Sugar

[KerryCrow]

You probably are taking this into account, but if not...there is a difference between "sugar" like in the ingredients list, and "sugars" on the NI lable. Even my plain, ff yogurt has 10 g. of "sugars" that are naturally occuring. Orange juice has 22 g per serving etc, even with no sugar added. I think you are mostly concerned about added sugar, the kind you find in the ingredients list.

[spokewench]

Yeah, I'm beginning to think I need to go back to my steel cut oats for breakfast. But guess what I like to put on them... brown sugar and maple syrup. At least I'm in control of how much goes on.

I knew about the spaghetti sauce. You can find some w/o sugar - typically higher end, more expensive brands. I wonder how much sugar is in my pasta.

V.

If you like sweet on your oats - try whatever berries are in season/ cut up peaches/ bananas. That way you get sugar in a natural way, flavor in a yummy way, and some nutrients (antioxidants as well) YUM

[spindizzy]

I agree with spokewrench. Also try cooking oatmeal with fresh cut-up apple and a bit of cinnamon.

[Tuckervill]

I put raisins in my oatmeal and they sweeten it up just fine.

Karen

[farrellcollie]

I also like barley or quinoa cooked with apples and a little cinnamen when I get tired of oatmeal. For the quinoa I cook the apples for a bit first before putting the grain in because it cooks so fast.

[lph]

Interesting thread. Very interesting about fructose, though it does sound a little bizarre. You'd think the one thing we definitely had evolved to eat safely would be fruit. And if fructose does have those negative effects, eating too much fruit should do it too, not just the syrup? But maybe nobody is going to overdose on bananas or grapes anyway

Flavoured yoghurt over here has so much sugar that some kindergartens don't want kids bringing it in as food. You can buy so-called "healthy snacks" that are sweet flavoured yoghurt with sweet cereal to put in it... makes my blood sugar go through the roof.

[Resi]

I've cut back a lot just by eating less processed foods. I eat unsweetend plain yogurt now. Plain oatmeal. I do eat chocolate tho - sugar in that. I use splenda in my one cup of coffee and sugar free pop but that's rare so I don't get much aspartame. I eat lots of fruit and get my sweet fix from that.

Wow, where do you get unsweetend plain yogurt? What brand... I have never seen or heard of it... Doesn't milk have natural sugar? I don't use splenda or other artificial sweetners... I always say...I am sweet enough ha ha ha

Resi