4. Honey or Sugar in Any Form
While most are very aware of the high carbohydrate count of refined sugar, what you may not know is many natural forms of sugar often hold the same carbohydrate count as refined sugar and sometimes even more. For example, one tablespoon of honey has 17 grams of carbs, while one tablespoon of white sugar has only 12.6 grams of carbs. Furthermore, these sweeteners hold essentially no nutritional value. When embarking on a low carb diet it is important that the carbs you do eat do contain some nutritional value.
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That is why when one is on a low carb diet, it is best to simply avoid sugar outright and instead use healthy sweeteners such as stevia, yacon syrup, or monk fruit sweetener.
