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Drinking tea or a lemonade still counts right? And milk doesn't?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yep! Tea counts! For lemonade, if you're making making homemade with just a pinch of sugar or honey, that's ok. But store-bought lemonade oftentimes has more sugar than soda, so that wouldn't...
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Defending SNAP and Child Nutrition After the Election - Urban Food Policy Forum
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
What will be the impact of the election outcome on SNAP and Child Nutrition? The Republican Party, soon to control both houses of Congress, has long called for block-granting of SNAP, and has recen...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Thank you for sharing - this is such an important issue. We will try to be there!
I've made some mistakes, is it still okay?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes of course! If you had a candy or sweet, just use a free pass or a half a pass to keep track. And if you run out of free passes, no worries! You can always start over. The most important thing...
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meccabrown Absolutely!!! You can't break a life time habit in short time.. focus, plan and work hard!!
FoodInno Design Symposium - hearing from Daniel Patterson
Great opening remarks from Daniel, who opened Locol, a fast food restaurant trying to make good food good business. He calls us to answer the question: can a restaurant create social change?
Fruit during sugar detox
Is there a limit on how much fruit you can/should eat during the no sugar challenge? I know it specifically targets added sugars.
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annefood @ShortAndStrong you are correct- the No Added Sugar Challenge only deals with added sugars. Whole fruit contains fiber that helps your body deal with the sugar load, plus it's not processed and...
I’m a big morning coffee drinker. I use 2 tsp of International Delight coffee creamer and a tbsp of whipped cream. Do I have to ditch this?
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cgsegelette Ouch! That’s going to be hard but yep😃
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ElanaG What do I replace with?
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cgsegelette Check out bullet coffee on line or maybe vanilla almond milk?
Is the fruit “must” in my balsamic vinegar considered an added sugar?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Hey @elievois - nope! fruit must is basically crushed up fruit, so that is a-ok during the Avoid Added Sugar challenge.
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elievois @Rachna thank you, you may have just saved my sugarless life!
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DietID_TeamDietitians no problemo!! that's what we're here for =)
Added sugar??
It says 3 grams of sugar, but I don’t see sugar in the ingredients unless it’s disguised as something else?? Can I eat this trader joe muesli?
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annefood Hey! The sugar is coming from the raisins, pear juice concentrate, and dried apples. Current nutrition labels show total sugar, which is a combination of any intrinsic sugars (from fruit, grains,...
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ElanaG Thank you!!
I’m having a barbecue tonight, what are some no sugar options? And is honey allowed?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Sounds fun! So honey isn’t allowed but you can replace with dates which are naturally sweet. Also opt for a ketchup with no added sugar if your recipe calls for ketchup or stick with tomato paste....
What's your favorite good food book/movie/documentary/reporting series etc.?
My vegetarian lifestyle started when I watched a kids news segment on feedlots on Nickelodeon when I was 8 😂 and my favorite good food book I've read since then is Omnivore's Dilemma. (Shoutout to ...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter The Physiology Of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. It's old but it's fun reading the perspective of a Frenchman from 1825. "Tell me what you eat and I shall tell you what you are," is his...
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sugardetoxme Such a good question!!!! I wish the books I've read turned into films, but Food Chains really sticks out in my mind
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GooseBarry Agree on Food Chains. I know a lot of people in my community saw FedUp with their kids. I think that also had an impact because it was so widely distributed.