Hi my boyfriend went to investigate the new store. I was overjoyed when he said none of their baked goods is made with sugar. Boy was I dumb. They make everything from fructose. Is that not a form of sugar. I get so mad when people play stupid when you ask for something sugar free. Should I have said sweet free. I tried their carrot muffins it had raisins in it and it smelled weird. I know it threw me off weight wise but they were so tiny and I didn't want my boyfriend to feel his time was wasted going there. He did say they had some atkins stuff but not a huge selection. Well i guess its a start. Anyway I wouldn't try any of the baked stuff because there is no carb or nutritional info on the labels. Just thought i would put my inout out there. Thanks for listening

hi there,

Sorry you had a bad experience .. but glad you posted. A lot of people promote fructose as being "safe" for diabetics because it doesn't require insulin in order to be taken up by the cells. But as you pointed out .. it is still a sugar carb and it will throw you out of ketosis. The other danger with fructose is that because it doesn't need insulin, it can actually cause problems with GLUCOSE and insulin, leading to insulin resistance. And fructose is readily converted to triglycerides in the liver, leading to worse problems with heart and blood vessel disease than glucose sugar ever could.

Fructose is one of the main reasons why fruit and fruit juice aren't encouraged on any truly low-carb diet. Granted, whole fruits have fiber and pectin which slows the absorption of fructose ... but it's best to limit your intake of fruits, and avoid sweet fruits like bananas and raisins entirely.


Doreen