tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56348151153468058282024-03-05T02:35:27.624-08:00FU SugarA blog where I tell Sugar to effin' suck it.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-26696021943070892172010-03-23T23:26:00.000-07:002010-03-23T23:26:30.476-07:00Fat RatsI am so excited right now. Please follow this <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/">link</a> for the full article, but here's the premise:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'URW Gothic L', Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.... </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'URW Gothic L', Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'URW Gothic L', Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">..."When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they're becoming obese -- every single one, across the board. Even when rats are fed a high-fat diet, you don't see this; they don't all gain extra weight."</span><br />
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Way to go Princeton, y'all totally rule!<br />
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Now can we get these completely obvious liars and fakes to take their spots off the air? You know the ones.. They're all "What? High fructose corn syrup is FIIINEEE we've got really, really pretty people who are not obese and probably avoid it like the plague to stay that way and some lovely guitar music and nice graphics to prove it"<br />
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FU HFCS! FU Corn Refiners Assoc. FU Lying people who make that evil goop and are making us all sick! FU gawd damn bastards! Oh, it makes me angry. How is that okay even for a second to be such blatent lying diesease spreaders?<br />
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I guess I'm in my anger phase of the grief. Day 9 no sugar and while I'm still in mourning, I'm feeling oh so much better. SO MUCH BETTER! (even though I still yell alot)<br />
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Oh, for the record, I NEVER eat HFCS, even when I'm on the crack. I mean that is crackity, crack crack that makes my body literally shake if I have some. Ew.<br />
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But if you're interested in more about these spots and the responses, this <a href="http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/12/videos-high-fructose-corn-syrup-commercial-spoofs/">chesseslave blog</a> has a fun array of information as well as spoof's of the spots. Godblessher.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-78383032049005056182010-03-20T21:38:00.000-07:002010-03-20T21:38:52.443-07:00Day 6 Beyatches, Day 6Ok people, here's the deal.<br />
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I am on Day 6 sans the effing sugar.<br />
I have been FEELING my feelings all week, I don't recommend this.<br />
If I've lost any weight, it's from the snot flying out of my nose from all the crying.<br />
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Just have to share this movie I made one of the bajillion times I"ve given up this crack.<br />
Totally check it out:<br />
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<object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gSZt3Uefsg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gSZt3Uefsg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-57398990397499466292010-03-14T15:34:00.000-07:002010-03-14T15:34:26.902-07:00FU Sugar you're a whore with a limp and lipstick on your teeth<div>I guess I'm a little angry. Yes, at myself (obviously). But who better to take it out on then the monster in our cupboard, the sneaky stuff in every sauce, the innocent looking pretty white powdered stuff on the Sunday french toast?</div><div><br />
</div><div>Oh how effin' I hate you Sugar.</div><div><br />
</div>So. I'm finally going back in. My little drive around sugar street has sent me back to therapy and to the store for bigger jeans.<br />
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</div><div>FU Sugar! FU you fawking dirty manipulative beyatch with your addictive properties and wiley ways.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm giving you up yet again. Maybe this time it will work. Maybe...this will be the time I kick it for good, just like I did the booze. Check it - I've gone almost 2 years w/o that shizzle. How 'bout them apples?</div><div><br />
</div><div>you: Hey Jane, how long have you been trying to get off the crack (sugar)?</div><div><br />
</div><div>me: A long damn time. It's not pretty, it's quite embarrassing.</div><div><br />
</div><div>you: Oh comon' tell us!</div><div><br />
</div><div>me: Dawg. I'll try...</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW7T9HUt_t6iZlwYbqh-s2AvO2EP47OtaL8ChwAax1C4nIA8gX-hO6d7eLTsHlL0tYZaWTxhEn6nYpPoKudeSxjccobyh4KmtZCk2dcW5Lpj-5-q9os5qltZzuhpl2HWaBe86EdK1qHtz/s1600-h/lil%20dead%20reeses%20cup.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW7T9HUt_t6iZlwYbqh-s2AvO2EP47OtaL8ChwAax1C4nIA8gX-hO6d7eLTsHlL0tYZaWTxhEn6nYpPoKudeSxjccobyh4KmtZCk2dcW5Lpj-5-q9os5qltZzuhpl2HWaBe86EdK1qHtz/s1600/lil%20dead%20reeses%20cup.jpeg" /></a></div><div>In 1999 I read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Blues-William-Dufty/dp/0446343129">Sugar Blues</a> and I thought, oh crap. That stuff is going to kill us. I managed to go 4 months w/o eating it. Then I got TAKEN DOWN by a reeses cup on a craft service table. </div><div><br />
</div><div>In 2000-2001 I was off the crack for 15 months. Including my wedding. </div><div><br />
</div><div>In late 2002 I talked a bunch of friends into going off for 90 days and gave them a 100 bucks if they did it. Boy that was nice of me, huh? (I think 3 were successful, including me) We were Hardcore - I mean so damn strict...it was:</div><div><ol><li>No sugar</li>
<li>No molasses</li>
<li>No honey</li>
<li>No booze</li>
<li>No wine</li>
<li>No beer</li>
<li>No any of those f'd up names for sugar (for a list see the original post for this blog <a href="http://fusugar.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-jane-why-do-you-hate-sugar-so-much.html">here.</a>)</li>
<li>No white flour (our thought was it turns into sugar too fast)</li>
<li>No white rice (same as above)</li>
<li>No ignoring our quest at restaurants. We decided that we had to ask waiters at restaurants if there was sugar in the dish. This was truly the hardest..'cause guess what? Most chef's use it. Know why? It makes everything taste really, really good.</li>
</ol><div>My plan then was to shoot it for a documentary. In fact, I did shoot a bunch of our meetings but the problem was I never really followed everyone around to get the b-roll of the struggle that this is so that idea fell into a nice pile of tapes I've never watched. Sigh.</div><div><br />
</div><div>But, we did eat fruit. We were cool with fruit sweetened stuff. And. It was hard. And. Most of us lost weight and felt really damn good.</div><div><br />
</div><div>And 2002 to now? I've probably gone off and on sugar at least once or twice a year. Witness? This blog.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Ok, since I really can't stand the way I feel (or look) I'm going back in. Going to 2002 Rules in fact. The only sweetener I'm down with is Agave, I've talked about that before up<a href="http://fusugar.blogspot.com/2009/12/apple-pie-lets-make-out.html"> here</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm not paying anyone 100 bucks this time, anyone want to bet me that I can't? Or that you can? We can do a tough guy show down on this blog. </div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.stefaniewildertaylor.com/">Stef?</a></div></div>Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-24773797665748621432010-02-17T23:00:00.000-08:002010-02-17T23:00:26.972-08:00RelapseI guess you've been wondering....<br />
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you: Hey! What happened to FU Sugar Jane? She left off at <a href="http://fusugar.blogspot.com/2010/01/lucky-charms-are-loosing-some-of-their.html">cereal </a>and we haven't seen her since?<br />
me: (crickets)<br />
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But.<br />
Ack.<br />
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You probably guessed it...<br />
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Relapse!<br />
Into the sugary depths!<br />
Swimming in a sea of delicious body-numbing-bone-crunching-cancer-causing-sugar.<br />
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Ohhhh sugar you beeyatch, you snuck back in the door and now you're lying around with big belly and your dirty feet on my coffee table. Your sweaty socks are stinkin' up the place but it's hot damn it's been kinda great having you. You're that ex-boyfriend who I swore off eight times but once you charm your way back in all sweet promises and sparkling good times I get all flushed and codependent and I forget how to get my key back. (again)*<br />
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But let's go back to the beginning, shall we?<br />
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In late January I began reading this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mood-Cure-4-Step-Program-Emotions-Today/dp/0142003646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266476144&sr=8-1">book</a>:<br />
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and not very thoroughly.<br />
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because I'm pretty sure this is a GREAT idea.<br />
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and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to let go of a lot of food choices in order to get the full bene of some damn good moods.<br />
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and do you know what happened?<br />
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it caused a slip! okay a fall. Well actually a real tumble into sugardum as I prepared to change my diet entirely...<br />
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except I stopped reading.<br />
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(I know that I'm ridiculous).<br />
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And I also know that I'll reign it in my friends! And I'll be back here preaching the good word about how good I feel and how lame sugar is with a resounding cry of FU SUGAR! And of course cheering you on again as well.<br />
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But first?<br />
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I have to quit sugar again. (scheisse)<br />
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My friend Stefanie tells the truth about the sugar train <a href="http://stefaniewildertaylor.com/">here</a>. I'll quit if she does.<br />
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<i>*note: VERY happily married, this is purely theoretical and meant to be funny. ahem.</i>Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-66288399926230777602010-01-13T00:12:00.000-08:002010-01-13T00:13:15.741-08:00Lucky Charms are loosing some of their charm!<a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010468051_cereal10.html?prmid=obinsite">Check it!</a><br />
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They are taking the sugar content down from like a bajillion g's of sugar to just a bunch. That's great news! Clearly no one should eat this crap but I'm all for awareness.<br />
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Have you noticed it's virtually impossible to find sugarless cereal that doesn't taste like ass? The only one I've found is this Ezekiel Cereal. Gawd I heart them.<br />
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</div>I don't know anything about the religiousness of these folks. I don care. But I do enjoy their cereals. The Raisin Cinnamon one has some sugar g's but they all come from raisin's which is aiiiight in my book.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-22216398361879785392009-12-30T11:08:00.000-08:002009-12-30T14:16:06.793-08:00Suger, you are a jackass and I hate your crystal-ee gutsFor Christmas I made 3 pies with Agave - 2 pumpkin and 1 apple. And holysweethotyes batman, they were good. The thing (for me) about agave is it doesn't trigger my sugar response which is a little like this. <br />
<i>that was good. i need more. can I have more? where is more. not here? I'll go to where there is more. if you are between me and more you might want to move. more dammit!</i><br />
Frankly that's pretty tame but you get the idea.<i> </i><br />
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</i><br />
So someone (I won't name any names, my husband) wanted ice cream with the apple pie so that was fine, we got it. And I didn't have any ice cream on christmas, I was a true saint.<br />
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But then.<br />
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The other night.<br />
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He pulled out Mr Ice Cream to have with our agave/maple sweetened banana bread which is frakin' good and if any of you folks want to give up the crack for a hundy days I'll totally bake you some. Seriously.<br />
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Gulp.<br />
Here (finally) is the confession. He said, "Honey, do you want some ice cream with your banana bread?" and I said.<br />
"Sure!"<br />
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What? Ms fu sugar, what happened? It was a moment of weakness. It seemed like a good idea. <br />
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And then. I ate more.<br />
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(sob)<br />
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So watch your ass friends, that ice cream or scone or New Years fruitcake will sneak up on you and bite your butt. I woke up the next day with a sugar hangover, I was a grumpy discontented person. I am now on day 2 no sugar again.<br />
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Sigh.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-7510274051931064782009-12-18T23:26:00.000-08:002009-12-18T23:29:09.850-08:00Apple Pie, let's make out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfJpEQsvXjWsclfmr9PYmrurM-u4nnS-D_y9jxma31NOf0hh79882ycMMwAek0e7Ntg5s0X2NiN4mM7udDDv8v3b42JkzWoQStwsmjV-0iVmjZHu5cRK_ImLo9hgjiAf-YZXPM9aHbCi5/s1600-h/IMG_4528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfJpEQsvXjWsclfmr9PYmrurM-u4nnS-D_y9jxma31NOf0hh79882ycMMwAek0e7Ntg5s0X2NiN4mM7udDDv8v3b42JkzWoQStwsmjV-0iVmjZHu5cRK_ImLo9hgjiAf-YZXPM9aHbCi5/s400/IMG_4528.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Ok kids. I haven't baked that Pumpkin Pie below yet, that is forthcoming.<br />
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However I did bake an apple pie with agave. Hot Damn was it good.<br />
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I got all fancy and created this basket weaving 101 thing - not knowing what the hell I was doing but faking it hard.<br />
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Kinda worked.<br />
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</div>Do you want the recipe? Ping me and I"ll hook you up. This will be happening again next week for Christmas along with the Pumpkin Pie. God bless you Agave.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-16740313821445667052009-12-05T22:31:00.000-08:002009-12-05T22:31:46.917-08:00holiday parties, here's the planSalted nuts. I'm telling you, that's the only way out of this mess.<br />
Sure you'll have to drink alot of water, but you'll stay out of the pumpkindamnpie.<br />
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A friend asked us to bring a pumpin pie to a party. (say that five times fast) And since I want to be an overachievin' freaky character I thought I'd make one with Agave. End of day it's just so I can eat it, I'm not that impressive afterall. <br />
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Found this recipe (pasted below) - I'll report back on how it goes. NOT low in dairy, but as you know, not afraid of dairy.<br />
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Okay! Comon' Christmas parties, I'm ready for you. Do your worst!<br />
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(recipe credit: <a href="http://vibrantglow.com/">Vibrantglow.com</a>) <br />
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<strong>Naturally Sweetened without Sugar Pumpkin Pie</strong><br />
(and whip cream)<br />
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2 cups pumpkin puree*<br />
(or 15 oz. of canned organic pumpkin)<br />
1 9-inch pastry crust<br />
¾ tsp pumpkin pie spice<br />
1 tsp ground cinnamon<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 tbsp melted butter<br />
3 eggs<br />
¾ cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=agave%20nectar&tag=vibrglow-20&index=gourmet-index&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">agave nectar</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=vibrglow-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><br />
1/3 cup whole milk<br />
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream<br />
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<strong>Real Whipped Cream Topping<br />
</strong>1 pint heavy whipping cream<br />
¼ cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=agave%20nectar&tag=vibrglow-20&index=gourmet-index&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">agave nectar</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=vibrglow-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><br />
1 tsp real vanilla<br />
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<strong>Directions:<br />
</strong>1. In a large bowl, blend together two cups pumpkin, spice and salt. Beat in melted butter, eggs, agave nectar, milk and cream. Pour filling into pie shell.<br />
2. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Refrigerate until serving.<br />
3. To make whipping cream, pour one pint of whipping cream into chilled mixing bowl and add agave nectar and vanilla. Beat with chilled beaters until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until serving.<br />
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* Pumpkin puree: preheat your oven to 450 F. Then, cut the top of the pumpkin off and remove the seeds and membranes. Cut pumpkin in half and place it face down in a baking dish. Add about a half an inch of water to the pan to keep pumpkin moist. Bake about 45 minutes until fork tender. Scrape the soft pulp from the skin into a food processor or blender. Pulse until pureed.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-15359843731625980132009-11-29T22:52:00.000-08:002009-11-29T22:52:12.298-08:00oh pumpkin pie, you're such a beyatchOK, I'm confessing here. I did get 'involved' with the pumpkin pie. It was all brown and spongee and wait a minute, what about it was tempting? Harumph. I went there. Until it was gone. Until the glass pan fell on the ground and we said '45 second rule!' and ate it like dogs off the ground.<br />
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Ew.<br />
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But that's the power of the crack. By crack I mean Sugar. Powerful stuff.<br />
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Withdrawing again now. Once again I have pizza on my side, thank god. But in other news I did make a deelllicious Agave-sweetened Apple Pie. If you want, I'll give the recipe. It was even gluten free. What? Oh yes it was! But what the heck was the point when I got all cozy with the pump and the stuffin', I ask you?<br />
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How are the holiday's going for you? Stay strong friends!Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-91448757797399635692009-11-11T00:03:00.000-08:002009-11-11T00:03:42.828-08:00thanksgiving, I'm not afraid of you!Ok, maybe just a little.<br />
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But here's what I've noticed. So you eat that pumpkin pie. And let's get honest, you didn't need it. You were already SO damn full from the ginourmous plate o' stuff. But you feel, I dunno, entitled. Obliged.<br />
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But! If you say.<br />
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Efff You Sugar! I am bloated enough without you thanks!<br />
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Then the next day, you won't have the hangover. And the next day, you won't be so tempted by those dusty candycorns in the dish at that attorney's office. And the next day, you won't put just the tiniest bit of sugar in your tea because you had some yesterday. And then the days after that you won't slide down the slippery slope into the sugar hellride into the december holidayze and look up on New Years Day and go, oh shitdamn, what happened? I feel like crap and am wearing an extra five pounds all because of that DAMN PUMPKIN PIE. Don't do it friend, you can resist.<br />
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So All together now.<br />
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<b>Eff you sugar! </b><br />
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And I'm going to make an apple pie sweetened minimally with Agave. If it doesn't suck, I'll post the recipe here.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-2747049752160337642009-11-04T03:03:00.000-08:002009-11-04T03:07:50.880-08:00Reason #5 not to eat effin sugarYour best chance at avoiding the pig flu.<br />
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Truly!<br />
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Here is a nice article that summarizes <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-23206-Denver-Healthy-Trends-Examiner%7Ey2009m9d14-Worried-about-the-Swine-Flu-Avoid-Sugar">why</a>. But basically in my I-don't-actually-know-what-the-eff-I'm-talking-about-but-I-can-google-like-nobody's-business way, your immune system gets depressed for a chunk of time after you eat some of the crack and you invite the ick floating around in your system to land and take hold.<br />
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So yea, like that. So. Along with the usual immune system good news things like sleep, water, and you know, vegetables. This is another swell way to keep the evil bugs at bay.<br />
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If you wish you had delicious sweet this fall, eat an apple. Seriously yum.<br />
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I'm having a proud lil moment. I did not succomb. It's 10 o' clock on all Hallow's Eve and I have not eaten the evil sugarstuff once. Did I give the poor defenseless children this highly addictive drug? I'm afraid so.<br />
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I thought about doing the ol' apple chips thing or the granola bar or god forbid the lecture on my porch. I did not. Partially because it would be mighty costly and partially because I don't want my house to get egged.<br />
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But honestly?<br />
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I wanted to be the cool chic on the block who gave out the good stuff. (chocolate) So while I"m up here evangelizing away I'm a big ol sucker workin' for the man peddling the crack to the little people who will likely make themselves shake by eating too much of the stuff out of the plastic pumpkin. Or that's what I did anyway. <br />
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Next year I'll think of something. I have to. Since it will be my first time hitting the sidewalks with my little one, I"ll have to figure out how to wrestle this crap out of his little hands. How weird, a holiday where we invite our children to beg sugar from other people by dressing up to the point of being unrecognizable. It's dastardly. And awesome. Sigh.<br />
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Anyway!<br />
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So I'm one week in of getting off the crack (sugar! I mean sugar!) and I'm feeling preettty darn good. How are y'all doing?Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-356671652042223862009-10-29T16:01:00.000-07:002009-10-29T16:01:19.455-07:00God Bless CheeseI'm sure lots of people would refute this statement. Apparently Courtney Love has a lot to <a href="http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/courtney.html">say</a> on the topic. And it's pretty compelling, especially becuase she yells. But.<br />
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First I'm quitting the crack, and then we'll see about letting go of the miracle called grilled cheese.<br />
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So for now, Bring on the cheese, bring on the funk. (and since cheese is generally moldy, I guess I'm repeating myself there).<br />
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Here's some other things I go to when I'm jonsin' for some sugar-love:<br />
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* Ezekiel cereal (pretty much the ONLY cereal around sans Sug)<br />
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* Ezekial bread (with cheese)<br />
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* Did I mention cheese?<br />
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* Pickles<br />
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* Mint tea - weird but true, this knocks out sugar cravings. Especially if you're into agave and want to add a little smidgen<br />
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*Pretzels dipped in Almond Butter.<br />
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Oh I could go on about almond butter. I would say peanut butter 'cept it often has effin' sugar. Check the label. And almond butter can be your friend, even though it's expensive. Make out with it, seriously.<br />
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2 days to the day of sugar worshipping and the wearing of costumes so that you can eat alot of it. Are you scared? I am.Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-59126269573811618232009-10-26T00:17:00.000-07:002009-10-26T00:17:22.551-07:00Sugar is the New HeroinSays the <a href="http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/111801/sugar_is_the_new_heroin/">lab rat</a>s. <br />
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I get it. I'm going through withdrawal. Three times today I walked into and back out of the kitchen. I drank some water. I drank some tea. I drank some Kombucha.<br />
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Oh and I ate some trail mix that had cranberries with sugar DAMMIT! So tomorrow I'm setting the timer back to day 1. But, I am feeling a wholelottamobetta.<br />
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Sunday without a scone. Woooo-hooo!Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634815115346805828.post-11094584650519563592009-10-24T14:31:00.000-07:002009-10-24T14:31:49.104-07:00Hey Jane, why do you hate sugar so much?Well, because it's evil. <br />
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It makes my body hurt.<br />
It makes me wear lotsa extra weight.<br />
It makes me grumpy. (Okay mean). <br />
And.<br />
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It's getting people really really sick.<br />
You know what LOVES sugar? Cancer. Yep, if you want to get that tumor growing, eat lots of sugar.<br />
Diabetes. 'nuff said.<br />
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It's been a long time crusade of mine to quit the 'crack' as I affectionately call it. Sugar in fact is one molecule off from heroin. No kidding. (Ummmkay just googled this and I guess it's not accurate, but let's go with it anyway, okay?) Clearly I don't claim to be any kind of expert, but I have battled my own sugar addiction for 10 years now and I'm just sick of being sick.<br />
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So let's do this thing together. Let's quit the evil drug that's making us fat and angry and grumpy and turn into the label reading hot chics (and dudes) that we were meant to be. Ok label reading sucks but it's an important part of the journey.<br />
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So what's the journey? My challenge to you is to quit white sugar for 100 days. I'm not all up in your honey grill, honey it up. I'm also (personally) down with the Agave. The molasses thing? Ugh, hard to know. I'm quitting that one too. I'm letting go of the things that 'cause a sugar reaction - as it OMFG I have to eat more and more and more. But you can define your own terms, I think kicking the white stuff is hard enough.<br />
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Google and wiki and this <a href="http://www.healthcastle.com/diabetes_sugar_101.shtml">place</a> say names for white sugar include:<br />
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sucrose<br />
glucose<br />
fructose<br />
lactose<br />
dextrose<br />
maltose<br />
xylose<br />
oh and the corn syrup's<br />
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High fructose corn syrup is evil, evil, evil and must be destroyed. And you know what? It doesn't taste good either. Have you ever had 'Mexican Coke'? They manufacture it with white sugar and it tastes so much better. Not that I ever drink it. Ahem.<br />
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So, whaddya think? Sign in here and tell me what your start and end date is. If you pull it off, cute hubs and I will bake you a whole wheat agave sweetened banana bread loaf and ship it to you whereever you are. (US Only, except Joyce). And a t-shirt! I don't know what it looks like yet, thankfully I have 100 days to come up with it.<br />
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Come back here for inspiration, a shoulder to cry on, a place for hints and tips on how to kick the 'crack' habit. This ain't easy but the least we can do is band together for strength. (sniff! that's so beautiful!)Sweet Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989731482233071993noreply@blogger.com0