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I've completely eliminated sugar from my diet. People are genuinely confused on how I do it. (the answer: just don't eat it.) But honestly, your sense of sweetn
by tylerag 3y ago
I've completely eliminated sugar from my diet. People are genuinely confused on how I do it. (the answer: just don't eat it.) But honestly, your sense of sweetness adjusts to it. Things with sugar in it are foul, as in I can't even eat them (for example, A1 steak sauce or spaghetti sauce).
The other thing that the article doesn't mention is that some of the alternative sweeteners are terrible for your gut biome, and an unhealthy gut biome is already linked to obesity.
- WhereIsTheTruth 3y agoyou can't quit sugar, fruits contains lot of sugar what you wanted to say perhaps was: "i quit added sugar from my diet", that makes more sense sugar is not the problem
- NotHereNotThere 3y agoWhile you may not quit sugar entirely, you can certainly choose to not eat any fruits, at all. You can eat very little sugar (as in, voluntarily avoid foods that contain it) and I don't mean "added sugar" foods). And "sugar is not the problem"? It's a completely meaningless statement without referencing quantities.
- lm28469 3y ago> you can't quit sugar, fruits contains lot of sugar You don't necessarily have to eat fruits, most modern fruits are water and sugar with very little health benefits You can get all you need from veggies in term of vitamins and fibers anyways
- WhereIsTheTruth 3y agoWell, it depends, many fruits are good for your health, apples for example, they contain interesting phytonutrients that help protect against prostate cancer
- tnel77 3y agoUse alternatives sugars while drinking kombucha? Balance it out? Probably best to just skip them altogether.
- leidenfrost 3y agoThere are studies undergoing probiotics. And some say that most probiotic bacteria don't survive the stomach acids. If you want a healthy gut bacteria, better to just eat good foods and slowly build it over time.
- adamhearn 3y agoFrom my understanding the evidence of gut biome modification is weak, and would require a large volume consumption. Some NSS will cause temporary stomach upset if it’s your first few times consuming them. But I don’t think this has any long term impacts on gut health. Some NSS are healthy for your oral micro biome (erythritol for sure).
- standardUser 3y agoYou must mean added sugar, right? Or do you really eat no fruits, nuts, etc?
- sdfghswe 3y agoYou must mean simple sugar, right? Or do you really eat no saccharides?
- lm28469 3y agoWe've bred fruit to be much sweeter than they used to be. Personally I dislike a lot of them because they're simply too sweet https://www.smh.com.au/national/zoo-won-t-panda-to-taste-says-fruit-s-too-sweet-for-its-monkey-menu-20180928-p506lb.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/zoo-won-t-panda-to-taste-say...
- standardUser 3y agoSure, but virtually all vegetables also have sugar, and I doubt the OP is eating a diet completely devoid of fruits, nuts, and veggies.
- tylerag 3y agoI eat a lot of veggies and some nuts. Vegetables and fruit have a lot of starch in them, which slows down the rate your body absorbs the sugar. I rarely eat fruit, most things are too sweet and disgusting.
- bombcar 3y agoIt takes a bit of work, but it is possible to start by removing things with sweetener (for example, it is possible to find ketchup that has no added sugar but they often have some other sweetener, you want stuff that is very simple). Example ketchup: Organic Tomato Concentrate, Organic Balsamic Vinegar (Organic White Wine Vinegar, Organic Grape Must), Organic Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Less Than 2% Of: Organic Onion Powder, Organic Garlic Powder, Organic Spices Normal ketchup: Tomato Concentrate From Red Ripe Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Salt, Spice, Onion Powder, Natural Flavoring. Other things like unsweetened ice tea, etc, can help, too.
- koolba 3y agoThe best way to avoid eating ketchup with added sugar is to replace all usages of ketchup with mayonnaise.
- steanne 3y agothe jar of hellman's in my fridge has sugar on the label.
- vhcr 3y agoYou can make your own mayo in 5 minutes.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoWell, if we're making stuff, you can also easily make your own ketchup.
- wcfields 3y agoThere is a brand that has no added sugar that I believe the poster up thread is mentioning based upon the ingredients. It's ok, but honestly tastes a little like just thick tomato sauce, could be a little more fermented/more vinegar, but it's a fine substitute for HFCS based ketchups. [1] https://www.primalkitchen.com/products/organic-unsweetened-squeeze-ketchup https://www.primalkitchen.com/products/organic-unsweetened-s...
- xenospn 3y agoI’ve stopped eating sugar, and several weeks later, had an IPA. it tasted sweet, which confused me because those always tasted very bitter to me.
- g9yuayon 3y ago> your sense of sweetness adjusts to it Speaking of this, what has always been puzzling to me is that the US bakery has so much sugar in it, to the point that even the smell of the bakery screams too much sweetness. In contrast, European and Hong Kong/Taiwan bakeries use much less sugar, or at least their cakes taste so.
- giantg2 3y agoI tend to bake my own stuff. I can't stand all the sugar in most grocery/bakery stuff here (US). People have asked what kind of cake I like so they can buy one for my birthday, but it's kind of a dick move to be like "I only like homemade cakes".
- Tokkemon 3y agoBecause it tastes good.
- bombcar 3y agoIt tastes good with cheaper ingredients, too. You can find "European" bread in the USA if you want it, but it's often not the cheapest.
- sdfghswe 3y agoThat's too blanked. It tastes _sweet_ and you're _used_ to sweetness in bread. I love and eat a lot of candy of all types, but I don't want my actual food to taste sweet since I'm not used to it. Because of that sugar in bread doesn't taste good to me, just sweet.
- TravelPiglet 3y agoWhen used to that level or a level slightly below it.
- g9yuayon 3y agoThat's the point of the thread. We really don't need that much sugar to get good taste. The level of sugar in a cake made by, say Safe Way, hurts my throat.
- irthomasthomas 3y agoI did the step down approach. Reducing my sugar by an unnoticeable amount each day, until I was down to nothing. I did the same with foods containing sweeteners. Now, I find the taste of any sweeteners absolutely revolting, nasty chemical flavour. Hard to understand how I ever liked them.
- brodouevencode 3y agoAgreed - aspartame tastes like corroded metal smells.
- adamsmith143 3y agoThis is probably impossible but also inadvisable since you likely can't eat any fruits or vegetable.
- giantg2 3y ago"your sense of sweetness adjusts to it." Similar for salt for people on low sodium diets.
- bombcar 3y agoSodium is harder to avoid than sugar, it is in everything.
- giantg2 3y agoEh, it's more prevalent than sugar, but also has more reduced sodium options due to some common medical restrictions. I would equate a low sodium diet with a no added sugar diet - there are many sources of natural sodium as well as natural sugars.
- lynx23 3y agoSame here. I was ordered to keep away from sugar for medical reasons for a few months. The most interesting part of that experience was noticing how my taste changed. So much so that I didn't really get back into sugar when I was allowed to do so. I can't stand the taste of classical sweets anymore. And most softdrinks simply taste weird. I am a bit of an outsider now, snce I decline almost every offer for a piece of cake for coffee. And I totally stopped sweetening coffee and tea. Something I couldn't even have imagined before I went on this journey.
- chankstein38 3y agoI had a similar experience, I remember when I had completely eliminated sugar things like Reese's cups were foul. Everything in them tasted overly sweetened.
- lm28469 3y ago> Things with sugar in it are foul, as in I can't even eat them Same experience here, even most modern fruits are disgustingly sweet Once you get out of the addiction is extremely easy not to eat/drink sweets, you don't even need willpower