“Eat dessert first!”  

Sweet dreams, too…

From English language axioms, to colloquial sayings, to Madison Avenue-driven food marketing, we’re constantly bombarded with sugary metaphors and exhorted to open our pocketbooks to feed – big gulp – our “sweet tooth.” What’s a sourpuss to do?

Not so long ago, salt and fat were commonly used as food preservatives, extending food’s “shelf life” in the millennia before refrigeration.  No kidding. Necessity was the mother of invention.  But, the processed food experiment has failed.

So…how to cope?  How do Individuals & Families get to the “great uncola” at the end of the rainbow?  Insist your family or friends eat together with you on a regular basis - just like in the olden days.  Shun food labels, get off the sugar water workout, cook up a storm, and enjoy real food.  And don’t forget the sweet and sour!  There is a such a thing as "responsible sugar" consumption. Even the world's largest candy company thinks this is a good idea.

Fortunately, lemons and limes are still with us – and delicious as ever. In a nutshell, pucker up and kiss excess sugar good-bye.