Getting Control of the Sugar Habit

31 January 2020, 09:40 PM

AdagioM

I don’t crave it and don’t eat much of it, until I have some, like on vacation. Since I got home from NOLA I’ve been an absolute trash can, craving sugar and carbs. I blame the beignets.

31 January 2020, 09:56 PM

Steve Miller

Paywalled, and the NYT isn’t even close to be worth paying for.

That said, avoiding sugar has become something of crusade with me. I’ve stopped buying any number of Trader Joe’s products because they add sugar. An email to Trader Joe’s generated a polite reply stating that if it weren’t for the sugar the products would have no flavor at all.

31 January 2020, 10:44 PM

QuirtEvans

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Paywalled, and the NYT isn’t even close to be worth paying for.

That said, avoiding sugar has become something of crusade with me. I’ve stopped buying any number of Trader Joe’s products because they add sugar. An email to Trader Joe’s generated a polite reply stating that if it weren’t for the sugar the products would have no flavor at all.

I've explained at least a dozen times how to get past the paywall. Since you're repeating your feelings about the value of the NYT, please consider the lesson repeated as well.

31 January 2020, 11:48 PM

RealPlayer

I have no problem staying away from sugar, but if you have a bag of chips around, better hide it from me.

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01 February 2020, 12:10 AM

Steve Miller

quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Paywalled, and the NYT isn’t even close to be worth paying for.

That said, avoiding sugar has become something of crusade with me. I’ve stopped buying any number of Trader Joe’s products because they add sugar. An email to Trader Joe’s generated a polite reply stating that if it weren’t for the sugar the products would have no flavor at all.

I've explained at least a dozen times how to get past the paywall. Since you're repeating your feelings about the value of the NYT, please consider the lesson repeated as well.

I’ve tried the various ways and they don’ work. I suspect they track IP addresses.

01 February 2020, 02:17 AM

Didn't read...
Maple syrup
Honey

01 February 2020, 08:20 AM

jodi

quote:
Originally posted by LL:
Didn't read...
Maple syrup
Honey

Which are both sugar. Doesn’t matter that they come from bees and trees, and are less processed. The sugars are all broken all down to fructose and glucose, for use in the body, and it’s all considered “added sugar” in your diet. The primary sugar in maple syrup is the disaccharide sucrose (same sugar that is refined from sugar cane or beets) one molecule of disaccharide sucrose is comprised of the one molecule each of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose.

5 grams of added sugar in one teaspoon honey vs 4 grams gums of added sugar in 1 teaspoon of white sugar. (Though honey tastes sweeter, so you can add a bit less for the same amount of sweetness, which would makes them about equal in added sugar calories added to a cup of tea)

And you should read the article. It’s quite good.

01 February 2020, 08:55 AM

QuirtEvans

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Paywalled, and the NYT isn’t even close to be worth paying for.

That said, avoiding sugar has become something of crusade with me. I’ve stopped buying any number of Trader Joe’s products because they add sugar. An email to Trader Joe’s generated a polite reply stating that if it weren’t for the sugar the products would have no flavor at all.

I've explained at least a dozen times how to get past the paywall. Since you're repeating your feelings about the value of the NYT, please consider the lesson repeated as well.

I’ve tried the various ways and they don’ work. I suspect they track IP addresses.

They do not.

Use a separate browser. I use Vivaldi for the NYT.

Read a story. CLEAR EVERYTHING. History, cache, cookies, everything.

Read the next story.

01 February 2020, 09:14 AM

jodi

You get a certain number if views for free every month.

01 February 2020, 09:19 AM

wtg

The NYT number of free views has gone down, I think. It might actually be down to one.

01 February 2020, 09:41 AM

ShiroKuro

I'm not sitting here reading this and eating a chocolate covered salt caramel

01 February 2020, 12:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jodi:
quote:
Originally posted by LL:
Didn't read...
Maple syrup
Honey

Which are both sugar. Doesn’t matter that they come from bees and trees, and are less processed. The sugars are all broken all down to fructose and glucose, for use in the body, and it’s all considered “added sugar” in your diet. The primary sugar in maple syrup is the disaccharide sucrose (same sugar that is refined from sugar cane or beets) one molecule of disaccharide sucrose is comprised of the one molecule each of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose.

5 grams of added sugar in one teaspoon honey vs 4 grams gums of added sugar in 1 teaspoon of white sugar. (Though honey tastes sweeter, so you can add a bit less for the same amount of sweetness, which would makes them about equal in added sugar calories added to a cup of tea)

And you should read the article. It’s quite good.

True, I was thinking in compared to white sugar!

01 February 2020, 12:30 PM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
I'm not sitting here reading this and eating a chocolate covered salt caramel

I am not eating the chocolate we got at the vendors two nights ago. Sorta not.