The sugar monster comes in late October and lurks around corners through December…BEWARE!

You have heard me on many occasions at 9 Kid Fitness talk about sugar.  I guess it is a sort of love-hate relationship that I have developed over a long period of years.  I love sugar because it tastes good and often satisfies in ways other foods just don’t.  I hate it because no matter how temporarily satisfying it is, it is usually regretted later.  I’m not talking about the occasional sugary treat.  I am talking about the sugar monster lurking around the corner…only so happy to be indulged in and to “satisfy” an unsuspecting victim.

I realize that the word victim is not entirely appropriate.  A victim usually doesn’t have any culpability.  In the case of sugar, most of us have enough knowledge and experience to know better than to be a true victim.  However, as with many other vices, we can be caught off guard and we can experience a type of amnesia about past consequences.  Although I am not a nutritionist, I believe that I have a vast resume of experience on this topic and therefore feel that I can speak with a sort of authority on the subject. So consider this your fair warning.  Don’t be caught off-guard! [Read more…]