland! I know no matter how healthy they are, if they don't taste nice, I just won't eat them.
they sell it in sainsburys
Nutrition
per 100g
Energy
57 kcal (243 kJ)
Protein
10.3g
Carbohydrate*
4.0g
of which sugars
4.0g
Fat
0g
of which saturates
0g
Calcium
104mg (13% of RDA**)
Sodium
0.038g
Cholesterol
0mg
Fibre
0g
*naturally occurring lactose sugar, no added sugars
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?surely natural yoghurt has lactose?(Original post by Sprockette)
Which yoghurts don't have sugar (besides natural)? I'm diabetic and find most yoghurts have 12-17g of sugar per 125g. I have found one which is really low sugar - but it's only available in Ireland! I know no matter how healthy they are, if they don't taste nice, I just won't eat them. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?what makes them good?(Original post by buildalegohouse)
It can be bad to cut out all sugar.
Cut out anything that is processed, and don't put any extra sugar on cereal or anything like that.
Natural sugars in fruits are GOOD, and you shouldn't abstain from them. -
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Re: Removing sugar from diet?You need natural sugar for your blood so its in balance with the salt content. If not, it can bring all sorts of health problems.(Original post by sconter)
what makes them good?
