[txbred]

We are told to stay away from sugar and opt for SF and FF dressings. I was confused b/c FF mayos and dressing have added sugar to disguise the taste when taking out the fat that gives it flavor. I asked the nutritionist at the hospital which is the worst of two evils?

Her response was to not pay any attention to the Sugar content when reading food labels and to only look at the Total Carbs. She said as long as the total carbs is 15g or less per serving this should be fine b/c you will only eat about half of that anyways. Just remember to pay attention to how much a serving is.

I know I'm new to the forum but I hope the info helps.

[judst]

Hi and welcome to the forum! I think we are probably all going to hear different things from different nuts and doctors. My surgeon and my nut say to read the sugar content on labels. I shouldn't have more than 6 grams in a serving. I will also not eat fat free. I think it tastes terrible and when they get rid of all the fats they also get rid of the ones that are good for you. I know its a matter of opinion but I like my low fat food. To tell you truth I think I could eat just about anything (but jello) right now! I'm on day 3 of a 10 day liquid diet and am hungry!
Anyway, I'm glad you've shared your info and hope you will stick around RR and make some friends. There are a great group of people here. Hugs

[pretty woman]

I was recently told not to eat more than 15 or 18 carbs per meal.
This is puzzling, as most cereal is over that per serving.
So, then I learned only a little cereal..not a serving.

Rottweilerdriver (I think that is her screen name) can help you.
She knows a lot.

[Hoi Polloi]

In my opinion, buying low fat or fat free versions of foods is worse than eating a small amount of the full fat regular food. They add sugar to make up for the fat, and hide it very well with words like "maltodextrin" which is sugar derived from corn. Corn based sugars like high fructose corn syrup are in almost every kind of processed food sold in supermarkets. Next time you are looking through the meat case, pick up your favorite brand of sausage and read the ingredients label. Trust me, corn syrup or dextrin will be listed there somewhere. Splenda, the sweetener that's supposed to be okay for us lists maltodextrin as the first ingredient. Corn and soy are the real culprits making America fat and giving us diseases like diabetes and heart disease.

As far as I am concerned, cereal is poison in a brightly colored deceptively labeled box. I avoid grains as much as possible and only eat a few that contain complete proteins, like quinoa. They figured out in Asia a long time ago the only way soy is edible is by fermentation, ie soy sauce, miso and tempeh. Other non-fermented soy products like soybean oil or TVP actually block our bodies from absorbing essential nutrients.

Now think about this and consider what our livestock animals are fed every day - soy and corn.

We get plenty of carbohydrates from fruits and non-starchy vegetables, grains should be an absolute minimum or non-existent in our diet. Grain is pain!