A Rant

Have you ever tried not to eat something that everyone around you eats and doesn't think twice about? It can be difficult at times, but not for nothing (double negative) has God granted us agency and power to resist temptation. Take that sugar!! I can say no to ice cream and cake and cookies and syrup and cereal and muffins and on and on, but how can I say no when corporate America is sneaking sugar into "healthy" foods? Do you know how much sugar is in that yogurt you ate this morning? 27 freaking grams...at least! That's almost 6 1/2 teaspoons! Would you put 6 1/2 teaspoons of sugar on your morning bowl of Cheerios? (1 gram of sugar there by the way...most excellent.) Think about it! I bought a bag of dried tart cherries at Costco and was so happy to have found a healthy snack until I read the label the next day (I couldn't figure out why I felt so yucky...I'm careful about what I eat). The ingredients list is as follows: cherries, sugar, sunflower oil. What!? Why does there need to be sugar on my TART cherries?! The only stupid ingredient that should be on that list is CHERRIES! Seriously! The next time you are in the store, pull down a box of something labeled to be healthy or to aid in dieting or whatever...sure it may have only 1 gram of fat but the sugar content will bowl you over. It makes me feel crazy!