The other side of reducing sugar in foods

I’ve cut out processed sugars over the last year, which effectively ends up being processed carbs. As I’m allergic to palm oil too I’ve lost 3 to 4 kilos over the last year.
It didn’t stop the doctor nagging me about my blood pressure today though.

DD1 has poor tolerance to aspartame, and it caused her to suffer Lupus like symptoms. She avoids it now and is symptom free.

And don’t get me started on breakfast cereals?

bijou Regarding children eating too much sugar, surely it is the parents who are to blame or do children do their own catering these days?
No they don’t, but modern parents seem to be of the view that unless children are fed with snacks between meals they will either perish, the world will end, or they will throw a tantrum because they haven’t had a snack.
So they get snacks.
Of course the snack could be fruit, cut up vegetables or nuts but more frequently it’s some sort of sugary confection.
Also unless parents are super-vigilant it’s easy to fail to spot how much sugar there is in yoghurts and fruit smoothies and cereal bars, which all seem to have a ‘healthy’ image.

JaneA I never had a cat who drank out of a bowl. It was watering cans, birdbaths, the toilet, puddles and the odd drain.

mabon1 @12:24. One assumes you have not tasted natures best? Breast milk is unbelievably sweet, so I do not understand your argument. Obviously its combination will fluctuate a little depending on climate, but sweet it remains.

Note: I am not some sort of babymilk fiend. It was during midwifery training!

Jane - my cats are the same. They prefer to drink outside from puddles or even the pond!

Regarding children eating too much sugar, surely it is the parents who are to blame or do children do their own catering these days?

Referring to earlier posts - My dog won't drink tap water. I have to go out into the garden and get it from the barrel!

Tbh honest though, I can never tell the difference between something sugar sweetened, and the artificial stuff. Must have a shocking palate. ?

Love sugar. We have just polished off the last of the Xmas cake. Yum! Sugar never did me any harm and I've been consuming a fair old amount for 77 years now. Not gonna stop.

You should be more worried about the air you breath in fact.
I'm holding my breath

Thanks Sparklefizz - for the tip when drinking PLJ. I was thinking it was a more healthy option than squash with no sugar (but DOES have artificial sweeteners)

I do usually rinse with plain water after, I hope that is enough. I already have crowns!

I really wish all manufacturers were forced to gradually reduce the amount of sugar and salt in our food over several years. And not add artificial flavours instead. Our taste buds would gradually adapt.

I hate the taste of aspartamine. It’s such a fake sweet taste.
Never used ‘Lo Salt’ as replacement for salt (we need some but not much) and never used spreads instead of a block of butter. As much natural as possible. And if we eat protein with fresh veg there’d be no need to check labels. Buy quality and cook it simply.

I’ve read all the scientific data before EV and it’s completely safe. I’ve also raw all the urban myths, hysteria and pseudoscience on the internet and see it for what it is.

You should be more worried about the air you breath in fact.

I agree that artificial sweeteners taste foul.
I am always amused when people suggest adding honey instead of sugar as though honey is magically better for you.
While artificial sweeteners have not been proven to be harmful I prefer to use sugar in moderation.
Someone has suggested training babies from the start. Clearly they have never tasted human milk which is very sweet indeed.

I fully agree! Maw I think that you’re saying what a lot of us are feeling. I’d rather not have sweetness if it’s sweeteners. They seem too,too sweet. Much sweeter than sugar.
We will still crave even sweeter things with this replacement!

I have an intolerance to most artificial sweeteners, although it won’t kill me it causes sicknesspainful cramps and violent explosions. My father and son also have this problem. We are now left with limited choices. There are only so many times when out you can ask staff to read all the labels without feeling it simpler to just have a plain coffee or a glass of wine rather than a soft drink or seasonal coffee. I dread them putting in in bread or other staples.

I made pancakes with my little grandson one day. I used a 50 year old Bero recipe book. I was astounded at how tasteless they were compared to bought ones. Clearly the sugar content in the bought ones has gone up and up. We were perfectly happy with the Bero book pancakes in the 70s so we can work on going back to that.

Wouldn’t touch anything where they’ve replaced sugar with sweeteners...they’re potentually worse for you than sugar and yet, I can see it coming that reduced sugar items all have sweeteners in them. I think it’s best to have nine of that stuff and just stick to real food-fruit veg meat fish and the occasional treat.

Simple answer, educate the baby's palate from the word go.

sarahellenwhitney, my insides can detect artificial sweeteners too. It's not worth it. Heinz beans have a sugarless recipe and they're vile.

We bought Heinz Tomato Soup and it had a reduced sugar label. That now contains artificial sweetners so I won't be buying that again. Why not let us get used to soup with less sugar? I never put sugar in home made soup.

Monica. My digestive system retaliates against artificial sweeteners so reading labels is a must for me. I have had to make my GP aware of this when he once prescribed for a chest infection an emulsion anti biotic which contained an artificial sweetener. I spent more time in the loo than anywhere else in my house.

I agree - sweetener has a horrid taste.
I was just reading this morning about young children consuming 18 years of sugar!
I am Type 2 diabetic only diagnosed in my early 60's. It certainly brought home the reality of what excess sugar can do. I stopped having sugar in drinks (tea/coffee) after my children were born and couldn't stand to have sugar now. However, there is so much sugar in things we may not realize. I now look at content levels when buying food. I do have a treat of one glass of wine a week at the weekend. Not easy but you can discipline yourself when it can shorten your life.
What annoys me is when staying in hotels or eating out that they seem unable to offer a diabetic dessert? It can be done with a little thought.