100 different names for sugar.

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Tips for Making Informed Decisions at the Grocery Store - Tip #2

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 By: Allison Jorgens, P.H.Ec.

Tip # 2

Don’t be fooled by the close to 100 different names for sugar. You may know that glucose, fructose, and sucrose are all different ingredient names for sugar, but what about maltodextrin, dextrose, and barley malt. Read the full list of names by clicking here - Not sure how to make sense of the amount of sugars on the nutrition facts table? For a great tip that should help click here .

Making Sense of the Amount of Sugars on Nutrition Facts Tables

Allison Jorgens is a Professional Home Economist holding a degree in nutritional sciences. She has been working as a food label specialist for grocers and food manufactures in Canada for nearly a decade. Over the past ten years, Allison has reviewed thousands of food labels for many of Canada’s leading private-label grocery brands, large and small manufacturers, distributors, and a variety of importers. It is this wide-ranging experience in regulatory-compliance label reviews that makes her knowledge unique—and her perspective all the more shocking. As a concerned parent and advocate of leading a healthful lifestyle, Allison recommends that all consumers empower themselves with the knowledge needed to make more healthful and informed choices.


Allison sits on the board of directors of The Food Label Movement and the Ontario Home Economics Association. She is a proud member of the Ontario Home Economics Association, Ontario Home Economists in Business Association, Prince Edward Island Home Economics Association, and sits on the advisory council for Eating Disorders of York Region.  

 

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Borscht in a cup

This is the borscht recipe where I didn't really stick to the traditional way of making it. I used my slow-cooker. The good news is that both beets and cabbage are rich in Glutamine, which helps combat sugar cravings. Read more about it here.

Ingredients:

4 cups Chicken broth
1 large onion,sliced finely
2 large beets, peeled,sliced finely
2 carrots, peeled, chopped
2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
3 Tbsp vinegar (I used white, but you can use red wine vinegar)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups of water (you can add more if needed) 

Place all ingredients in your slow cooker, make sure the veggies are covered in liquid.  Cook on High for 4 hours and then add the chopped grilled steak and cook for another 2 hours if needed

Serve with sour cream...pick one that is only sour cream, with no other additives! 

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