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some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

I am trying to lose some weight here, and I am having trouble finding natural foods that aren't over processed and don't have added sugar.

Is it my imagination or do they add sugar to the soy milk?

How about the tomato juice?

It seems all the fruit juices have added sugar? Why is that?

Anyone have any suggestions? Other than take up jogging... Rolling Eyes

Anyways, Thanks in advance

desultude · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:25 am Post subject:

I buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meats and grains, and encounter no sugar. I know its hard to get anything processed in any way without sugar. So you have to cook from scratch to avoid it. I make sure I always say no sugar when I order coffee.

I think it is very similar in the States, unless you shop at a health food store, and then they often substitute fruit juices for sweeteners- with no difference in the caloric and glycemic effect.

LK · Joined: 28 Jul 2003

Give up juices - too much sugar - and not only if you try to lose weight. You should chew all your fruit, not drink it. For tonnes of valuable info on proper nutrition check out www.bodybuilding.com

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

I'm not much of a cook, but I have been buying some fresh vegetables and seeds to snack on. Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are great. I am trying to find flax seeds here, but no luck. I guess I'll have to ask someone back home if they can send me some.

Thanks

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

They sweeten tomato juice here-enough to make you puke....

desultude · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:22 am Post subject:

Yeah, everything here sucks. Rolling Eyes

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

To her modest listing of her accomplishments(PhD,"all but dissertation." That would be like my drop-out buddy saying High School "all but gr.11 &12"), desultude now adds mind reading. How the hell does being disgusted w/Korean tomato juice translate into "everything here sucks"??!! I'm glad you like the stuff....

I'll make it simple & clear for ya:1. Re-read the thread's title 2. I wasn't talking to you....

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Has anyone tried Korean food? There is a lot of it here for some reason and it is low in sugar.

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

Zyzyfer · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

It's too hard to avoid sugar here, unless you want to spend every night cooking. I just avoid drinking pretty much all of the drinks that aren't water (save one can of Coke per day)...this includes Powerade, 2% water, all of that crap. It's all sugary, and not the good kind. Same thing with juices...if you can't read the label, you can't check whether it's actually juice, or just high fructose corn syrup.

I also tend to dodge the junk food snacks, and usually just eat peanuts in between meals. And my portions are becoming smaller and smaller.

sadsac · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: Gwangwang

Try being a diabetic. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Pre cook some meals and freeze them My wife and I make soups and pastas and just reheat them when we want them. Exercise and portion control is the key. Its not so much what but how much you eat. Enjoy the weight loss, I am. Smile

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

Yes, the tomato juice here is undrinkable. And I love tomato juice. Crying or Very sad

I was surprised when they served me what I consider to be normal tomato juice on an Asiana flight to Osaka.

I tried carrot juice here once too. ONCE.

JacktheCat · Joined: 08 May 2004