Comments on: Talking About Food http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/ Steph Davis Blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: joseph http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/#comment-857 joseph Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:26:35 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=252#comment-857 hey wear did you get that scorpian? The wood pile? Your not going to kill it are you? Remember ansles gallery? Peace dude! hey wear did you get that scorpian? The wood pile? Your not going to kill it are you? Remember ansles gallery? Peace dude!

]]> By: steph http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/#comment-497 steph Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:04:40 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=252#comment-497 Dear Bryan, I am a sugar addict too, which is why I needed to stop eating it six years ago. It definitely kept me heavier than I wanted to be, and gave me blood sugar highs and lows. The reason I say I'm a sugar addict, is that when I ate refined sugar, I just wanted to eat more and more! I did a little research, and found a lot of people have this problem, and trying to "reduce" the amount you eat just won't work. You need to stop eating it completely. After I quit eating refined sugar and cornsyrup, I found that my tastes changed. I was much more sensitive to the taste of natural sugar. I eat plenty of sweet things, as lots of foods are very sweet. Interestingly enough, on the few occasions now when I find myself tasting something made with refined sugar, I actually don't like the taste, as it tastes kind of strange to me. Make sure you are eating plenty of sweet things, such as fruit-sweetened food, and things like whole dried bananas, pineapple, raisins and even grain-sweetened carob chips, so that you don't feel like you are deprived of sweet things. Clif products are great, because they use brown rice syrup, which seems very easy to digest and doesn't behave like refined sugar in my system. And just stop eating refined sugar, entirely. For a while, you will have to read labels (for example, even organic tomato soup usually has "evaporated cane juice" i.e., sugar, added to it) to make sure you aren't eating sugar accidently. Also watch out for fruit juice, and dried fruit that may have sugar added (cranberries are a real culprit, unless you make sure to get the kind that are made with apple juice instead of sugar). And yes, don't be tricked by "evaporated cane juice" :) though it probably won't kill you once in a while. Good luck!! xx Steph Dear Bryan,
I am a sugar addict too, which is why I needed to stop eating it six years ago. It definitely kept me heavier than I wanted to be, and gave me blood sugar highs and lows. The reason I say I’m a sugar addict, is that when I ate refined sugar, I just wanted to eat more and more! I did a little research, and found a lot of people have this problem, and trying to “reduce” the amount you eat just won’t work. You need to stop eating it completely.

After I quit eating refined sugar and cornsyrup, I found that my tastes changed. I was much more sensitive to the taste of natural sugar. I eat plenty of sweet things, as lots of foods are very sweet. Interestingly enough, on the few occasions now when I find myself tasting something made with refined sugar, I actually don’t like the taste, as it tastes kind of strange to me. Make sure you are eating plenty of sweet things, such as fruit-sweetened food, and things like whole dried bananas, pineapple, raisins and even grain-sweetened carob chips, so that you don’t feel like you are deprived of sweet things. Clif products are great, because they use brown rice syrup, which seems very easy to digest and doesn’t behave like refined sugar in my system.

And just stop eating refined sugar, entirely. For a while, you will have to read labels (for example, even organic tomato soup usually has “evaporated cane juice” i.e., sugar, added to it) to make sure you aren’t eating sugar accidently.

Also watch out for fruit juice, and dried fruit that may have sugar added (cranberries are a real culprit, unless you make sure to get the kind that are made with apple juice instead of sugar). And yes, don’t be tricked by “evaporated cane juice” :) though it probably won’t kill you once in a while.
Good luck!!
xx Steph

]]> By: Bryan http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/#comment-483 Bryan Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=252#comment-483 Steph, Great blog! Your stories and travels are incredibly inspiring. Did you quit refined sugar cold turkey or was it gradual? I'm a total sugar addict and it affects my mood and weight. I truly feel like it controls me. I'd love to know how you went sugar free! Steph,

Great blog! Your stories and travels are incredibly inspiring.

Did you quit refined sugar cold turkey or was it gradual? I’m a total sugar addict and it affects my mood and weight. I truly feel like it controls me.

I’d love to know how you went sugar free!

]]> By: steph http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/#comment-475 steph Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:02:01 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=252#comment-475 Dear Marten, I think anything is a good replacement for refined sugar, except corn syrup or artificial sweeteners! :) I found that once I quit eating refined sugar, I actually lost the taste for it, and noticed strong sweetness in things like dried bananas (the soft ones, not the chips), raisins, pineapple juice, dried apples, apple juice, etc. If you are looking to add sweetener to tea or coffee, honey is really good (though strict vegans prefer to avoid it, as it is still an animal product). For cooking, brown rice syrup is excellent, as are overripe mashed bananas and pineapple juice. Dean and I both noticed that since we quit eating refined sugar, we no longer have blood sugar spikes or energy spikes, and no longer bonk. I also lost weight quickly when I quit eating sugar. I get most of my sweet tastes through fruit, and it seems great (fruit actually has quite a bit of sugar in it, in a different composition), which seems a lot more healthy for my body. Sweet dreams Marten :) xx Steph Dear Marten,
I think anything is a good replacement for refined sugar, except corn syrup or artificial sweeteners! :)
I found that once I quit eating refined sugar, I actually lost the taste for it, and noticed strong sweetness in things like dried bananas (the soft ones, not the chips), raisins, pineapple juice, dried apples, apple juice, etc.
If you are looking to add sweetener to tea or coffee, honey is really good (though strict vegans prefer to avoid it, as it is still an animal product). For cooking, brown rice syrup is excellent, as are overripe mashed bananas and pineapple juice. Dean and I both noticed that since we quit eating refined sugar, we no longer have blood sugar spikes or energy spikes, and no longer bonk. I also lost weight quickly when I quit eating sugar.
I get most of my sweet tastes through fruit, and it seems great (fruit actually has quite a bit of sugar in it, in a different composition), which seems a lot more healthy for my body.
Sweet dreams Marten :)
xx Steph

]]> By: Marten Blumen http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/talking-about-food/#comment-473 Marten Blumen Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:43:42 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=252#comment-473 Hi Steph, do you think honey is a good replacement for refined sugar? Hi Steph, do you think honey is a good replacement for refined sugar?

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