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06:00 PM | 20-07-2020
Our body needs sugar to fuel us but the processed white sugar food found in most processed products today is harmful. It can cause food addictions, tooth decay, obesity, pancreas fatigue etc . Did you know that sugar also hides behind different names? Then how do we satisfy our sweet tooth?
Do we need sugar?
Every cell in our body needs sugar to create energy to survive. This sugar is not the commonly consumed refined white sugar, it is the naturally existing sugar we get from the foods we eat.
You don’t need to eat sugar to get sugar!!
Sugar is not good for health
You know sugar is not good for your health….but do you know why? We know a few reasons….do you think you know any more?
Do you need more reasons to reduce your sugar intake?
Even then refined white sugar, commonly called just sugar, is a dominating part in our diets today.
Are we eating too much sugar?
Sugar finds its way into our body not only through the sugar we keep in our kitchen, but also through many packaged foods we eat. We tend to think that sugar is mainly found in sweet foods like cookies and cakes. But it's also found in many savoury foods, such as ketchup, breads, salad dressings and pasta sauces. Sugar is hidden in many foods that we consider healthy, like yogurt and energy bars.
Here are a few packaged foods that have sugar:
Check the food labels of foods you buy. Sugar will either be simply stated as sugar or there are many names to it, the common ones being:
Making healthy food choices requires you to understand food labels. When sugars are hidden unrecognizably in most packaged foods, it's a difficult choice to make!!! Be aware, know what you are eating. Reduce consumption of packaged foods and eat natural foods to get the sugar needed by the body.
Sugar is bad, but what’s the alternative?
Sugarcane is rich in nutrients, but as it is processed to make white sugar, it keeps losing its nutrition content.
The sugar we commonly use at home is refined white sugar. It is the most processed form of sugar.
As sugar keeps moving away from its natural state due to processing, it becomes toxic for the human body. It is one of the leading causes of the lifestyle diseases we see today like diabetes, obesity or heart disease.
On the other hand, jaggery is less processed. It is made from the same raw material, i.e. sugarcane, but holds on to nutrition lost in the refining process of sugar. Hence, jaggery is a healthier alternative to white sugar. The other healthy alternatives are honey and dates paste.Vegetables that taste sweet like carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and beetroots can be used to naturally sweeten dishes like halwa and cakes.
When buying any of these, always try to look for the most raw, un-processed & pure options. Buy dates and make date paste at home to minimise/eliminate use of preservatives & other artificial agents.
To sum it up –
How can you cut down on your sugar intake?
If you want to reduce your sugar intake, these are the few things you can do:
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