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Fiddlesticks Julie wrote: |
There used to be a apple and pear spread you could buy in wholefood shops that I seemed to remember you could use instead of sugar in recipes. |
I've seen that one too, but for the life of me can't remember the name. For anyone wanting a low sugar jam, look out for a compote rather than a preserve or jam - Bonne Maman do at least two, a rhubarb and an apricot. It's very runny - it can actually be poured onto the bread - but it is absolutely gorgeous and has only 10% sugar, unlike the usual 35% you get even in low-sugar jams (which often have yucky artificial sweeteners in anyway)
bagpuss wrote: |
Can I aks why a couple of teaspoons of sugar in a bread recipe is such a problem on the grand scale of things |
Well, I think that's the point, isn't it? On its own, it would be fine, but it's not on its own, and worse still, most of the sugar we ingest is hidden. If you eat a processed cereal in the morning, you'll probably be taking in about 2 teaspoons of sugar per bowl (without adding any yourself!) then if you have 2 teaspoons in the bread (obviously you won't be eating an entire loaf), and then add baked beans (another 2 teaspoons), your apparently healthy breakfast and lunch has probably landed you 4.5 tsps of sugar. Considering the healthy amount of sugar for an adult is 10 tsp/day for a woman and 14 for a man, that's racking it up pretty quickly. Add a single can of Coke (7 tsps!!), and you've just gone over your daily allowance before you've even had dinner, or a biscuit with your tea.
It's even worse for children's food - most foods aimed at children, even if apparently healthy (eg yogurts) are horrendously high in sugar. The sugar is often disguised as glucose, lactose, fructose, maltose, invert sugar, corn syrup etc. and even though some of these are marginally better than others, they are still all sugar. The Food Agency reckons sugar for children in particular is addictive, and it takes at least a month for the tastebuds to get used to lower salt and sugar. We are genetically programmed to prefer sweet things, because they're generally safe to eat, so even babies will smile if given honey, but make a face if given lemon, thus children will always go for the sweetest thing available. That can of Coke, BTW, will send a young child over their RDA on its own, and yet people think nothing of giving them glass after glass of fizzy drink. |
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