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It's hard to capture heuristics with a meme. FWIW: I avoid added sugar (sweeteners), empty calories. eg Pre-made spaghetti sauce has sugar, so I make my own. Can of costco tomato sauce, garlic, italian herbs, garlic, oil, garlic, pinch of salt & pepper. Then I add some garlic. eg I use plain greek yogurt in my smoothies. Flavored yogurt means added sugar. I can add my own flavors. In my house, we make a distinction between "snacks" (food in-between meals) and "treats". I mosdef crave potato chips, doughnuts, cake, candy, etc. To better moderate, I don't keep any of those "empty" calories at home. YMMV. IIRC, type-2 diabetics use artificial sweeteners. I'm not a doctor and can't guess what's best for anyone else. |