***WHAT'S THE BEST THING ON THE MENU***
You can almost always Google a restaurant, followed by the word 'ingredients' to find a list of ingredients for food at that restaurant. If I can't find an ingredient list, I usually look at the nutrition list. I will find something on the menu where the grams of sugar and the grams of carbohydrates are low.
***INGREDIENT LIST LENGTH***
If you come across two of the same foods that you think you can eat, but one has a shorter ingredient list... ALWAYS BUY THE ONE WITH THE SHORTER INGREDIENT LIST. The less ingredients, the better.
***ALWAYS CHECK THE INGREDIENT LIST IF THE PACKAGE CHANGES!!!***
The first hint I will give you is this: If you buy the same brand of food every week/month, and all of a sudden the package design or colors (even the most subtle) change, THE INGREDIENTS HAVE MOST LIKELY CHANGED. Even though you have been buying the products for months/years, REREAD THE INGREDIENT LIST. I have had this happen to me countless times and I have even gotten sick because the ingredients changed without me knowing.
***HARD BREAD VS SOFT BREAD (AND MOLDING BREAD)***
The second hint I will give you has to do with buying bread. When I was first trying to find bread in the store that I could eat, I went through every brands ingredient list to try to find some. FEEL THE BREAD. I know this sounds weird, and people will probably look at you funny, but it's the truth. Breads that are soft are more likely to contain sugar. Find bread that is hard, and then read the ingredient list. You won't be able to eat every one, but at least you won't have to read every ingredient list. (Another hint with bread is that bread without sugars will MOLD within a few days. Buy the bread the same day you plan to use it. Any extra can be put in the freezer and be toasted when you want to use the leftovers).
***MILK***
I used to drink milk all the time, but it started giving me problems. I decided to look for soy milk. I found some small, juice-like containers, and they didn't bother me. I decided to buy a half gallon jug of the same brand and flavor of soy milk... it had sugar in. I looked at the small, juice-like containers, and they didn't. Always check the ingredient list if you are buying a different size (example: small, juice-like vs half gallon).
A helpful website to understand Fructose absorption/malabsorption:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934501/
You can almost always Google a restaurant, followed by the word 'ingredients' to find a list of ingredients for food at that restaurant. If I can't find an ingredient list, I usually look at the nutrition list. I will find something on the menu where the grams of sugar and the grams of carbohydrates are low.
***INGREDIENT LIST LENGTH***
If you come across two of the same foods that you think you can eat, but one has a shorter ingredient list... ALWAYS BUY THE ONE WITH THE SHORTER INGREDIENT LIST. The less ingredients, the better.
***ALWAYS CHECK THE INGREDIENT LIST IF THE PACKAGE CHANGES!!!***
The first hint I will give you is this: If you buy the same brand of food every week/month, and all of a sudden the package design or colors (even the most subtle) change, THE INGREDIENTS HAVE MOST LIKELY CHANGED. Even though you have been buying the products for months/years, REREAD THE INGREDIENT LIST. I have had this happen to me countless times and I have even gotten sick because the ingredients changed without me knowing.
***HARD BREAD VS SOFT BREAD (AND MOLDING BREAD)***
The second hint I will give you has to do with buying bread. When I was first trying to find bread in the store that I could eat, I went through every brands ingredient list to try to find some. FEEL THE BREAD. I know this sounds weird, and people will probably look at you funny, but it's the truth. Breads that are soft are more likely to contain sugar. Find bread that is hard, and then read the ingredient list. You won't be able to eat every one, but at least you won't have to read every ingredient list. (Another hint with bread is that bread without sugars will MOLD within a few days. Buy the bread the same day you plan to use it. Any extra can be put in the freezer and be toasted when you want to use the leftovers).
***MILK***
I used to drink milk all the time, but it started giving me problems. I decided to look for soy milk. I found some small, juice-like containers, and they didn't bother me. I decided to buy a half gallon jug of the same brand and flavor of soy milk... it had sugar in. I looked at the small, juice-like containers, and they didn't. Always check the ingredient list if you are buying a different size (example: small, juice-like vs half gallon).
A helpful website to understand Fructose absorption/malabsorption:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934501/