Sugar, Bad. No Sugar, More Badder.
In the past few weeks we’ve ventured into that daunting circle of “no sugar.” We know it’s best for our boys and our own health but it sure makes finding something to eat difficult. All this comes about due to some heightened yeast levels and some breathing issues scattered between the 5 of us.
For a variety of reasons we are taking a relatively radical approach to our diet. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the grass a cow eats and 10 being a 7 course meal at Crispy Creme, we were probably at about a 5 or so. We didn’t have every variety of Captain Crunch in the pantry. We didn’t, to my chagrin, have a week’s supply of cherry Pop-Tarts either. We did, however, enjoy Easter candy in moderation. An occasional Frappucinno was always good for the soul as well. For now, it’s out with all the candy, all the white refined preserved nitrated badness. That includes flour.
Now that I’m more aware of what’s in the foods I put in my body I’m amazed at the sugar levels in somethings. What I have yet to learn is whether the 22 grams of sugar in an 8 oz glass of blueberry juice is the same as the 30+ grams of sugar in a Coke. Is “sugar” sugar? You’d think that drinking juice would be OK, but all that sugar.
This will simply be a story that unfolds over time. For now, I’m just going to sit here and finish my mixed greens with diced up steak covered with Tamri (sp?) and a dab of blue cheese dressing.
Oh, did I also mention we’re “off” dairy? Stay tuned.
-Kyle Dreier
April 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Have you tried some of this yet?
April 20th, 2007 at 8:34 am
Congratulations-a good decision for a young family to make. So hard, though. Because of a life-long health thing I’ve always had to watch what I put into my body. Our sons(both grown men now)grew up with healthy choices all around them, ie.fresh veggies, fruit, whole grains,etc. as snack foods. Today they’ve succumbed a bit, but are raising THEIR daughters with the same choices. VERY hard to find good tasting foods without “high fructose corn syrup”, though. The best book I’ve ever read and use for reference is heart surgeon Mehmet Oz’s book, “You, The Owner’s Manual”. Thumb through it next time you are wandering through the book store. I DO drink “very vanilla soy milk” and actually LIKE the taste on my “Ezekiel 4:9″ cereal. I sound like a health food nut, huh? It’s just all about what you get used to. Keep up the good work, Kyle & family, and keep us all updated. Kath-