Unfortunately, with the information that's out there, it's VERY difficult to understand what your eating and what's good and what's not.
Even the government's eating pyramid is crap!
The Mayo Clinic has one that's much better than the government's which will make you fatter than a hog due to the amount of carbs it has the person consume daily.
And who has the time to research it all? Who can understand it all? I've been looking at this stuff for years, and I *know* I don't understand a tenth of it; heck, 100th of it!
And the contradictory evidence? How does a lay person like me, with limited time, (cuz I have to earn a living afterall), try to sort that out?
I looked up the glycemic index diet once. Was going try to follow it. OMG! It was so complicated! I would need to hire a nutritionist to figure it all out and plan my meals, let alone pack them up for the day when I'm working!
I don't use *any* extra sugar. I eat whole wheat and whole grains. I grow a garden every summer and eat the produce from it. I can and freeze the remaining produce from it to use during the winter.
But, with respect, it's *not* simple to figure this stuff out.
Well, at least it's not for me.
Shalom!