Britney, We Need To Talk
August 25th, 2008
Please allow me to preface this post with a statement of absolute discontent at America’s obsession with celebrity stalking. TMZ, People Magazine, & other gawking shows and publications of that nature are truly an abomination and are going to be a very heavy millstone around the necks of many people when they are judged during the General Resurrection.
Having said that, as someone who’s always mining the internet for good sugar stories to blog about, I couldn’t help but click when I was checking my hotmail and saw the headline, “‘Healthy’ & sugar-free How Britney got her bod back.”
It’s always great to hear about anyone making the “sugar connection,” so I was naturally excited to read her remarks. In the article Britney states, “I’m the healthiest I’ve been all my life…My diet has a lot to do with my getting into shape. I have no sugar.”
Ok, so far so good, but then this happened, “I don’t eat fruit or even fruit juice because of the sugar.”
Britney’s, on the right track here, but she’s only half right. Much like refined sugar, the sugar in fruit juice has been stripped of the fiber your body needs to be able to break it down and will therefore cause a drastic rise in glucose (blood sugar) levels. So, she’s absolutely right to stick with water and I recommend you do the same.
However, giving up fruit all together is dangerous for Sugar Addicts because the sweetness we get to enjoy in fruit helps us fight against the temptations we have to deal with every time we turn around. Between birthday cake at parties, cookies at the office, and chips in the checkout line, we are constantly under siege. Without fruit, our potential for backsliding multiplies exponentially.
But, beyond the practical counterbalance fruit provides against temptation, giving up fruit is also unnecessary. That’s because, unlike refined sugar and the sugar found in fruit juice, the sugar in fruit is protected by fiber and water, which help to bring about a steady release of glucose into your blood over time. So, you get to enjoy something sweet without all of the negative side effects of rollercoaster blood sugar levels.
At the same time, though, this does not mean all fruits are created equally. You always want to steer clear of dried fruits like raisins for the same reason you want to avoid fruit juice. You should also make sure to have your fruit at meal time because all the other food in your belly can help slow absorption as well. And for some, certain fruits are trigger foods just like any piece of refined sugar, so while you’re eating you always want to be aware of how your food is affecting you. If you begin feel a binge mentality setting in, you probably need to reevaluate your enjoyment of that fruit and possibly limit your consumption of it to once a week during the Sunday Feast.
Lastly, in Genesis 1:11-12 we read, “And God said, ‘Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.’ And it was so…And God saw that it was good.” If it was good enough for Him, it’s certainly good enough for us.
So, the next time you see Britney, make her Baptist Mama proud and give that girl some watermelon!
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October 8th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
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