I consumed no evil all weekend.

[darxus]

I have a serious sugar addiction problem. It has concerned cathijosephine a lot. I don't know how anybody manages to consume it in quantities that aren't unhealthy. I saw something that suggested classifying refined sugars as poisons because they displace foods that contain nutrients in diets.

My current list of evil foods:

• Refined / added sugars.
• Refined grains (white flour, white rice).
• Fruit juice (refined sugar)
• White potatoes.

"Sugar sweetened beverages" are particularly evil.

Part of this process was google searching for sugar depression.

The paleo diet is neat (just meat, veggies, and fruits), although I'm not sure about its exclusion of whole grains. An inconvenience that occurred to me last night is that I don't think canned fruit is available in plain water. The blood type diets are interesting (different diet for each blood type), although for me it basically just points back to the paleo diet.

The raw meat diet fascinates me, but I don't really want to spend that much money on meat of sufficient quality.

Update: Apparently all rice has a high Glycemic Index, so I'm going to try to stop eating it.

Comments

[feng-huang.livejournal.com]

If you want fruit juice, go for something that has nothing added (except maybe water if it's from concentrate). Those aren't hard to find, at all. They will naturally have sugars in them, but no refined sugar.

Also, I've gotten "light" canned fruit at Albertson's (which you may not have out there) in the Albertson's brand, which is packed in pear juice instead of heavy syrup. That might be an acceptable option for you if you want canned fruit.

If you want whole grains and like oatmeal, you might consider steel-cut oats rather than rolled oats. They are processed less (they're simply cut instead of steamed and squashed) and retain more nutrients, but they do take longer to cook. (The box I have says that one serving (1/4 oats, 1 cup water) contains 83% or 84% of your recommended daily allowance of whole grains.) They seem to be chewier and tastier, at the expense of 30 minutes to cook rather than just 5.

Speaking of refined/added sugars, I read earlier this year that the American Heart Association recommended no more than 37.5g/150cal daily for males. Based on this figure, a can of Coke (41g) will exceed that recommended amount quite handily.

It also just occurred to me that you may want to look into dietary guidelines for diabetic people, since you're trying to eliminate sugars, but perhaps you've already thought of that.

And congratulations on your accomplishment this weekend!

[darxus.livejournal.com]

No, I want to never drink juice again. The "(refined sugar)" bit is because it basically is refined sugar. Apple juice with no sugar added has a lot of sugar in it.

For whole grains, I've been eating a lot of instant brown rice. Although I just noticed that it has a high glycemic index, huh.

I hadn't thought of looking into dietary guidelines for diabetics, thanks.

Thanks.

[milktree.livejournal.com]

What about just eating fruit? Is that ok? if so, what's the difference between eating oranges, and drinking orange juice? (or apples and apple juice?)

Once you train your brain that water tastes good, it actually does.

[greylady.livejournal.com]

the difference between fruit and fruit-juice is that the fiber/bulk has been taken out of the juice. So, you can eat an orange, or drink a quarter of a juice glass of juice and get the same calories.

Fruit juice is higher sugar for lower-satiety than whole fruit.