Comments on: How Food Companies Hide Sugar in Plain Sight http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/how-food-companies-hide-sugar-in-plain-sight/5530/ the source for the healthy diabetic Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:57:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kate http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/how-food-companies-hide-sugar-in-plain-sight/5530/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Kate Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:02 +0000 http://asweetlife.org/?p=5530#comment-869 Somehow, I don't think people who can't bother to read the line just under Total Carbohydrate (you know, the one that says "Sugars") are going to get much out of skimming the ingredients list--knowing the quantity of sugar is a bit more important than knowing the specific type, though it's all useful information to have. But maybe I'm just cynical. Somehow, I don’t think people who can’t bother to read the line just under Total Carbohydrate (you know, the one that says “Sugars”) are going to get much out of skimming the ingredients list–knowing the quantity of sugar is a bit more important than knowing the specific type, though it’s all useful information to have. But maybe I’m just cynical.

]]> By: Daniel http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/how-food-companies-hide-sugar-in-plain-sight/5530/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Daniel Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:05:49 +0000 http://asweetlife.org/?p=5530#comment-861 Hi Stefanie, great question.  In some cases the answer will be yes, but in other cases no.  In a pasta-based food, for example, or a food with potatoes or corn as a major ingredient, the total carbs measure will include the complex carbs in *those* ingredients as well as any carbs from the added sugars.  That’s why this method of sweetening food is so insidious. Dan Casual Kitchen Hi Stefanie, great question. 

In some cases the answer will be yes, but in other cases no.  In a pasta-based food, for example, or a food with potatoes or corn as a major ingredient, the total carbs measure will include the complex carbs in *those* ingredients as well as any carbs from the added sugars.  That’s why this method of sweetening food is so insidious.

Dan
Casual Kitchen

]]> By: Fiona http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/how-food-companies-hide-sugar-in-plain-sight/5530/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Fiona Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:36:28 +0000 http://asweetlife.org/?p=5530#comment-857 Thanks for pointing this out. I have a corn allergy, which means I can eat almost no "boxed" foods.  It has helped me to cook more, use fresh ingredients, make & freeze my own soups and sauces.....I found that I consume much less sugar, salt and preservatives this way.   It was a huge lifestyle change, but worth it. Thanks for pointing this out.
I have a corn allergy, which means I can eat almost no “boxed” foods.  It has helped me to cook more, use fresh ingredients, make & freeze my own soups and sauces…..I found that I consume much less sugar, salt and preservatives this way.
 
It was a huge lifestyle change, but worth it.

]]> By: Stefanie http://asweetlife.org/a-sweet-life-staff/featured/how-food-companies-hide-sugar-in-plain-sight/5530/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Stefanie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:49:52 +0000 http://asweetlife.org/?p=5530#comment-855 But won't the total number of sugar grams come up under the carbohydrate count? They can't possibly hide the information there. But won’t the total number of sugar grams come up under the carbohydrate count? They can’t possibly hide the information there.

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