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May 7^th, 2017 at 5:55pm

so I was trying to work out how much sugar was in Muesli bars recently...

but grams of sugar per 100 grams didn't really mean a lot so I looked up how many grams in a TeaSpoon...

you have 4 grams in one teaspoon...

so all you have to do when working out how much sugar is in your food is divide the amount of sugar by 4...

so a muesli isn't that big right???

a lot of them have over 20 grams of sugar per 100 grams...

thats 5 (or more) teaspoons of sugar in one little Muesli bar...

Healthy??

I think not... yuk...

even the best muesli bar I can find has 11 grams..

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Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2017 at 6:10pm

I am happy to work with percentage.

BBQ sauce if just over 50% sugar, I found another product to do the job that was 14%.

Sugar is cheap, and addictive.

I feel sick if I eat too much sugar now.

I did drink four Ice Coffees a day when I was younger tho,,, I was addicted to them.

4 X 12% X 600
72X4 = 288 grams of sugar per day just in drinks.

I can not even look at one now.

I wish Masters and Browns made a grown up IC with no added sugar.
They sell that many of them,, no way they will change.

They did make lower sugar ones but they loaded them with artificial sweeteners, disgusting

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5829 Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #2 - May 8^th, 2017 at 4:51pm Artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic and I avoid them like the plague. Unfortunately Yoghurt can be very high in sugar too which is a shame.
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Reply #3 - May 8^th, 2017 at 4:54pm

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:51pm:

Artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic and I avoid them like the plague.

Unfortunately Yoghurt can be very high in sugar too which is a shame.

I see women on diets eating that crappy fruit youghurt all the time, and they don't realise that many of those tubs are actually around 19% sugar.

That's more than a can of Coke.

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5829 Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #4 - May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21898 Gordon Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #5 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:09pm The low fat, turn a blind eye to sugar mantra of the last 30 years has truly fkkd up a lot of people.
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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5829 Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #6 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:20pm I try to base my diet on high protein and low carbs with good fats. I avoid anything artificial and will eat sugar rather than sweeteners and real butter. I wouldn't eat margarine in a fit.
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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20718 Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #7 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm: It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating. The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.
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Reply #8 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:34pm

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm:

It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.

The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.

I know but I am not supposed to eat much fruit. I do, but not all the time and mainly summer fruits.

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Reply #9 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:36pm

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:20pm:

I try to base my diet on high protein and low carbs with good fats. I avoid anything artificial and will eat sugar rather than sweeteners and real butter. I wouldn't eat margarine in a fit.

I look at food a bit differently.

Protein breaks down into amino acids which help the body rebuild and repair.

Carbs break down into glucose which gives you energy.

Fats break down into fat, the only fats worth having would be olives or olive oil, avocado and nuts, the Omega 3 oils come from eating good servings of protein like Salmon that contain it.

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Reply #10 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:37pm

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:34pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm:

It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.

The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.

I know but I am not supposed to eat much fruit. I do, but not all the time and mainly summer fruits.

Fruit is good for you it's madness saying you're not supposed to eat much.

A good rule is at least 3 pieces a day make sure they're all different colours.

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5829 Gender:	Re: about Sugar Reply #11 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:39pm I get most of my fats from olive oil, olives, chia, cheese, eggs and nuts.
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Reply #12 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:41pm

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:37pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:34pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm:

It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.

The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.

I know but I am not supposed to eat much fruit. I do, but not all the time and mainly summer fruits.

Fruit is good for you it's madness saying you're not supposed to eat much.

A good rule is at least 3 pieces a day make sure they're all different colours.

I eat low GI fruits.

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Reply #13 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:48pm

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:37pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:34pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm:

It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.

The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.

I know but I am not supposed to eat much fruit. I do, but not all the time and mainly summer fruits.

Fruit is good for you it's madness saying you're not supposed to eat much.

A good rule is at least 3 pieces a day make sure they're all different colours.

I disagree fruit is a trap its what happens to the fruitose once it hits your blood stream...it acts just the same as sugar in your coffee or cake....its sad but true

if you were a diabetic you would be restricted its that simple...you cant go around telling people with health problems they can disregard fruitose in fact ANYTHING WITH OSE on the end of it must be treated with respect...and for some folks its a big No No...

just think grapes cherries blueberries all full of it...all very moreish....you do know sugar tells the brain you want MORE dont you....

we can live without sugar...and today almost everything has sugar in it...

what annoys me is the LOW FAT idea.. they add more sugar to it to improve the taste and so it goes on.

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Re: about Sugar
Reply #14 - May 8^th, 2017 at 5:48pm

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:41pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:37pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:34pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 5:31pm:

Black Orchid wrote on May 8^th, 2017 at 4:59pm:

It's criminal that they load Yoghurt up with sugar. If I wanted sugar in it I would load it with fruit myself. Too many people have no idea what they are eating.

The sugar in fruit is alright no need to avoid fruit because of that, it's the added sugar people should avoid.

I know but I am not supposed to eat much fruit. I do, but not all the time and mainly summer fruits.

Fruit is good for you it's madness saying you're not supposed to eat much.

A good rule is at least 3 pieces a day make sure they're all different colours.

I eat low GI fruits.

peaches and then sparingly....I cant if I have two I eat two.. Sad

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