Mon, May-20-19, 11:57
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Plan: Atkins-ish (hypoglycemia)
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Originally Posted by deirdra
I have a SodaStream and like ~1 tsp lemon juice in a glass of carbonated water. I used to put a couple of drops of stevia in with 1 tblsp of lemon juice, but find that less lemon and no sweetener along with the bubbles makes a tangy and more refreshing drink.
Once people learn that 12 oz of juice has as much sugar as sodas, we can start teaching them how starch starts being broken down into sugar in their mouths.
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This used to be a standard middle school (or even elementary school) science demonstration. Each student in the class would be given a saltine cracker, and told to chew it - we were not to swallow it, just keep chewing it. Didn't take very long before that salty cracker started to taste sweet, as our saliva started to convert the starch into sugar. (30 seconds? maybe a minute, at most?)
Somewhere along about the late 70's or early 80's we completely forgot that very important bit of knowledge about the properties of starches, as whole grains with their inherent starches were being routinely elevated to their status as the holy grail of health.
Unfortunately they wouldn't give kids saltines today to demonstrate how quickly starch turns to sugar - saltines are not whole grain. And some kids in the class might have a gluten intolerance, or at least be on a gluten free diet.
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