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So, I've decided to give up white sugar in an effort to be more healthy and to stop wreaking havoc on my bloodsugar in attempts to stay awake during class.
So my new dessert and occasional treat consists of Sun Maid raisins - not sweetened, just full of natural little sugars encased in lovely dietary fiber.
I love these little guys! They're so good for me and so sweetly delicious - all of this from mother nature. They're not even "flavor-blasted" or "new fun colors."
Let us all pause for a moment to honor the raisin, man's other best friend.
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Yes, well, raisin is American English for a Sr. Citizen grape, or 2nd Class grape, or The Lesser Grape, or...
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If you have glucose intolerance or any overt reaction to sugar, you had better lay off the grapes and raisins, go lo-carb, drink lots of water, cut caffeine and eat more leafy green veggies.
I haven't had fruit since October and I feel great!
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I don't normally like raisins, but, strangely enough, I'm OK with raisin bran. It's weird, you take three things that I don't like when consumed by themselves--bran flakes, raisins, and milk--put them together and all of a sudden it becomes edible. That's some big juju if you ask me.
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And I prefer a high-fiber, no starch diet to a carb-free diet, Jana. I think carbohydrates are way too important to cut out, but all the starches you eat should be from whole grains.
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Did not say carb-free said lo-carb, lots of fibre, lo starch.
I eat, for instance, flaxseed, but have given up even the highly fibrous whole grain bread here (in Holland) maybe it is the yeast but I am feeling so healthy I may never eat bread again.
The key is to abstain from white foods. Jana
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Ooh - I think you are my new friend Jana. I'm a cheerleader for fiber. And I just bought my first flaxseed yesterday.
And welcome to Hatrack! I have a Dutch name and a Dutch complexion and I really like Breugel, but I'm still a stupid American.
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If you like dried cranberries, try dried cherries. Mmmm... boy! Especially if they're from the UP. Gotta love 'em.
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I love dried cherries, but the brands the local Trader Joe's carries (which are the only kosher ones I've seen) also have added sugar. What's "the UP"?
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You know, I've always wondered if the reason why the English word for "shriveled grape" is the same as the French word for "grape" is because grapes wouldn't grow in the cool English climate, and were imported, in dried form, from France. Of course, for all I know England is renowned for its bountiful vinyards, and I've just missed it somehow.
Rivka, ever try Trader Joe's dried mangos? They have two varieties, one of which is encrusted with sugar, and the other of which is unsweetened, unsulphered, and delicious.
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Noemon, I think that's probably a very plausible idea. Actually, we have a lot of synonym french/anglo saxon pairs in english that reflect societal differences.
For example, during the Norman period, the upper class in England all spoke French, while the peasants spoke Old English. The words the French had for animals - mouton, porc, boeuf - became the English words for the meat of those animals because to a nobleman, the only time he would have occasion to talk about a sheep, a mouton, would be when it was on his plate and it became mutton. Fascinating, no?
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As long as we're talking dried fruit, let us take a moment to bask in the golden glory that is dried turkish figs. *drools* Posts: 1810 | Registered: Jan 1999
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I have yet to find dried papaya that isn't crusted with sugar. Have I just missed it at Trader Joes?
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Annie--yeah, isn't that fascinating? I love the twists and turns languages take as they evolve.
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I don't think so, Noemon. I'm pretty sure I've mostly gotten dried papaya from a local label called It's Delish. It's carried by the supermarkets and kosher stores in SoCal. I'll try to remember the next time I see Maish or Chana (who own the label) who their source is, but it's likely to be a sells-by-the-barrel type of supplier. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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There's a kosher grocery in my area I've been meaning to check out anyway; I'll see if they carry them.
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They might. I know It's Delish has been expanding their sales area as well as which stores they sell too. The local Target started carrying their stuff a couple years back. They sell an amazing range of stuff -- candy, dried fruit, spices, frozen pies, and lots more. And their quality is very good, and their prices quite reasonable.
They also sell the cheapest shmura matzah for Passover that you can get in L.A., but I suspect you're not too interested in that. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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I love craisins... And dried apricots. I don't really like apricots much, but dried apricots are delicious.
And Annie, thanks for the info about French/English language differences! That makes a lot of sense! You learn something new every day on this board!
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