Healthy Eating / Healthy Living

[Disneyphile]

Ya know what would be fun in place of a treadmill? A human-sized exercise wheel.

It certainly entertains my pet mice.

[Mousey Girl]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Oh, has anyone else discovered Fresca? I've had that the last few nights instead of Coke with my dinner.

When I was a kid, we would drive from L.A. to our house/cabin in Coulterville every summer. The only soda I was ever allowed to drink was during this vacation. I had 2 options, Tab and Fresca. I have not been able to drink either since. This was more than 30 years ago, when the sugar substitute was saccharine.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Trader Joe's is now carrying an organic agave (currently until they discontinue it) $2.25 for an 11oz squeeze bottle.

It's a 100% natural product and is super sweet. I use it in my tea, on fruit & yogurt, just about any place I'd use sugar. I do not know if it can be or is proceesed to a form like crystals. It tastes great and I do not know all the benefits, all I know is that I like it and it has replaced white death in my household. I do use turbanado sugar for baking and stuff like that.

I may have to give this stuff a try

[Morrigoon]

BE: Yeah, water is definitely important. I've been trying to drink more water while at the office, because I don't drink much of it at home (unless I'm really thirsty). It's been a good way to resist the soda machine

[Strangler Lewis]

Fresca was popular--sort of--back east when I was a kid. In Woody Allen's one-act play Death Knocks (which I was in in college), Death asks his intended victim for a Fresca.

For anyone trying to ween themself off of a soda habit, I recommend Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Tonic.

[Morrigoon]

I just wish the mass-produced sodas would come in a "real sugar" variety. Well, without having to drive to Mexico to get it.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I just wish the mass-produced sodas would come in a "real sugar" variety. Well, without having to drive to Mexico to get it.

Costco carries Mexican Coke by the case.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Trader Joe's is now carrying an organic agave (currently until they discontinue it) $2.25 for an 11oz squeeze bottle.

It's a 100% natural product and is super sweet. I use it in my tea, on fruit & yogurt, just about any place I'd use sugar. I do not know if it can be or is proceesed to a form like crystals. It tastes great and I do not know all the benefits, all I know is that I like it and it has replaced white death in my household. I do use turbanado sugar for baking and stuff like that.

Just because I like being a skeptic thorn in people's sides - most agave syrups have in the neighborhood of 90% fructose. High fructose corn syrup, the thing we're all supposed to be afraid of, is about 55% fructose.

Now, there is admittedly a slight chemical difference between the processed form fructose in HFCS vs. the naturally occurring form in agave. However, there is a similar slight difference between the type of fructose in HFCS vs. the type of fructose that's been tentatively linked in studies to the supposed ill efffects of HFCS.

My point is, I would strongly warn against getting lost in the particulars of what any one chemical is supposed to do or not do. The data on all of that is sketchy at best.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I just wish the mass-produced sodas would come in a "real sugar" variety. Well, without having to drive to Mexico to get it.

Start checking the Passover displays. Soda with real sugar is sometimes produced so it is Kosher for Passover.

Also, Henry's carries several brands of soda with real sugar. Sky, and Hansen's (also available at the regular grocery store) off the top of my head, I also bought a green tea-peach soda from there (forget the brand).

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Just because I like being a skeptic thorn in people's sides - most agave syrups have in the neighborhood of 90% fructose. High fructose corn syrup, the thing we're all supposed to be afraid of, is about 55% fructose.

You skeptic, you!

Anyway, for more reading, and yes, this is an agave supplier, look here for details.

All I'm saying is, I use it, and I do not use a lot of it. It is a very sweet item, a small spoonful in a cup of tea is more then sucificient to sweeten tea/coffee/whatever.

For the record, I drink mostly water, usually 1 cup of tea in the evening and maybe some iced tea. If I am using this on plain yogurt & fruit, a drizzle is more than enough.

I figure that this is better for me than Equal/Splenda or honey and white sugar. ymmv and I'm all for anyone being informed. Just sayin I use it and I like it.