Refined Sugar

[Patty]

So i have decided to start eating healthy foods and am attempting to cut out all refined sugars. How does one tell if a product at the shop is good sugar or refined sugar???

I know coke and the like are biggies...

 

[DJ...]

AFAIK, there are very few unrefined sugars used these days. The only substitutes I know of are natural alternatives like honey, molasses, glucose etc...

 

[bwana]

AFAIK, there are very few unrefined sugars used these days. The only substitutes I know of are natural alternatives like honey, molasses, glucose etc...

Which is interestingly enough a by-product of the refinement process . . .

 

[HavocXphere]

good sugar

Now that is mighty optimistic. The closest you'll get to "good" sugar is probably crystalline fructose.

Just stay clear of the artificial sweetners like aspertame...they are even worse than sugar imo.

 

[DJ...]

Now that is mighty optimistic. The closest you'll get to "good" sugar is probably crystalline fructose.

Just stay clear of the artificial sweetners like aspertame...they are even worse than sugar imo.

And Acesulfame K. Artificial sweeteners are a no no!!!

 

[porn$tar]

Use brown sugar in your coffee, tea or cooking. Tastes better than white sugar and is healthier.

 

[CathJ]

Use brown sugar in your coffee, tea or cooking. Tastes better than white sugar and is healthier.

No, it's not healthier. It's not like white rice and brown rice, where the brown rice is less processed and therefore healthier.

 

[Peder]

check that it doesn't say sucrose on the label cause then its most likely refined, also most things will be refined sugar.

 

[Peder]

one thing i must agree to P0rnstar is that brown sugar tastes much better, white sugar is

 

[porn$tar]

No, it's not healthier. It's not like white rice and brown rice, where the brown rice is less processed and therefore healthier.

Always assumed that brown sugar was to white sugar, what brown bread and rice was to white bread and rice. Guess you learn something new everyday

But it sure does taste better.

 

[Lino]

No ways, I love my white sugar never liked brown sugar.

 

[HavocXphere]

Brown sugar is white sugar that was partly caramelized afaik.

 

[Peder]

no its not! Brown sugar should be sugar almost straight from the stalk, its not been refined as much as white sugar.

 

[porn$tar]

This should clear things up a bit.

http://www.food24.com/Food24/Components/F24_Cuisine_Scene_Article/0,,1-12-14-65_15160,00.html

 

[Peder]

Thanx p0rn makes sense

 

[Devill]

So i have decided to start eating healthy foods and am attempting to cut out all refined sugars. How does one tell if a product at the shop is good sugar or refined sugar???

I know coke and the like are biggies...

If it taste nice its bad for you

Why not just swap cola for fruit juice or water?

 

[4cer]

whats wrong with artificial sweetners ? i find if i drink coke light compared to coke i lose a hell of a lot more weight... and thats sugar vs aspartame (spl)

 

[CathJ]

If it taste nice its bad for you

Why not just swap cola for fruit juice or water?

You'd be amazed how much sugar (and calories) there are in fruit juice. Probably still better than cola, but nowhere near as 'light' as diet cola.

 

[Peder]

Coke's "sweetner" is Aspartime which is detrimental to your health it causes cancer and has many side-effects

http://www.aspartame.co.za/
http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Edit: And have you even checked how bad Coke is for you? I'm not likely going to drink coke again

 

[Devill]

You'd be amazed how much sugar (and calories) there are in fruit juice. Probably still better than cola, but nowhere near as 'light' as diet cola.

Most diet colas are poisen..... Ps Lots of Callories does not = Harmfull to health