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Yes! Very good post and points well made. However...

2011-12-15T03:52:43.083-05:00

Yes! Very good post and points well made.

However, I do think it's also worth mentioning that, back in the day (my day at least), we maybe got a sugar rush, but it didn't turn to fat because we burnt it off first by running around morning to night playing/working/whatever and didn't spend all day playing computer games or watching TV.

i just can't completely break up with sugar. ...

2011-12-10T16:34:53.903-05:00

i just can't completely break up with sugar. i try. i do really well for a time and then i come crawling back...

Great post :) 2 yr olds and fizzy drinks, yikes! ...

2011-12-10T09:15:19.327-05:00

Great post :)

2 yr olds and fizzy drinks, yikes! Crazy!!

The "hidden" sugars in food are definitely something to think about.

Love your description of Chelsea Handler....I think I've missed the boat on being a vodka-loving party pants ;) X

Sad state. There's a flowchart on Digg abou...

2011-12-09T21:34:12.178-05:00

Sad state.

There's a flowchart on Digg about how to pick the cereal though. It's pretty funny, definitely worth checking out!

I'm bummed. I love Cap N Crunch but in spite o...

2011-12-09T01:17:40.064-05:00

I'm bummed. I love Cap N Crunch but in spite of the sugar content, every now and then just might be okay.

I am a child of my generation (I'm 52) and sug...

2011-12-08T15:42:32.492-05:00

I am a child of my generation (I'm 52) and sugar is my god.

Fortunately I'm 5'7" and 120lbs NOW. It wasn't always that was. But I can't lives without me sugar. Tried...didn't work. But I eat a healthy diet - we grow 95% of our food and that includes meat so I think I'm OK.

Ugh! I was JUST thinking about this! The sugar t...

2011-12-08T14:48:40.767-05:00

Ugh! I was JUST thinking about this! The sugar thing in our society is just OUT OF HAND. We are so desensitized to it that people don't even blink at (or understand, for that matter) the amount of sugars in EVERYTHING. I would have a heart attack if someone tried to give my baby pop!

My sweet downfall was always beverages. I love(d) coffee with syrupy creamers and pop. All day. Then I decided to have a baby.

I'm very, very happy to have converted to unsweetened tea and seltzer. And I can't believe the amazing health benefits! And the fact that I now have so little guilt when I DO indulge because it's just that, an indulgence!

Jennymac, thank you so much for this post. I am go...

2011-12-08T12:10:37.637-05:00

Jennymac, thank you so much for this post. I am going to find that book you suggested asap. I've long suspected that I am addicted to sugar and want to cut off my ties with it -- but it's a strong adversary. (btw, I'm typing this as I eat an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie -- oatmeal is good, right?!)

Colleen

I have the worst sweet tooth. I literally just had...

2011-12-08T11:23:23.976-05:00

I have the worst sweet tooth. I literally just had a chocolate fudgecicle for breakfast this morning.

wow! Thanks for the book referral...going to go r...

2011-12-08T11:18:53.636-05:00

wow! Thanks for the book referral...going to go read it now (or soon anyway), ...and my sister is probably one of those with the sugar laden two year old in the park...except now her kids are 7 and 10 (still sugar laden) and she doesn't ever take them to the park...

I was relieved to see that my cinnamon Cheerios we...

2011-12-08T10:29:04.225-05:00

I was relieved to see that my cinnamon Cheerios were not on the list!

Bad stuff. Just for fun, you might like to look a...

2011-12-08T10:05:40.348-05:00

Bad stuff. Just for fun, you might like to look at the vintage ads I posted a few weeks ago.
http://vanilla-ststt.blogspot.com/2011/11/fortunately.html

Honey Smacks were called Sugar Smacks back in my d...

2011-12-08T09:58:32.702-05:00

Honey Smacks were called Sugar Smacks back in my day.

Seriously. But I know parents who put soda in baby...

2011-12-08T08:25:58.376-05:00

Seriously. But I know parents who put soda in baby bottles and sippy cup; who set babies in their cribs with juice to swig all night and then wondered why their 3-yr-old had a mouth full of cavities; who think a 2-yr-old should eat candy all day long. I've given up on them.

I tried to give my child Mountain Dew once, when he was 6 and falling asleep at a Paul McCartney concert. He wouldn't drink it.

That being said, I'm now going to spend the day baking cookies.