Kicking the sugar habit: has anyone here done so?

[anonymaus]

I just stopped. Which is what you should do, too.

[Sigrid]

If you use sugar, use it in moderation. At least that's how I feel ...

[Fortis in Arduis]

I am going to get used to Stevia.

Splenda/Sucralose must go.

[Sigrid]

I am going to get used to Stevia.

Splenda/Sucralose must go.

Yes, I think Splenda tastes awful.

[Svanhild]

Sugar sucks, and candida albicans and all the other parasites must be starved to death. Sugar must die.

That's irresponsible. Sugar is an important part of balanced nutrition and necessary for body processes. I consume a good deal of processed sugar a week and I don't have health problems or overweight. We use sugar and powdered sugar for coffee, tea, some sauces, pastries and for desserts. Usefulness or harmfulness are matters of quantity. If you drink four liters of water at a stroke you could die. Replacement products are not always better and I consider the tendency of self-flagellation with respect to nutrition worrying. Stevia is exotic, native in the Amambai mountains between Paraguay and Brazil, and exotic products exercise a special appeal to some people because sugar is oh so mainstream and boring. I consider a balanced nutrition the number one way to go and react against forbiddances and preachy bad news who come with a wagging finger.

[Tabiti]

and exotic products have an special appeal to some people because sugar is oh so mainstream and boring.

Emm, it could be like that with other products, such as eating pineapples instead of apples, but we can't compare Stevia with sugar. Let's say, we are all healthy people who can consume sugar without a problem and finding alternative foods is just another caprice of ours. But there are people who can't consume sugar, honey or even sweet fruits, so here the artificial sweeteners like Aspartame come. Stevia is like a natural alternative, it's have been used for years, so why not to be tried.
BTW, there is a daily dose even for the Stevia, written on the packages.

P.S. I don't get fat from sugar. Weight is not the most important thing on that planet after all.
The moderate use of anything, even poison, can't harm us. The problem is that the border between moderate and overdone is too thin. And don't forget there are enough quantities of sugars to keep the normal functions of organism in almost every food.

[Brynhild]

The one thing I have noticed about these posts is that the younger folk who consume sugar also have a higher metabolic rate, which is why it's not so noticeable.

I have reached the age when I must undergo a change of attitude with my food intake. I'm not a big eater anyway and I'm inclined to eat a lot less than I used to. However, I would like to shift the excess fat that I'm carrying and increase my metabolic rate. I don't keep biscuits in the house any more and rarely do I ever buy soft drinks - the exception is for a party.

I use organic raw sugar and honey in my coffee and cooking. I refuse to use artificial sweeteners. I take about three pieces of fruit with me to work because my energy tends to dip sometimes and I feel much better after eating a banana, for example. I won't deprive myself of a chocolate bar if I need that type of craving but I find that seems to be on the decrease. I enjoy ice cream and custard but that's also becoming a rare treat.

Everybody needs sugar of some form, but pay attention to what your body tells you because some of you could produce more insulin than others. Every two years I'm tested for diabetes as that's hereditary in my family. So far I'm in the clear. I've hit the perimenopausal stage when I need to do an overhaul. It's not an overnight process for me but at least I'm aware of what's happening.

In saying this, though, I'm a mean dessert cook and my family love it. My daughter and I made profiteroles not so long ago and they were to die for! I don't want to give up my treats altogether because my philosophy has always been to enjoy everything in moderation. My degree of moderation is something I need to work on, though.

[Fortis in Arduis]

That's irresponsible. Sugar is an important part of balanced nutrition and necessary for body processes. I consume a good deal of processed sugar a week and I don't have health problems or overweight. We use sugar and powdered sugar for coffee, tea, some sauces, pastries and for desserts. Usefulness or harmfulness are matters of quantity. If you drink four liters of water at a stroke you could die. Replacement products are not always better and I consider the tendency of self-flagellation with respect to nutrition worrying. Stevia is exotic, native in the Amambai mountains between Paraguay and Brazil, and exotic products exercise a special appeal to some people because sugar is oh so mainstream and boring. I consider a balanced nutrition the number one way to go and react against forbiddances and preachy bad news who come with a wagging finger.

You wasted your time saying all that?

I was being self-referential.

Nice essay. up

[SuuT]

.... Stevia is exotic, native in the Amambai mountains between Paraguay and Brazil, and exotic products exercise a special appeal to some people because sugar is oh so mainstream and boring.

Sugar was exotic to Europe until the 11th Century; and was not affordable for most Europeans until the advent of the 19th (and was arguably still exotic, therefore).

Anyway, Stevia is just much better for the body... Maybe I'll start a Stevia thread...

[Amarantine]

That depends on where you are from. Some places it was customary to drink a cup of honey as breakfast.

I suppose you think on medovina? It is not usuall honey drink...