Why is sugar so evil and bad for you?  Because sugar unused by your body is converted into fat and is stored in most of the cells in your body.  This is very dangerous over time because those places where your body stores fat are the inside of your veins and arteries, your heart, liver, brain and so on.  Storing unused sugar as fat results in contributing to nearly any kind of disease as in cancers, heart disease, etc. 

Sugar in the natural state is not usually harmful.  Natural sugars are found in fruits, vegetables, milk and dairy.  But sugar becomes a problem when it is ADDED into foods by the manufacturer.   These types of foods are referred to as processed foods.

You’re going to be shocked when you start to understand just how much sugar you’ve been eating all your life without realizing it !  Food labels are required to have total carbs, total fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, protein, and vitamins on the label as well as a list of all ingredients and a few other things we won’t be interested in.  But there are so many sneaky ways manufacturers add sugars to your food that unless you know what to look for on a label,  you could throw your body right out of ketosis in just 1 or 2 bites. 

So as to not get kicked out of ketosis, below is a list of all the hidden sugars that are known.  Just imagine how scary this is for an insulin dependent diabetic.   I’m sure food companies are conjuring up more.  

• Honey
• Molasses
• Corn syrup
• Maltodextrin
• Coconut sugar
• Beet sugar
• Agave nectar
• Barbados sugar
• Barley malt 
• Barley malt sugar
• Brown sugar
• Turbando sugar
• Caramel
• Cane sugar
• Carob syrup
• Corn sweetener
• Dextrose
• Dextrin
• Cane juice
• Cane juice solids
• Castor sugar
• Yellow sugar
• Raw sugar
• Sorghum syrup
• Sucrose
• Sucralose
• Powdered sugar
• Treacle
• Syrup
• Maple syrup
• Granulated sugar
• Panocha
• Palm sugar
• Muscovado
• Rice syrup
• Fructose
• Mannose
• Maltose
• Maltol
• High fructose corn syrup
• Grape sugar
• Evaporated cane juice
• Fruit juice
• Fruit juice concentrate
• Free flowing brown sugars
• Invert sugar
• Glucose solids
• Malt syrup
• Golden sugar
• Golden syrup
• Demerara sugar
• Dehydrated cane juice
• Date sugar
• Diastase
• Diastatic malt
• Galactose

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1.  Dairy.  Butter (organic, if you want to also detox), cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, sugar free yogurt, heavy cream.

2.  Protein.  Grass-fed beef, eggs from free range chickens, bacon, ham, almost any kind of beef, pork chicken, shrimp, lobster, tuna, cod, trout, salmon,  catfish and other fish or seafood, turkey, deer meat.  Most any kind of meat since animals, birds, bison, lamb, sugar free jerky,  and fish.  None of these critters eat cookies and ice cream, lol.

3.  Fats and oils.  Olive oil, avocado oil, walnut oil, macadamia nuts, walnuts, butter, ghee, egg yolks, coconut oil, almonds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds and… 90% chocolate !

4.  Fruits.  Not many choices in this category.  Fresh strawberries, fresh or frozen blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, avocados.                                                      

5.  Condiments.   Salt, pepper, healthy herbs and spices. Stevia or flavored stevia.

6.  Vegetables.  Lots of non-starchy veggies.  Spinach, lettuce and other green leafy veggies, onions, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, asparagus, mushrooms, cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, celery, radishes, garlic, kale, ginger, cabbage. 

7.   Beverages.  Water, lots of water, bulletproof coffee, black coffee, green tea. 

8.  Supplements.  MCT oil, minerals, caffeine, creatine, whey protein, exogenous ketones. 

A word about fats.  There are healthy fats as described above and there are unhealthy fats such as lard, vegetable oils, etc.  Healthy fats are easily broken down by your body for energy to be used to break down and rid the body of it’s bad fat stores.

1.  ANY processed food such as lunch meats, low fat or diet foods.  These are often  high in carbs even though they are “diet”.
2. ALL fruits except berries.
3. ANY food containing added sugar.  Will discuss this in another article.
4. Condiments.  Most contain sugar or unhealthy fat.
5. Sodas, even diet sodas, juices, smoothies, candy, desserts.
6. Beans,peas and legumes
7. Root vegetables such as potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, etc.
8. Grains, cereals and starches such as corn, oats, oatmeal, cornmeal, wheat, rye, rice, pasta, etc.
9. Unhealthy fats, oils, salad dressings.
10.  Alcohol, esp. hard liquor.  Alcohol is very high in carbohydrates and sugars.
11.  Milk.  Milk is high in lactose.