Community chat: what does sugar-free mean to you?
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I donāt need sugar or flour because they are incredibly addicting and have a serious effect on the brain and that goes for natural sweeteners as well because any natural sweetener is actually processed in some way, dear honey, maple syrup, date syrup, or any other so-called natural sugar that is not in a wholefood like a fruit. Sugar and flour affect the hormone leptin in your body and as you age it will become more difficult for you to lose weight for some people and without left and you will not know when to stop eating, always feel hungry, have huge portions even if you are plant-based, and probably be overweight
Sugar-free means just that, no sugar. None. Just because you think of sugar as natural, doesnāt mean it doesnāt affect lectin or your brain. Sugar is known to be eight times more addicting than cocaine and that does not mean that natural sugar is okay, certainly not for much of the world.
I like your haircut! And I like that you're not wearing the bunny ears!
p.s. I would NEVER make the juice first.
I think sugar free in the plant world (cause in the rest of the world it means artificially sweetened with something like aspartame) can be sweetened with a whole food like fruit or date paste, but no refined sugars.
Hi Jill. I think the answer lies in first having the understanding that we should not consume "commercially processed" foods whenever possible. That being said to me sugar free means the ONLY sugars in the finished product are ONLY sugars that naturally occur in the whole food ingredient. I agree with what you said later about saying refined-sugar free and/or Naturally sweetened.
It is possible to make your own apple juice concentrate (by juicing then freezing in a manner that the liquid separates from the solids its fairly easy) but why as long as the product you used had nothing in it but apples. the end result is the same.
After watching the whole video I still would say at the end of the day as always you are probably over concerning yourself with keeping everyone happy and though thats one thing we all love about you, dont put yourself through that kind of stress š
Maybe just flip the phrasing and say "Sweetened only with unrefined 100% Natural Ingredients"
BTW I already saw the vid and Thank you! I have loved pumpkin pie my whole life now I can have it this holiday season thanks to you!!!
Apple juice can be made in my Vtamix….so its great! thankyou. š
Sugar free means no sugar…like white cane sugar. Medjool dates dont count. Apples dont count. Unprocessed fruits are fine. I cant do sugar because its directly linked to cancer. Im cancer free (no chemo or radiation) in part because of food lifstyle changes.
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When I read āsugar freeā I just donāt trust it. Iām following a food addiction programme, that allows no sugar, no flour. Your pie would not be allowed for me. Because of the date paste in the crust and the apple juice. Iāve seen the pie video, and the pie looks great!!!
You're looking so pretty Jill!
I don't know the answer. However, I do not think that "sugar-free" is the way to go. This is used for things that are typically artificially sweetened. So that could cause issues for diabetic people as they may think that the "sugar-free" means that it is artificially sweetened. It could also cause misunderstanding for folks like me. I am allergic to artificial sweetener. For me "sugar-free" is my red flag word not to eat it. I check all of the ingredients for anything that i eat. However, if I see "sugar-free" I just save myself the time and leave it alone…i don't even bother reading the ingredients. Because we know you Jill we are going to know that there is not artificial sweetener in it…however, for new people it could cause confusion.
When I hear (or see) "sugar-free" I think artificial sweetener which makes me think allergic reaction. I am allergic to artificial sweeteners….so for me "sugar-free" means "Do NOT eat it".
The Lime Custard Tart with fresh fruit in the Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook by Ann and Jane Esselstyn uses 3 tablespoons apple or orange juice concentrate!
I do not use white sugar (sometimes I can have 2 tsp brown sugar cane on my yoghurt but its rare. Agave I use sometimes in a salad dressing I do use a low fat no calorie sweetener in my coffee.
I was just watching an old video of your from 2015, and I sware….you look about 10 years younger now than you did then. Plant based living or something is really agreeing with you.
Your saying of the names of people who you see have tuned in reminded me of the old 80s TV kids show, Romper Room where Miss Molly would pick up a big mirror and look through it, and pretend to see all the kids watching and call them by name, saying things like, "Theres Nancy and Cara and Tommy, and Sue.". lol….just thought that funny how technology has made that a real possibility to REALLY know who was watching and to be able to acknowledge them for real.
I tried making apple juice concentrate at home but it took forever and didn't get as thick as I wanted.
Being recently diagnose pre-diabetic the term sugar free can be very scary to someone like myself.
Apple juice is one of the foods that most diabeticās CAN NOT HAVE… My vote would be to call it naturally sweeten perhaps ?
Apple juice concentrate I believe is an ingredient which would allow you to call it sugar free.
To me, sugar free is anything without a label. There is "sugar" in just about everything. Basically, the only macronutrients are protein, carbohydrates, and fat. If we only eat whole food fats, they will even have a certain amount of sugars. I just think, if I keep my diet to whole foods, it would be sugar free naturally.
what does sugar-free mean to you? Like really, no added sugar.
I think it depends. At the store, "sugar free" usually means "artificial sweeteners". To me, personally, I'd say no added sugar/sweeteners. The example I'd use is applesauce. Applesauce labeled as "sugar free" likely would have artificial sweeteners or stevia. Applesauce I'd make at home that was sugar free would be just straight cooked apples, no added sugar, honey, whatever. But the apples themselves would obviously still have the sugar that occurs naturally in the fruit.
I am not diabetic but Dr. Diagnosed me with kidney disease. So I have to watch out for sugars
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Hi, iām new here. No sugar to me means no refined sugar
To me sugar means no sugar to me, nothing processed.
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