Sugar

I miss it.

How far do you all take it?

I've cut out the obvious completely, but I have been slipping a little with things like coconut soy coffee creamer that has evaporated cane juice listed as like...the fourth ingredient. I felt guilty and stopped using it and went back to Rice Dream.

I wanted to buy a pancake mix but it had "sweet brown rice" as an ingredient.

I'm just wondering what the consensus is on sugar in other forms like agave, or the evaporated cane juice, etc.

I use Xylitol a lot, in baking and most anything that calls for sugar.

I taste the green in most of the time, unless it's mixed in something, but I haven't tried the liquid form. Xylitol is good for the teeth, so that's what got me started on it.

That's not a good business to own when battling Lyme! LOL! Maybe you should add some Xylitol candies. Just think of all the people you'd be helping. :) Heres' one source that shows the choices. http://www.drjohns.com/?i=simplyxylitol . It could give you an edge in your business. I'm not affiliated with any company that makes or sells these, I just like that there is a good option, especially for kids since it's good for their teeth.

I also have a daughter with Lyme and remember how I realized just how ill she was when she was 16. It started when she was younger, but I blamed it on hormones. She was just diagnosed a couple of years ago.

You might try keeping a notebook handy to jot down info. you want to remember. I had to start doing that since there is so much to learn and my brain won't retain enough of it.

Good luck with your diet changes. There are a lot of choices, so that makes it easier. Just ask on here if you need a substitute for something you need to eliminate.

sugar sugar....do do do doooooooo, ah honey honey do do do doooooooooo, You are my candy girl.

Oh right, sugar. I like honey and maple syrup. I like the 'idea' of stevia but truthfully it kind of tastes crappy and i've tried a few different brands. I allow myself a treat every now and then and don't feel guilty about it. Otherwise I would want sugar all the time but I do okay most days.

I want to know what everyone IS eating! I would thing complex carbs wouldn't be as bad, probably limiting as many carbs as possible would be best. We are just eating way too many processed foods and actual sugar foods in my house. I know better, but I don't have the energy or focus to do anything. We even had a CSA (community supported agriculture) Membership all summer and I wasted many a vegetable! It's a crime and I'm guilty! I need to hire a personal chef :(

Can you get a meat CSA or just some good quality meat from a store? I'd suggest ground meat since you can do several things with it. My favorite is cooking up some ground meat, onions, lots of garlic, assorted vegetables and some whole grain rice. If you don't want any carbs at all, skip the rice. Salt with a good quality sea salt, such as Himalayan pink salt, herbs and spices.

We use beans a lot too and make chili, tostadas, etc. My favorite is black beans. We have taco salads a lot too, with leaf lettuces, purple cabbage, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, sometimes spinach and top it with ranch dressing and salsa, grated cheese, guacamole and chopped nuts or crumbled corn chips. It's good on a hot day. You can omit the dairy if needed.

I use buckwheat flour for baking and sweeten with xylitol if needed. My daughter makes some great banana muffins that don't need any added sweetener.

We have eggs with vegies a lot, most of the time with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes (added near the end of cooking) and spinach. I add broccoli to mine if nobody else is having it. Sometimes I'll poach eggs on a bed of kale and other vegies.

It's not hard once you start doing it. You can convert many recipes to fit the diet and there are recipe websites that have gluten free sections. I hope that gives you some ideas. Sorry I got OT a bit.

Post Edited (Garden Peace) : 10/8/2013 12:48:26 PM (GMT-6)