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high fructose corn syrup
Here's a really interesting article on high fructose corn syrup, which compares it in several ways to other common forms of sugar. Basic verdict: they're not very different from each other ( Read more... ) -
two weeks in
So far, two weeks of no refined sugar. It has not been that bad. Two main challenges that I've exoerienced come to mind: 1) most desserts I would have eaten in the past are out, and I do miss chocolate. 2) I mostly can't eat bread that I didn't pick out myself, and that gets inconvenient. Otherwise the restrictions haven't bothered me much. I ( Read more... ) -
Strange ingredients in my sweet-tasting food
What's that strange ingredient in my sweet-tasting food?
As previously posted, I've been learning a ton in the couple weeks we've sworn off refined sugar. I've been reading the ingredients of everything (which I suppose we should always do). I needed to look up some things to find out what they are -- always a bad sign. Here are a few common ones ( Read more... ) -
sugar and molasses
I never knew exactly what molasses is. Vivian and I agreed it was "in" for the month, so I went web-searching to find out. It was actually more difficult to find a good explanation than I expected, and Wikipedia's semi-verified page was the most comprehensive ( Read more... ) -
sugar rush
Today for snack, I ate a Hawaiian Chef energy bar that I picked up at the farmer's market last weekend. No refined sugar, I promise! It did have organic honey, but otherwise was puffed rice, oats, a couple of seeds, and dried fruit ( Read more... ) -
yup, that's got sugar in it
So far in this no-refined-sugar month, my favorite thing is that I've learned a ton, and it's only been 10 days. One big thing I'm learning is exactly how many common foods (as well as edible fake food, e.g. twinkies) have sugar added to them. I knew this in general already, and I suspect most of you did, but now I've got a lot more details ( Read more... ) -
No refined sugar
Vivian and I have taken on a challenge of eating no refined sugar for a month -- April 10 to May 10. Things like honey and dark molasses are OK, but anything just called "sugar", brown sugar, and the ubiquitous high fructose corn syrup are all out.
Why do it? Multiple health reasons, of course. I've already learned a lot about different kinds ( Read more... ) -
Weak Nations Pose Greatest Threat
Good op-ed piece here on the threat of smaller, less stable countries ( Read more... )