[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks, Lynn--that's what I was looking for!

On January 27, 2015, at 12:01 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

http://www.convertunits.com/from/grams/to/teaspoons

this links to an online plug in the values for the info...  also says gems = 
1 teaspoon

Lynn

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 9:56 PM
To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

> Is it different from Splenda? I've used that some.
>
> On January 26, 2015, at 5:37 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Swerve bills itself as "the ultimate sugar replacement". Its main
> ingredient is erythritol, it is zero-calorie, and it measures like sugar.
> It's good for use in baking and doesn't have a bitter aftertaste, but it 
> is
> pricey, so I don't use it for everything, just for special treats.
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> LOL! Never heard of Swerve...what a funny name!
>>
>> > On Jan 26, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Oh, and since S/O was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, he doesn't do any
>> > kind of sugar and if I'm baking something for a special occasion (about
>> > twice a year) I use Swerve.
>> >
>> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Amazingly, we have almost stopped eating bread! I never thought I 
>> >> would,
>> >> but S/O did and it doesn't make sense to buy it if just one person 
>> >> eats
>> it.
>> >> I do buy the "sandwich thins" for the rare occasions we have burgers 
>> >> but
>> >> otherwise we use whole grain wraps for "sandwiches".
>> >>
>> >> My suggestion would be to try "clean eating".....shop the perimeter of
>> the
>> >> store, avoid anything refined, and don't eat white stuff (white flour,
>> >> sugar, white potatoes, white rice) or processed food...stuff in boxes 
>> >> or
>> >> things with a lot of ingredients. That's what is working for us.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I know that over the years some of you have mentioned eliminating 
>> >>> sugar
>> >>> from your diet, and I'm wondering if there were some resources that 
>> >>> you
>> >>> found particularly helpful.  One of my doctors recommended this a
>> couple
>> >>> of
>> >>> weeks ago, mainly because I've been gaining weight due to some
>> >>> medications, and gave me a paper to read as well as a book
>> recommendation.
>> >>> But I know, just from looking at food labels, that it's hard to find
>> >>> anything without added sugar--even bread!  I'm all for using fresh
>> fruits
>> >>> and vegetables and grains, but there are limits, after all.
>> >>>
>> >>> And even before my conversation with my doctor, I'd hear something on
>> NPR
>> >>> about the amount of added sugar Americans eat, and it's something 
>> >>> like
>> 23
>> >>> teaspoons a day!  Yikes!! And I don't even add table sugar to 
>> >>> anything
>> I
>> >>> eat or drink.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks in advance...
>> >>>
>> >>> Grace
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Grace Cangialosi
>> >>> Ruckersville, VA
>> >>>
>> >>> It's a good thing Mary didn't have to wait for a Doctrine of the
>> >>> Incarnation
>> >>> before she said "Yes" to God.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>