After a bit of calculation I've some to the conclusion that my daily sugar intake is about 3-4 teaspoons. That's about 70 calories.
I've also come to the conclusion that sugar isn't bad for you. In fact it's an essential need for your body. Being overly conscious about sugar intake and worrying each time what you eat is plain useless. The point is moderation.
Having a bit of sugar in tea or coffee is quite alright as long as you're not an excessive drinker of the above said. But a couple cups is fine and addition of sugar by a teaspoon or so is fine too－as long as you know it to be just enough.
there are some who like their drinks excessively sweet, well that's a habit which needs to be curbed or regulated.
Having said this, it still doesn't become okay to drink a lot of sugary beverages given the same argument that a bit of sugar is important to your system. Everything in moderation (including moderation ;) )
Artificial sweeteners, low calories sweeteners etc though zero caloried are not nearly as tasty as sugar. That is to say they never give the desired effect and in fact end up increasing your sugar cravings and that's the kind of craving one easily caves in to.
So all I'm saying is don't be obsessively paranoid about sugar intake. Know how much you're taking, keep a mental count and avoid over indulgence.
There are however times when I substitute honey for sugar especially when I need to sweetened drinks that are cold, and honey since liquid is easily dissolved.
Thinking honey to be better than sugar is, well, useless. It's pretty much exactly like sugar and the trace so called minerals are so miniscule that it fades in the bigger picture.
Sugar is okay. Dont hate it.
I've also come to the conclusion that sugar isn't bad for you. In fact it's an essential need for your body. Being overly conscious about sugar intake and worrying each time what you eat is plain useless. The point is moderation.
Having a bit of sugar in tea or coffee is quite alright as long as you're not an excessive drinker of the above said. But a couple cups is fine and addition of sugar by a teaspoon or so is fine too－as long as you know it to be just enough.
there are some who like their drinks excessively sweet, well that's a habit which needs to be curbed or regulated.
Having said this, it still doesn't become okay to drink a lot of sugary beverages given the same argument that a bit of sugar is important to your system. Everything in moderation (including moderation ;) )
Artificial sweeteners, low calories sweeteners etc though zero caloried are not nearly as tasty as sugar. That is to say they never give the desired effect and in fact end up increasing your sugar cravings and that's the kind of craving one easily caves in to.
So all I'm saying is don't be obsessively paranoid about sugar intake. Know how much you're taking, keep a mental count and avoid over indulgence.
There are however times when I substitute honey for sugar especially when I need to sweetened drinks that are cold, and honey since liquid is easily dissolved.
Thinking honey to be better than sugar is, well, useless. It's pretty much exactly like sugar and the trace so called minerals are so miniscule that it fades in the bigger picture.
Sugar is okay. Dont hate it.
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