Comments on: Sugar filled diet for programmer’s mind

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:44:54 +0000

Have you ever tried fructose instead of sugar? Although nutritional experts are not too enthusiastic about it, (seems that the liver can’t process it all fast enough for the body to use as sugar and thus it reacts by sending off triglycerides into the bloodstream) if taken a bit at a time, it may help your body process glucose more properly.

By the way, the book that Martin mentioned “Eat Right For Your Type” is indeed a great read.

By: Ali Dada

Ali Dada — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:39:17 +0000

If you want to kill off sugar temptation for entire day, try this:

.Cook 2 eggs your style (scrambled/fried/boiled).

.Make a butter/margarine and jam/jelly sandwich.

.Consume them with a glass of warm chocolate (Milo/Ovaltine) Milk.

That should take care of your sugar fits. If you still crave more sugar later in the day, try eating a banana or an apple. If no fruits avaiable, Tim Horton’s Chocolate Dip Donut doesn’t have that much sugar.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:29:40 +0000

I eat dried fruit whilst im working, it still has a lot of natural sugar in it but is much healthier for you. The problem with coffee is is always goes cold when im busy!

By: Alex@Smartphones

Alex@Smartphones — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:22:39 +0000

Unfortunately I am have no other variant than snacking something sweet too A little chocolate is very helpful. I think there is no anything energy then something containing carbohydrates.

By: Luis

Luis — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:43:31 +0000

If we went back to before we had all these artificial preservatives and junk foods i’m sure there would be alot less diseases then we have now. We all sit behind our computers eat junk food and drink enough coffee to fill a pool. We don’t sleep right or get enough exercise. So its up to us to change our diets and our lifestyles.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:26:30 +0000

Personally I find that all “diet flavoured” foods taste pretty horribly. Although that’s a personal opinion; supposedly some people like the artificial taste.

A more important point would be the one brought up by Zeroth above. Our bodies are not build for refined sugar. They are much less prepared for artificial sugar-like substances.

By: Reid

Reid — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:58 +0000

High amounts of sugar is bad and leads to increase in the amount of Blood Sugar. I would recommend that you drink sugar free coffee or artificial sugar that has reduce calories.

By: Link Building Blog

Link Building Blog — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:55:06 +0000

Well I’ve recently had to get off coffee and tea which means my main source of sugar and caffeine. The one thing that has been my saving grace for energy is a good dose of Acai Berry juice which is loaded with energy. I also used to be an energy drink fiend..I’d love to see a poll here for programmers and their favorite energy drinks. My vote would be for Bawls g33k b33r!

By: Zeroth

Zeroth — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:15:32 +0000

I’ve found these things work well:

Carrots and low-fat dip.
High protein breakfasts(sausages, bacon, eggs)
Peanuts are great to munch on, and provide quick and easy energy.
Eat healthier in general, exercise, and you’ll be wanting that caffeine pick me up a lot less, as I can confirm from experience.
Unsweetened apple and orange juice(natural sugars are GREAT)

Look at it this way: we’ve evolved to eat a certain diet. Mostly vegetables, fruits, and grains, with milk as well. Only occassionally(at most once a day), did we get meat. And nowhere in that diet is there refined sugar. Our body has to work a bit harder to get at the natural sugars present in veggies, fruits, and milk products, but the result is much better: you remain healthier, get the energy boost you want, while the breakfast you had gives you the long-term energy you need over the day.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:13:49 +0000

I had to severely cut back caffeine recently. I was surprised to find that it had been masking the effects of low blood sugar. The only way I was able to maintain any energy after quitting was through eating very regularly (every two hours or more often). Try that with some healthier foods and see if the need for coffee and raw sugar tapers off.