Refined Flour Versus Sugar

Nutritional difference between refined flour and sugar and why sugar heads the list of many prepared foods.

In This Video:

• Why refine sugar and flour? 00:42
• Why sugar heads ingredient lists? 1:33
• Flour & sugar nutrition facts. 2:13
• Flour & sugar vitamin & minerals facts. 2:36
• Take aways. 3:05

Tips For Novice Cooks: Sugar

Overview of granulated sugars available to consumers for home cooking and baking.

In this video:

• Natural versus added sugars. 00:35
• Types of sugar. 00:50
• Measuring sugars. 1:36
• Storing sugar. 2:14

Foods That Fight Inflammation

Which foods are inflammatory and anti-inflammatory to prevent chronic inflammation. In this video:

• What is chronic inflammation. 00:35
• Anti-inflammatory protein. 1:35
• Anti-inflammatory fats. 3:38
• Anti-inflammatory carbs. 3:18
• Anti-inflammatory beverages. 3:51

To Sift, Or Not To Sift?

Some recipes, like cakes, call for sifted flour. Unlike countries that use metric weights in grams, U.S. recipes use cups. One cups of sifted flour does not equal 1 cup of four sifted. In both cases, it aerates and removes clumps of flour. But, the weight of sifted flour is less than unsifted flour. More flour can contribute to tough dry cakes.

Sifting ingredients does not mean you must invest in a sifter. A large sieve can serve as a sifter when needed.

In this video:

• Reasons for sifting. 00:37
• Why sift flour and sugar? 1:57
• When to sift. 2:30
• Use a sieve for sifting. 3:11

Carbs Versus Calories

Low carb diets have guaranteed weight loss and disease prevention for more than 60 years. Instead of low carb they should be called low refined carb diets.

Replacing carbs with fat and protein may not be enough to cause weight loss and prevent or cure chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Billions of people around the world eat high plant food diets and live long, healthy lives.

In this video:

• Sources of food calories (energy). 00:39
• What are carbs? 00:56
• Processed versus natural carb calories. 2:03
• Carbs and diabetes. 2:48
• Carbs and weight gain. 4:27

Fad Diet Pseudoscience

The “science”” many fad diets use to support their claimed health benefits is actually based on pseudoscience, like animal studies, not on rigorous clinically trials.

In this video:

• Marketing pseudoscience. 00:42
• Nutrition science is not exact. 2:43
• Why nutrition science is not exact. 4:30
• Nutrition science and clinical trials. 6:14

Marketing Tricks: Continuous Glucose Monitors

Ads for Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) emphasize the benefits and ignore the risks. This video reviews some of the benefits and risks of CGMs.

In this video:

• What is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)? 00:53
• Is a continuous glucose monitor continuous? 2:59
• Do CGMs eliminate finger sticks? 3:29
• Who can use a CGM? 4:23
• Do CGM’s reduce your A1Cc? 5:56
• CGM contraindications. 7:47

White Sugar vs Corn Syrup

Corn syrup, also known as glucose syrup, is a refined corn sugar used for cooking and baking. The video shares differences between refined white sugar and corn syrup and how to substitute corn syrup for sugar in cooking and baking.

In this video:

• What is sugar? 00:37
• What is corn syrup? 1:10
• Corn syrup versus high fructose corn syrup. 1:50
• Sugar and corn syrup nutrition. 2:29
• Substituting corn syrup for sugar. 2:52

Fast Carbs Versus Slow Carbs

People have talked about carbohydrates decades. The talk revolves around eating too many sugar and starch carbs. This video shares why the type not quantity of carbs can affect your weight and health, and how some natural foods are condemned as high carb and high glycemic index when in truth they are not.

In this video:

• Types of carbohydrates. 00:35
• Fast carbs. 3:44
• Slow carbs. 5:08
• Fast carbs and glycemic index. 6:47
• Slow carb food calories. 10:52

Eating A Low Carb vs. Low Plant Food Diet

There are many low carb diets. Eating a low carb diet does not mean eating a low plant food diet. Plant foods are a major source of carbohydrates. Plant foods also provide fat, protein and 100’s of other nutrients. Plant foods are a major source of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrients. Plant foods are also  low inflammation foods.

This video shares some differences between eating a low plant food versus a low carbohydrate diet and the health benefits of plant foods.

In this video:

• What is a carbohydrate? 00:44
• Sources of carbohydrates. 2:06
• Natural versus refined carbs. 2:36
• Diabetes, sugar and starch. 4:07
• Plant food health benefits. 7:08
• High plant food, low carb diet. 10:15

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