Sugar Free

[SwissVan]

Hardest part for me, cutting my 2 favourite things...

 

http://dash.mediaupdate.co.za/story/image/78638/78638.jpg

and this...

 

http://images.woolworthsstatic.co.za/Dusted-Jelly-Babies-400g-6009184449029.jpg?o=AF1cF7OX0JbcwWa8oJWjvVly4CQj&V=ucEA&

 

Ive been trying hard for the last week and still have leftovers of both of these in plain sight everyday.

Just wanna finsih them to make them go away 

 

Nice topic Wayne, there is definitely to much hidden sugar on this planet.

 

BUT

 

Resistance is futile

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEJ4OJTgg8

 

I much rather learn to live with it (Sugar) than try and avoid it.

It's all about mind control or learning how to control the urge.

[ricochet_rabbit]

don't mind eating natural sugar as heaps of stuff has sugar occurring in them naturally. just wished all products would have a label to clearly state if additional sugar or sweetener has been added - force the added labeling cost (even small changes cost) onto the product that has had it's natural state altered.

[SCD]

So, according to my research (which is a very basic reading of a wiki page )

 

Sucralose (an artificial sweetener) is not absorbed by the human body.

 

So if my logic is correct, this would make it a reasonably "SAFE" alternative to sugar/aspartame/xylitol etc?

 

Hi Wayne, 

firstly: awesome topic, thanks for starting this.

 

We progressively started low/no sugar since we have our kids (now 4 and 6). And in response to your thought above I dare to question why it must be sweet? After you weaned yourself from the urge to sweetness all the artificial sweeteners become obsolete. My very last hurdle was coffee. I could not get it down without two teaspoons of honey. Three tough weeks and now coffee without sugar tastes somewhat sweet. Having with sugar has become unbearably sweet. So I would encourage everybody to stay away from any sweeteners. You don't need it.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Hi Wayne, 

firstly: awesome topic, thanks for starting this.

 

We progressively started low/no sugar since we have our kids (now 4 and 6). And in response to your thought above I dare to question why it must be sweet? After you weaned yourself from the urge to sweetness all the artificial sweeteners become obsolete. My very last hurdle was coffee. I could not get it down without two teaspoons of honey. Three tough weeks and now coffee without sugar tastes somewhat sweet. Having with sugar has become unbearably sweet. So I would encourage everybody to stay away from any sweeteners. You don't need it.

yes, you are correct.

 

I dont need it.

 

However, part of my journey has been education. Even this thread has opened my eyes somewhat.

 

The Sucralose comment, was more directed at folks on this thread looking for a sugar substitute. 

[Raydek]

Hi Wayne, 

firstly: awesome topic, thanks for starting this.

 

We progressively started low/no sugar since we have our kids (now 4 and 6). And in response to your thought above I dare to question why it must be sweet? After you weaned yourself from the urge to sweetness all the artificial sweeteners become obsolete. My very last hurdle was coffee. I could not get it down without two teaspoons of honey. Three tough weeks and now coffee without sugar tastes somewhat sweet. Having with sugar has become unbearably sweet. So I would encourage everybody to stay away from any sweeteners. You don't need it.

 

What coffee are you drinking? Instant or ground?

 

If instant, I found that (when I ran out of ground at work) that if you make it with two heaped teaspoons of coffee, diluted with a small amount of hot water, then filled with hot milk, it was pretty lekka.

 

Ground coffee shouldn't be had with sugar to start off with though...

 

Edit: Full cream milk

[RyanD]

Is honey ok. In place of sugar I use half a teaspoon of raw honey in rooibos and coffee. 4 cups a day. No added sugar in anything else, no sweets, no coke.

[cat-i]

So, according to my research (which is a very basic reading of a wiki page )

 

Sucralose (an artificial sweetener) is not absorbed by the human body.

 

So if my logic is correct, this would make it a reasonably "SAFE" alternative to sugar/aspartame/xylitol etc?

 

so xylitol is not 'safe'?

[SCD]

What coffee are you drinking? Instant or ground?

 

If instant, I found that (when I ran out of ground at work) that if you make it with two heaped teaspoons of coffee, diluted with a small amount of hot water, then filled with hot milk, it was pretty lekka.

 

Ground coffee shouldn't be had with sugar to start off with though...

 

Edit: Full cream milk

 

Espresso from ground beans with milk at home and all sorts of 'junk' at the office (Nescafe or cheap filter coffee). To my surprise even black Nescafe (camping version) is palatable now, which was unthinkable before

 

edit: idiotic wording

[Wayne Potgieter]

so xylitol is not 'safe'?

It is my understanding that Xylitol is a man made product.

 

A natural product call Xylose (obtained from some tree bark - i forget which) is put through an industrial process that involves Nickel and somehow Xylitol is produced.

 

Call me a cynic, but based on how much bullsh11t we have been spun about sugar and so on, i simply dont trust any industrialised products.

 

So i make the personal choice to avoid them...but i am no expert and i have already learnt a few things on this thread...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

so xylitol is not 'safe'?

it's "safe" but not if you're cutting out sugar. Has the same effect whilst being a lower calorie / kj count. 

 

In short - treat it as you would sugar. 

[Wayne Potgieter]

I should change the title of this thread to "anything sweet is made by the devil and will make your testes small" or something like that.

 

   

[SCD]

Is honey ok. In place of sugar I use half a teaspoon of raw honey in rooibos and coffee. 4 cups a day. No added sugar in anything else, no sweets, no coke.

 

Out of all the natural sugars honey (raw and unfiltered) is probably one of the best.

However the point is that we do not need so much sugars in our diet and reducing them is a big leap forward towards a more healthy diet. You don't need to go to the extremes of LCHF. Just cut out sugar and hidden sugars and you are 90% there.

[SCD]

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Call me a cynic, but based on how much bullsh11t we have been spun about sugar and so on, i simply dont trust any industrialised products.

 

So i make the personal choice to avoid them...but i am no expert and i have already learnt a few things on this thread...

 

100% seconded.

 

It is in a way refreshing to find some like minded folks out here. In our attempt to bring up our kids sugar free (in practice sugar-reduced) we find ourselves singled out and pretty much fending for ourselves. We haven't found a single parent yet who was prepared to go through the effort to pull this through with their kids. Even friends on a banting diet kick off BD parties for their kiddies with the ultimate sugar bomb cakes, sweets and the lot. It makes you wonder and somewhat sad...

[cat-i]

it's "safe" but not if you're cutting out sugar. Has the same effect whilst being a lower calorie / kj count. 

 

In short - treat it as you would sugar. 

 

what do you mean 'same effect'?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

what do you mean 'same effect'?

hits the same pleasure centres, tempts you to have more, feeds the need for sweetness. That sort of effect. 

[cat-i]

hits the same pleasure centres, tempts you to have more, feeds the need for sweetness. That sort of effect. 

 

Nope.

 

It doesn't spike the insulin levels. 

 

You dont get addicted to it - I' have been using it as my only source of sugar for the past year. Not that I use a lot - I bought a kg of it a year ago and there's still some left - but can't say that I 'need' sweet things. I use it to bake sweet things for when I go to parties and I know there will be sweet things