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This is how much sugar you are [possibly] eating. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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I was explaining this to my daughter in quite simplified terms the other day- we evolved to taste sugar and enjoy it because finding a sweet edible plant meant we had a source of energy to help us hunt that day. Pretty useful if you're a hunter-gatherer.

So we seek out sugar. Now we can get it whenever we want it, in much more massive quantities than we are supposed to be processing. Most of us are addicted. I'm not an exception.

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[–] 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is why I make my pasta sauce from scratch. Plus it tastes way better letting the natural sugars in the tomato get all roasty toasty.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't even get why sugar is added. Tomato sauce is already sweet on its own.

    My wife and I like to get a local brand because it's honestly the best I've ever had. Each serving (3oz, 85g) is 15 calories.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It sorta depends on the ingredients you're working with, some tomatoes are sweeter or more acidic than others. Where I live tomatoes tend to be somewhat watery and lack a bit of intensity of flavour. If I'm making sauce at home I'll taste a bit and add some sugar and/or red wine vinegar to balance out the flavour.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It honestly isn't that card to take a can of diced tomatoes and throw it on the frying pan, add some garlic, olive oil, salt, and herbs of your choosing, reduce to a suitable volume, good to go. I'm surprised more people don't do that.

    Feel free to share your recipe though, I'd be curious how others do it

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    even just a heap of "Italian seasoning" thrown in there makes a passable sauce. A can of crushed tomatoes and a can of tomato paste and a handful of Italian seasoning (with salt to taste) and you've got a decent college-kid budget sauce.

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