Anyone else on a diet and struggling?

System

I always used to get annoyed with supersize vs super skinny as my diet was closer to the skinny persons yet I looked more like the supersize one!! :mad:

Lets_say

Tinks, 2000 calories of fat a day is bad. 2000 calories a day of sugar is bad.
What's important is a healthy balance of protein, veg, fats and maybe fruit.

On another thread, you state you have lighter than lite Mayo. Because normal Mayo is too salty for you. If you didn't have it because of the fat or calories I would understand. But lighter than lite Mayo actually has nearly double the amount of salt than regular Mayo, and three times the amount of sugar.

Tink2

Lets_say wrote: »

Tinks, 2000 calories of fat a day is bad. 2000 calories a day of sugar is bad.
What's important is a healthy balance of protein, veg, fats and maybe fruit.

On another thread, you state you have lighter than lite Mayo. Because normal Mayo is too salty for you. If you didn't have it because of the fat or calories I would understand. But lighter than lite Mayo actually has nearly double the amount of salt than regular Mayo, and three times the amount of sugar.

Yet it doesn't taste as salty as the full fat one, tbh I thought it was a given that because I'm in reduced calories that I wouldn't have high calorie mayo, apologies for not adding that

That's the point I was making, excess calories tips what's bad

Lets_say

And the more I read, sugar is DEFINITELY a problem. We don't need it.

Going back to Hippocrates, the so called "Father of Medicine", he said

'Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food'.

Think about what was available in his day in the way of sugar - honey and fruits - that's it.

Angry_Bear

Quasar wrote: »

I found that SUGAR is added to the following:

Bread
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All the above do NOT need sugar added .....

Huh, all my bread recipes contain (a very little) sugar. I always thought it was something to do with feeding the yeast - and that it had an affect on the crust. Maybe I'll look for a recipe without next time.

Although I doubt that the amount of sugar (1tsp) in my bread is comparable to the amount in supermarket bread.

Tink2

Quasar wrote: »

Pizza toppings of various kinds.

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Tomato has sugar in so of course pizza topping will have sugar in, unless the sauce isn't a tomato one

Quasar

Angry_Bear wrote: »

Huh, all my bread recipes contain (a very little) sugar. I always thought it was something to do with feeding the yeast - and that it had an affect on the crust. Maybe I'll look for a recipe without next time.

Although I doubt that the amount of sugar (1tsp) in my bread is comparable to the amount in supermarket bread.

My parents were bakers (back home, abroad), and when I was done with homework I often would help out either shop side or oven side. We never used sugar in bread, pizzas etc. There's plenty of carbs (which is what sugar is) in the flour.

Try to leave the sugar out without changing the rest of the recipe and see how it goes. Refined sugar is a menace in itself because of the damage it does to our cells, regardless of its calorie content.

Linda_D_2

Tink2 wrote: »

Tomato has sugar in so of course pizza topping will have sugar in, unless the sauce isn't a tomato one

How were the fish n chips tonight? Yummy I bet:)

Tink2

Linda_D wrote: »

How were the fish n chips tonight? Yummy I bet:)

Very nice, got enough for seconds

~Chameleon~

Angry_Bear wrote: »

Huh, all my bread recipes contain (a very little) sugar. I always thought it was something to do with feeding the yeast - and that it had an affect on the crust. Maybe I'll look for a recipe without next time.

Although I doubt that the amount of sugar (1tsp) in my bread is comparable to the amount in supermarket bread.

Try the Artisan bread from Five Minutes a Day. It contains only flour, yeast, salt and water and has no problem rising.