You may have a different experience, but my body responds very differently to actual sugar (granulated/brown/powdered) as opposed to pure maple syrup or honey. I find that if I avoid sugar and use syrup or honey sparingly as a sweetener I am in much better shape.

Anonymous wrote:I was reading the label on my kidney bean pasta last night and 10g of sugar! My Wegmans pasta sauce 15 g!

So sneaky!

Honest question -- do most people like sweet pasta sauce? Sweet beans?

There are a lot of pasta sauces I can't eat because of how sweet they are. When I eat with my relatives, they serve very sweet baked beans, sweet homemade mac and cheese, and lots of other prepared food that they seem to add a lot of sugar to.

I even notice this at restaurants -- some perfectly good entree will be ruined by added sweetness. Why? It's so gross.

BTW, processed carbs (flour, bread, noodles) are generally just as bad as sugar.

To completely eliminate added sugar, eat food that remembers where it came from: whole fruits, vegetables, meat. If you purchase or regularly use something processed, look at the label, find a brand with none of the ingredients on the nice list PP posted, and stock your pantry with that brand.

Figure out where your sugar weaknesses are and make substitutions: drink sugary things regularly? become an afficionado of non sugar drinks; dessert? look for creative recipes with fruits, nuts, eggs, low sugar chocolate.

Most processed food contains sugar. Stop eating it. No pasta, limit fruit, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I've cut out all alcohol so that i can eat dessert

I'd rather have alcohol.

I've cut out all alcohol so that i can eat dessert

Don't drink your calories....no juice/soda/coffee drinks

I drink water, coffee with splenda and wine lol, also seltzer. Once in awhile I get a cocktail while out but thats it. I also don't eat dessert

best way to avoid sugar.. don't eat processed food. Sugar is added to just about anything and everything that comes in a package/is processed.