My Super Healthy Friend's Response to Agave

Deb:
Response to your question "is agave worse for you". I think it can be if you go over board with it. I do not believe that it is worse for you if that is the only form of sugar you are using in moderation. If you are weeding out processed and fake sugar, you are weeding out tons of processed foods that have this hidden sugar. So your overall sugar intake is decreasing. Agave syrup is higher in fructose (usually 70-80%) then table sugar/sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) (about 50/50 glucose/fructose). I know foods higher in fructose are said to be linked to obesity and liver damage. Sorry, I am not buying it when it comes to Agave. The amount of fructose people get from eating foods w HFCS in it has got to be more than someone eating the way you or I do. Fructose is sweeter than glucose and other sugars, so you don't need to use as much. Plus agave is more expensive, so unless you are rich, you are like me, you don't make a lot of sweets or baked goods and use it in moderation. And it would seem that naturally the nutritional quality of your food will increase with having this sugar-selective diet and the amount of calorie-dense foods will decrease bc you will be eating more 'real' food (which would help fight obesity tremendously).

11days left!

We're on the tail end! While I am grateful for this experience, and hoping to have maybe lost a pound or 2 in the end, I have really been getting excited about being done! I went shopping yesterday and everywhere I went was a Godiva chocolate tower and a Mrs fields cookies. Killer! I have been learning a lot (like agave really is bad for you too! what the heck!) and I have found that I can survive just fine without nightly desserts. I'm getting ready to eat it sparingly though. I do have something to tell you, and I hope you will not loose respect for me, but the decision is final and there is no changing my mind. This weekend Paul and I are staying at a bed and breakfast in Denver for our anniversary. This B&B offers free hot chocolate after skiing the slopes and free nightly desserts. I am here to tell you, I am not passing this up. I have always had a fantasy of sitting in front of the fire at a cabin sipping cocoa after a long day of skiing. I have to embrace this, it's my first ski trip hello! It's not complete without the hot chocolate. Plus, the "free dessert" was probably included in my room fee, so I need to utilize that. However, I swear not to have sugar at any of the restaurants I go to, and I won't buy dessert at the dinner theater, k! Any objections to my plan? I won't change my mind, but I'll hear you out.