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I add a 1/2 scoop whey protein powder and fresh raspberries to plain yogurt. My whey powder contains Splenda/suclarose, so it's sweet. Makes a great snack.
Well, I've tried to read plenty of nutrition articles so most if it, I knew 
Personally, I wonder about sugar substitutes like Splenda. Obviously, sugar is high-calorie and highly refined, but I still think I'd rather eat real sugar than substitutes. I'm wary of putting unfamiliar chemicals in my body. But I'm sure most of you will have contrary opinions.
Personally, I wonder about sugar substitutes like Splenda. Obviously, sugar is high-calorie and highly refined, but I still think I'd rather eat real sugar than substitutes. I'm wary of putting unfamiliar chemicals in my body. But I'm sure most of you will have contrary opinions.
Well, I've tried to read plenty of nutrition articles so most if it, I knew
Personally, I wonder about sugar substitutes like Splenda. Obviously, sugar is high-calorie and highly refined, but I still think I'd rather eat real sugar than substitutes. I'm wary of putting unfamiliar chemicals in my body. But I'm sure most of you will have contrary opinions.
Yeah, tough call. Frankly that's the only p. powder i can get ahold of. If I had access to it, I'd do without the sweetness and use plain pro powder as well. If you can't live without the sweet taste, you could also look into Stevia.
Plain yogurt is great. Sweetened yogurt is not. Most sweetened yogurt has high fructose corn syrup or phony sweeteners. You have a couple of options, find plain yogurt and add a sensible amount of fruit and/or honey/maple syrup or find sweetened yogurt with honey, maple syrup and/or evaporated cane juice and mix it with plain yogurt.
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You mentioned not wanting to use artificial sweeteners. That's probably a good idea. Honey is probably your best option. It's sweeter than sugar and has a low glycemic index. You'll use less of it and it's better for your blood sugar levels.
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You mentioned not wanting to use artificial sweeteners. That's probably a good idea. Honey is probably your best option. It's sweeter than sugar and has a low glycemic index. You'll use less of it and it's better for your blood sugar levels.
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I eat sugar free/fat free flavored yogurt--practically everyday. Quite frankly, I have eaten this type of yogurt for quite a few years, and it seems even with the artificial sweetner (aspertame, and yes I am aware of its background), I am quite healthy, in the best shape of my life, and breathing fine as I type this post. It can be very low calorie, carry about 10 grams of protein, and about 12g of carbs, and as far as deficit dieting is concerned, it would fit in rather nicely in the overall equation.
Artificial sweetners are not the only seen and UNSEEN ingredients to come to personal terms with. An example of an unseen and not labled in the ingredients on the packaged product is mercury in tuna, and this is one example upon nearly endless examples.
Alot of healthy foods, though they list healthy ingredients, are not necessarily made healthy or the environment in which they are grown or raised can cause health issues/concerns, which subsequently dont get listed on the package label though some may carry warnings.
Here is something rather interesting:
Any one for eating a CLONED cow which is under the last phases of FDA approval? Anyone in thinking that the hamburger package will label it as "cloned meat"? Anyone have personal complications with this? Trusting FDA's opinion isnt necessarily a good approach. Most of the food we consume are FDA approved.
Most know how I feel about refined white sugar v substitutes so I wont bore you with another write........
Artificial sweetners are not the only seen and UNSEEN ingredients to come to personal terms with. An example of an unseen and not labled in the ingredients on the packaged product is mercury in tuna, and this is one example upon nearly endless examples.
Alot of healthy foods, though they list healthy ingredients, are not necessarily made healthy or the environment in which they are grown or raised can cause health issues/concerns, which subsequently dont get listed on the package label though some may carry warnings.
Here is something rather interesting:
Any one for eating a CLONED cow which is under the last phases of FDA approval? Anyone in thinking that the hamburger package will label it as "cloned meat"? Anyone have personal complications with this? Trusting FDA's opinion isnt necessarily a good approach. Most of the food we consume are FDA approved.
Most know how I feel about refined white sugar v substitutes so I wont bore you with another write........
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That's a really good idea, actually. I haven't used honey on anything in such a long time, but I'll pick up some honey and yogurt next time I'm at Target
Here is something rather interesting: Any one for eating a CLONED cow which is under the last phases of FDA approval? Anyone in thinking that the hamburger package will label it as "cloned meat"? Anyone have personal complications with this? Trusting FDA's opinion isnt necessarily a good approach. Most of the food we consume are FDA approved.
Most know how I feel about refined white sugar v substitutes so I wont bore you with another write........
My concern with sugar substitutes is more the fact that they have 0 calories. It just seems really unnatural to me. I mean, if they're not being broken down like other foods are, what are they doing? (Personally, I have no problems with eating cloned animals, at least not right now. It's a little weird, but doesn't seem unsafe.)
The choice between what I call "A Bad Choice Set" (Refined white Sugar and Artificial sweetners) is a personal one. Most love sweetened items, so one has a decision to make one way or the other.
One has to weigh the pros and cons on health effects--as well as--the pros and cons within the goals one seeks. The way to make progress is to educate yourself on the subject matter.
I have posted information on Splenda and refined white sugar in the past. To be fair, table sugar has a rather long history of use therefore a longer medical review time. In contrast, Splenda hasnt been out "commercially" that long (though chemically it was made over 30 years ago), and the jury is still out because of this fact (though there are some listed health effects). I have studied both, and I have come to personal terms with Splenda, though I see ones argument--of course.
One of the "main" reasons I choose Splenda is primarily due to no calories and it satisfies my sweet tooth and fits within my diet framework. One can bake with it as well as use it for other food items where one cant with other types of sweetners.
If you google both refined white sugar and Splenda, you will get a wealth of information on these two items. Be careful which sites you go to and look for objective and unbiased information.
Pesonally, I stay away from ALL SUGAR including honey, and this CAN be tough if you dont know what you are eating. When I say I stay away from sugar I mean things like: refined white sugar, commercial brown sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, and other forms of sugars like this. I wanted to clarify this because I dont know your knowledge of "sugars". I prefer to get my carbs (converted to a form of sugar in the blood) from fruits (simple sugars) and complex carbs from Oatmeal and Long Grain Brown Rice, for example.
One has to make some hard decisions when trying to diet and eat healthy. It can "easily" confuse and drive one to the fricken nut farm. Make some decisions, keep reading and obtaining knowledge, and make more hard decisions on-the-fly toward your goal, and PREVENT confusion and frustration from killing your motivation toward your purpose.
Best wishes to you my friend,
Chillen
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Not all yogurts were made equal. The problem with 90% of the yogurt you buy in the supermarket is they have massive amounts of sugar added to appeal to the sweet tooth consumer that most people are.
Natural yogurt, which you can buy in health food stores and some supermarkets are very healthy.
I really love this part of your post. Sums up the current state alot of trainees are in. People are so overwhelmed with information that confusion invariably leads to procrastion, overthinking, innaction, which prevents you reaching your goals. Very well put Chillen.
Well, I've tried to read plenty of nutrition articles so most if it, I knew
Personally, I wonder about sugar substitutes like Splenda. Obviously, sugar is high-calorie and highly refined, but I still think I'd rather eat real sugar than substitutes. I'm wary of putting unfamiliar chemicals in my body. But I'm sure most of you will have contrary opinions.
its all about moderation. sure, sacchrine causes cancer in lab mice...when they inject them with the equivalent of 2-3 cases of diet soda sweetner per day.
I use splenda, and I use some plain white table sugar in my coffee...depending on my mood.
My yogurt is fat free, and splenda-ized so its just lactose carbs, and the bit of real fruit in it. plus I only eat yogurt mixed with cottage cheese (cuz cottage cheese doesn't appeal to my taste buds at all).
for the record though, splenda is actually a normal sugar molecule with a chlorine ion bonded to it. the body cannot break that bond, so it just passes through your system with no impact on calories or insulin...but it still tastes sweet like real sugar. Equal doesn't taste sweet to me, and sweet n low is just really fake sweet tasting...i can only tolerate it in iced tea.
but yeah...moderation...cuz anything in excess will kill ya
The wording should probably be changed to say that yogurt with added sugar (which is most flavored yogurts) is unhealthy.
but yeah...moderation...cuz anything in excess will kill ya
ROTFL!
Sort of off topic, but I was watching a program today, where service persons were spitting on hamburgers when they were making them at various fast food restaurants. Pretty gross. However, there were persons eating these hamburgers in the lobby seemingly not aware. They walked out okay.
The power of the mind. If they knew it was spat on, they wouldnt of ate it. Unware of the action, they ate it seemingly oblivious that it had a hocker on it as extra flavoring.
Best regards,
Chillen
Plain yogurt usually does not specifically say "low sugar", even though the only sugar it contains is from the milk it was made from (some such sugars have been used up by the yogurt bacteria's action, of course).
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