If someone is more concerned with their cholesterol than their blood sugar, and oatmeal has been shown to reduce cholesterol, eating oatmeal with even a crapload of sugar could be "healthier" for that person than whatever else.

I mean, obviously, right? And maybe we should all be concerned about blood sugar, but I for one am not. Except when it gets low and I get cranky.

Are unsweetened or less-sweet dried cranberries readily commercially available? Do they taste nasty?

Cranberrie are not sweet on their own. So doubt they would be good without sugar, and don't know how little one could get away with.

What Jesse said. Unless you're diabetic, you don't need to worry about blood sugar if you're eating mostly healthy and get exercise.

Are unsweetened or less-sweet dried cranberries readily commercially available?

The bag I have of organic ones is 130 calories for a 1/4 cup, and is 34g of carbs. That's two fruit servings for a diabetic, so when you think about eating a whole small banana or peach, the cranberries don't seem so great.

I don't know if I've ever seen unsweetened ones.

I'm procrastinating like a mofo. Who knew looking up diabetic exchanges would be a fun distraction?

Man. I got up and went to brunch, and it was hard because of DST. I ordered a heart attack on a plate, and got full so fast that the portion I ate probably wasn't that bad for me. Then I walked to Target for air filters. I accidentally bought some DVDs, because the Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds was on sale for $5. Also gin.

Got over 3 miles of walking done already today. Still congested, though.

Msbelle, I deliberately didn't reset my alarm clock because I couldn't remember if it reset or not. It didn't. Now I have to figure out how to reset the damn thing.

I had a carbtastic and delicious supper: Chickpea curry, basmati rice, naan, mango chutney.

Also, I have had big breakfasts late both days this weekend, causing me to skip lunch and eat supper super early. I was finished supper AT five!

I have no idea what time it is...

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has declared that Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 has been stabilized and is in cold shutdown.

Advice needed. Is Universal Studios really worth the $74 ($74!) or should I just stay here on the patio and have another beer?

I accidentally bought some DVDs, because the Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds was on sale for $5.

Oh, how I love that movie.

But then I've weaned my self off a lot of things tha t have extra sugar in them ( why does peanut butter have sugar in it)

Peanut butter doesn't have to have sugar! I usually get the "simply jif" or something like that--which has peanuts, oil, and sometimes salt.