Quote: (08-07-2012 03:44 PM)Palo_alto Wrote:
Quote: (08-04-2012 09:35 AM)kbell Wrote:
I'd stick with maple or honey, rather than agave. Fructose only works well in fruits where there is fiber to slow its absorption.
I will give it a try. Thanks!
If you want something sweet, eat something that is naturally sweet like bananas or watermelon.
Otherwise, you are just perpetuating the notion that food needs to be "sweetened" to taste good. (Check ingredient lists on processed foods, almost everything has sugar or some sort of sweetener in it, be it HFCS or stevia or stuff like that.) Fructose is addictive and food manufacturers know that, that is why food that shouldnt even taste sweet has sugar in it, they just balance it out by adding more salt.
Train your palate to enjoy food AS IS. Even "natural" sweeteners like maple or agave syrup are sugar with a different name.
Avoid sugar for a few weeks and then try some. You will be surprised of how disgustingly sweet processed food is.