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Originally Posted by Masha  How do you know when enough sugar is enough? I dont always calculate accurately and I dont have the most accurate information. |
You can tell by your energy levels. If you eat something and you get a big burst of energy followed by a slump an hour later, then there was too much high-GI carb in it.
Not immediately useful, but at least you know for next time.
[EDIT] Note that the problem isn't with sugar but rather with high-Glycemic carbohydrates. Sugar isn't great, but there are foods with a higher glycemic response than plain sugar - baked potato or white bread, for example. (Ironically, deep-fried chips are lower GI than baked potato because all that fat slows carb absorption - I still wouldn't recommend them as healthy.
).
P.S. A while back I switched from regular coffee to decaf, and still get much the same hit off it that I ever did. I came to the conclusion that I actually get more of an energy boost from the sugar (or in my case chocolate
) in the coffee than from the caffeine. And yes, I still get the accompanying slump.
