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BrotherIvan

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6. mmm Sorrel and homemade Jamaica!

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 08:51 PM

Feb 2014

My friend from Barbados makes Jamaica and it literally looks and tastes like a magic potion. It's also the very best mixer for alcoholic drinks I've ever had. She showed me how to make it, with about a pound of ginger in a large stock pot and the flowers. Oh, I'm drooling just thinking about it. Haven't made it yet though.

That said, thanks for pointing out the dangers of sugar. We've been so scared by saturated fats which are not harmful and loaded down with sugar which really, truly is bad.

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Sugar kills [View all] malaise Feb 2014 OP

I've cut way back and added a lot of vegetables to my diet, but I still have to have a little bit of liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #1

Same here- lots of fruits and veg malaise Feb 2014 #3

If I'm going to ingest 140+ calories of fizzy liquid Warpy Feb 2014 #2

We only use brown sugar and I make home made drinks malaise Feb 2014 #4

mmm Sorrel and homemade Jamaica! BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #6

Made lots yesterday malaise Feb 2014 #8

And healthy too from what I've heard BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #10

I like turbinado sugar Warpy Feb 2014 #32

I'll have to check that out malaise Feb 2014 #51

me too-- can't stand the cloying taste of sugary sodas and such.... mike_c Feb 2014 #5

Do not be ashamed of eating ice cream. Brigid Feb 2014 #9

Alcohol is about the same as sugar: simple carbohydrate empty calories. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #29

True, but soda doesn't make you a better dancer Major Nikon Feb 2014 #39

It's not as bad as DiHydrogen Monoxide whistler162 Feb 2014 #7

OMFG!! Timez Squarez Feb 2014 #11

I guess it depends upon how deep it is and how well we can swim. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #25

Some of the worst offenders are foods supposed to be healthy. MH1 Feb 2014 #12

TJ's Non-Fat Yogurt with dollop of TJ's Strawberry Preserves (or other) 2banon Feb 2014 #47

No sugar tonight in my coffee, no sugar tonight in my tea. adirondacker Feb 2014 #13

That song takes me back Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #34

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker Baclava Feb 2014 #14

It's a complete poem by Ogden Nash. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #30

I'm really enjoying agave for my sweetner. I get it in bulk Coyotl Feb 2014 #15

There hasn't been any sugar in my house for years. RebelOne Feb 2014 #16

Been off the stuff for months. Paid for it at christmas... lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #17

I gave up sugar to a large degree last year due to a lab indicating high tryglicerides adirondacker Feb 2014 #21

I was always under the impression Awknid Feb 2014 #35

That's entirely personal. They don't make me crave carbs, and I'm not worried lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #50

Yes, but to be more specific, *excessive refined sugar* is what kills. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #18

I would frame it as excessive simple carbohydrates Major Nikon Feb 2014 #40

I absolutely realize that juice has just as much sugar as soda. And I do drink both. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #41

The problem with most juice is that people tend to like it with the fiber filtered out Major Nikon Feb 2014 #45

I love chocolate ice cream, but I love mint chocolate chip even more!!! yawnmaster Feb 2014 #19

but I love mint chocolate chip even more!!! AlbertCat Feb 2014 #22

They are trying to make us happy AND kills us!!! eom yawnmaster Feb 2014 #28

I'm told that my grandmother told my mother Awknid Feb 2014 #36

I like that way of thinking. eom yawnmaster Feb 2014 #49

We all gotta go somehow...n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #20

The article doesn't seem to be seeing Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #23

I suspect quakerboy Feb 2014 #48

The key is to eat it in moderation, Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #24

+1 nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #42

I think they should put warning labels on sugar, like we do TheDebbieDee Feb 2014 #26

We have cut way back nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #27

Aspartame makes my brain feel good! Hmmm yummy cancer and seizures L0oniX Feb 2014 #31

Luckily there's also stevia. I drink "diet" Vitamin Water sweetened with that stuff and it's great. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #43

K&R!!! DeSwiss Feb 2014 #33

What's strange is that it's found in stuff that isn't remotely (or at least not obviously) "sweet." nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #44

It's a cheap filler. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #46

I've cut way back on sweets. Stuart G Feb 2014 #37

i seemed to develop a sweet tooth as i got older JI7 Feb 2014 #38

And high fructose corn syrup is even worse! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #52

I TRIED to give up sugar... CoffeeCat Feb 2014 #53