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Sugar is really tough because a lot of popular items have much more sugar than most people realize. Consider this label of 2% Kroger milk[0]. That's 12g of suga

Sugar is really tough because a lot of popular items have much more sugar than most people realize. Consider this label of 2% Kroger milk[0]. That's 12g of sugar in one cup. If you stick two cups in your cereal, that's nearly 2/3 of the way to a can of coke and that's before you even consider how much sugar is in the cereal itself. [0]https://www.kroger.com/product/images/large/left/0001111041600 https://www.kroger.com/product/images/large/left/00011110416...

Zelphyr 3y ago
Agreed. There are over 50 different names for sugar that the FDA will accept on the ingredients list and you can bet your ass the food manufacturers will take advantage of that. I saw a popular granola bar once that listed four different kinds of sugar as the first four ingredients. Of course, the rest of the packaging touted the bar as being "healthy"
14 3y ago
Wow just checked my brand of milk and it is the same. I never paid attention or realized that before.
- Zelphyr 3y ago
  Have a look at your peanut butter. That's right. The major food manufacturers add sugar to peanut butter. One of the best peanut butters I've ever tasted was Crazy Richard's. Here's the ingredients list verbatim: Peanuts. (No, seriously. That’s all.)
dragonwriter 3y ago
If you like milk, ultrafiltered milk (Fairlife is the big national brand, though I think there are some smaller brands) may be a good option here; its more expensive, but has less sugar (and not with any substitution).
masfuerte 3y ago
Many products have a great deal of added sugar, but the sugar in milk is naturally occurring lactose. It would be better to remove the breakfast cereal from your diet than the milk.
- pfdietz 3y ago
  Naturally occurring sugar is still sugar. And wait until you find out what's in fruit juice.
  - masfuerte 3y ago
    It's a distraction. America isn't obese because milk has naturally occurring sugars.

Zelphyr 3y ago

Agreed. There are over 50 different names for sugar that the FDA will accept on the ingredients list and you can bet your ass the food manufacturers will take advantage of that. I saw a popular granola bar once that listed four different kinds of sugar as the first four ingredients. Of course, the rest of the packaging touted the bar as being "healthy"

14 3y ago

Wow just checked my brand of milk and it is the same. I never paid attention or realized that before.

Zelphyr 3y ago
Have a look at your peanut butter. That's right. The major food manufacturers add sugar to peanut butter. One of the best peanut butters I've ever tasted was Crazy Richard's. Here's the ingredients list verbatim: Peanuts. (No, seriously. That’s all.)

dragonwriter 3y ago

If you like milk, ultrafiltered milk (Fairlife is the big national brand, though I think there are some smaller brands) may be a good option here; its more expensive, but has less sugar (and not with any substitution).

masfuerte 3y ago

Many products have a great deal of added sugar, but the sugar in milk is naturally occurring lactose. It would be better to remove the breakfast cereal from your diet than the milk.

pfdietz 3y ago
Naturally occurring sugar is still sugar. And wait until you find out what's in fruit juice.
- masfuerte 3y ago
  It's a distraction. America isn't obese because milk has naturally occurring sugars.