Why is everything full of sugar now?

carzony · 02-03-2014 05:09AM #1

why? you can't eat or drink anything..

I recently discovered a very nice drink called 'juicy water' and thought it was better than coke but read it has loads of sugar aswell.. :mad::mad::mad::mad:

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The Backwards Man · 02-03-2014 05:13AM

Apparently there's more sugar in a bowl of Special K than there is in a Tate&Lyle distribution warehouse.

yeahimhere · 02-03-2014 05:19AM

If you prefer, have the natural flavourings. Which include beetle poo and other such lovelies...yum yum

Charlie19 · 02-03-2014 05:20AM

Sweet jaysus there is more sugar in apple juice than a can of coke.
http://www.hookedonjuice.com/

Frosty McSnowballs · 02-03-2014 05:23AM

First you get de shugar, den you get de powear, den you get the wimmins.

Stefan Kuntz · 02-03-2014 05:24AM

It's a conspiracy by dentists to keep their waiting rooms full of patients.

connundrum · 02-03-2014 05:24AM

This is why I never eat fruit.

'Naturally occurring sugars' - yeah right God!

Turtwig · 02-03-2014 05:26AM

More and more people are diabetic. Having sugar everywhere ensures they won't suffer the serious consequences of low sugar levels.

Oranage2 · 02-03-2014 06:43AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Apparently there's more sugar in a bowl of Special K than there is in a Tate&Lyle distribution warehouse.

Per 100 grams, there is twice as much sugar in 100 grams of special k then there is in 100 grams of actual sugar.

Bipolar Joe · 02-03-2014 07:02AM

There's more sugar in a bowl of sugar than a cup, unless you pour the sugar from the cup into an empty bowl, then it is the same amount. Madness!

MadsL · 02-03-2014 07:35AM

Not all lost...

Sugar + yeast = alcohol.

Yay!

Peregrinus · 02-03-2014 07:42AM

Natural fruit juice, as bought in cartons, is a highly concentrated form of sugar. They like to promote it as "healthy" and, in some ways, it is. But if you are trying to lose a few pounds and/or keep your own teeth, lay off the fruit juice and fruit-flavoured drinks. All of them.

This is why God created black coffee, people!

The One Who Knocks · 02-03-2014 08:41AM

Who needs sugar when you have aspartame?

kneemos · 02-03-2014 09:42AM

Try making your own milkshakes from just fruit,it's sickly sweet as well.No escape from the stuff.

Fr_Dougal · 02-03-2014 09:47AM

Have a look at this.

anncoates · 02-03-2014 09:49AM

Something about food pyramids and thanks harvesting, I think.

MrBobbyZ · 02-03-2014 10:03AM

Just keep a large quantity of salt handy for substitute. Salt is sugar free and has none of the associated health risks.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, I'm not even an honest person.

mymo · 02-03-2014 10:22AM

TheZohan wrote: »

Have a look at this.

There's less sugar in a tube of Pringles than a salad?

Arthur Beesley · 02-03-2014 10:28AM

Um Bongo Um Bongo They Drink It In The Congo.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 02-03-2014 10:35AM

http://www.sugarstacks.com/

http://www.sugarstacks.com/carrots.htm

hehehe

Oranage2 · 02-03-2014 11:15AM

mymo wrote: »

There's less sugar in a tube of Pringles than a salad?

I think it's more the salad dressing.

pajor · 02-03-2014 11:20AM

Stefan Kuntz wrote: »

It's a conspiracy by dentists to keep their waiting rooms full of patients.

Just like that short Irish film 'Iníon an Fhíaclóir.' :pac:

Don't dare correct my Irish spelling.

02-03-2014 11:21AM

Course juice has a load of sugar

Jaysus I'd love some pop tarts now :pac:

LETHAL LADY · 02-03-2014 11:25AM

Half of a Chicago town pepperoni pizza contains all of your recommended daily salt intake. Just be careful out there.

Frogdog · 02-03-2014 11:26AM

To answer your question OP, it's because sugar is cheap to put into foods (in place of healthy things like fat), and it makes it addictive, making you want to consume more of it, creating more profit for food companies.

Fr_Dougal · 02-03-2014 11:30AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Half of a Chicago town pepperoni pizza contains all of your recommended daily salt intake. Just be careful out there.

Thieving bastard. :mad:

kneemos · 02-03-2014 11:37AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Half of a Chicago town pepperoni pizza contains all of your recommended daily salt intake. Just be careful out there.

Indeed.

bnt · 02-03-2014 11:37AM

The One Who Knocks wrote: »

Who needs sugar when you have aspartame?

I'll take the sugar over the aspartame - then at least I know what I'm dealing with.

PS: of course there's sugar in fruit. It's called fructose, which means "fruit sugar". :cool:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 02-03-2014 11:40AM

bluewolf wrote: »

Course juice has a load of sugar

Jaysus I'd love some pop tarts now :pac:

im so lucky carlow tesco only have strawberry poptarts, had a serious craving during the week. I'd have been on an all pop tart diet if they'd had chocolate

Legs.Eleven · 02-03-2014 11:46AM

Sugar tastes nice.

Gongoozler · 02-03-2014 12:17PM

It seems people are afraid of all the natural things like fat and sugar and salt, but clearly they don't understand nutrition. There needs to be food education done in schools. Why have the government not implemented this yet? Too much to ask for? Surely its better than all the money spent on those ad campaigns.

Why is everything full of sugar now?

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