While that is a noble goal...It is virtually impossible. Even the steaks you eat at a restraunt are sometimes coated with a small amount of refined sugar. Most spices contain trace amounts of refined sugar. It is damn near impossible to avoid refined sugars completely. That being said, I don't sweat a few grams on occassion.



I use Stevia most of the time. But, most of the folks on here use Packet or Granular Splenda. What I was pointing out was that the 24g of Maltodextrin in a cup of Splenda is infinitely worse glycemicly and carbwise than the gram or two you of HFCS in an occassional scoop of Breyers.



Actually, you might wish to read Atkins for Life sometime. Specifically, pages 36 and 41.



So do I...Eating Ice Cream for Breakfast ??? I haven't eaten very much of it, as it still does contain a small amount of Refined Sugar. Personally, I'd much rather prefer the Atkins Ice Cream with no refined Sugars. But, at least for me...I weigh price against the benefits to my health.

The minimal benefits that avoiding a few grams of HFCS on a rare occassion...do not [in my mind] outweight the fact that Atkins Vanilla [LeCarb Vanilla is horrible] costs $6/pint. I don't eat this stuff regularly. In fact, I didn't have any Ice Cream for 6 months after going on Atkins. In the last 4 months I've probably had no more than a few cups of Low-Carb Ice Cream.