On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:47:04 -0500, "Julie Bove"
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>> You can't trust the kitchen and wait staff to know what is being
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>> I like to eat in restaurants often, but there are food groups I must
>> avoid. Is there anything like urines test strips made for food? I'd
>> like to test my cola to make sure it is really sugar free. Also, I'd
>> like to be able to test gravy and sauces, soups and the like for
>> sugar.
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>Those urine strips will work on soft drinks in the US because they are not
>made with sugar but with high fructose corn syrup. They will not work on
>sugar. I don't know of a way to test foods, but I also don't know why you'd
>want to. Is there a reason you are avoiding sugar? Diabetics are no longer
>advised to avoid it.
Can I put two teaspoons of sugar in my coffee/rooibos tea instead of
Sweetex?

>We must watch our carbs, and yes, sugar is a carb.
>But a little sugar in a food isn't going to have much impact.