Comments on: Day 40: OMG! Look What Has Sugar In It! http://www.ayearwithoutcandy.com/?p=435 This American candy addict/journalist in France writes about quitting candy – and all desserts – for at least one year Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Meg http://www.ayearwithoutcandy.com/?p=435&cpage=1#comment-131 Meg Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:52:46 +0000 http://www.ayearwithoutcandy.com/?p=435#comment-131 Hm, I'd be interested to see *added* sugars separated out from naturally occurring ones. While eating an orange is preferable, I don't consider orange juice "unhealthy" - although based on grams of sugar alone, it appears as such! In any case, I forgot my Mediterranean Chicken Salad at home this morning & stopped at Subway for lunch. They had a neat little chart--- if you are trying to lower calories, eat this, but avoid adding this. The chart had 3 columns... if you are trying to lower calories, fat, or sodium. I chuckled thinking, "So where's the 'lower sugar' one?" I bet we'll see it eventually. We've already started seeing "lower sugar" versions of products such as oatmeal & granola bars, as well as foods labeled "No High Fructose Corn Syrup." I predicted the latter years ago to my DH & we see it now, so I'm glad to see awareness slowly increase. I still roll my eyes remembering my dorm-mate freshman year of college in 1995 defending her choice of eating candy corn because it was "Fat free." I'm not certain, but I do think she knew how idiotic it was & was only rationalizing the choice, but sad nonetheless. Hm, I’d be interested to see *added* sugars separated out from naturally occurring ones. While eating an orange is preferable, I don’t consider orange juice “unhealthy” – although based on grams of sugar alone, it appears as such!
In any case, I forgot my Mediterranean Chicken Salad at home this morning & stopped at Subway for lunch. They had a neat little chart— if you are trying to lower calories, eat this, but avoid adding this.
The chart had 3 columns… if you are trying to lower calories, fat, or sodium.

I chuckled thinking, “So where’s the ‘lower sugar’ one?” I bet we’ll see it eventually. We’ve already started seeing “lower sugar” versions of products such as oatmeal & granola bars, as well as foods labeled “No High Fructose Corn Syrup.” I predicted the latter years ago to my DH & we see it now, so I’m glad to see awareness slowly increase. I still roll my eyes remembering my dorm-mate freshman year of college in 1995 defending her choice of eating candy corn because it was “Fat free.” I’m not certain, but I do think she knew how idiotic it was & was only rationalizing the choice, but sad nonetheless.

]]> By: Susan http://www.ayearwithoutcandy.com/?p=435&cpage=1#comment-127 Susan Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:21:04 +0000 http://www.ayearwithoutcandy.com/?p=435#comment-127 :cry: Dammmm, and I love my Tropicana -- you're killing my mornings!!!! :cry: Dammmm, and I love my Tropicana — you’re killing my mornings!!!!

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