The number one reason I gave up on sugar is that it has no nutritional value for your good health. Yes, it is calories, but they don't do you any good except to keep your brain running in an emergency when it is out of sugar. Why not eat all the food that is known to have benefits for the body's growth and good health? Might as well eat grass. Well, that is for cows, but then they can make their own protein and have several stomachs. After raising livestock for eating and for potential profit living on the farm, I understand the wisdom of eating what is best for my body. Except that I am not going off to market. My granddaughters ate well for athletics. Now they are adults and continue to eat well as a habit. One granddaughter had a cancerous growth called a Spitz tumor removed at age five. So she learned she needed to eat lots of fresh fruit for the antioxidants. It costs to feed her but she is worth it. I keep trying to remind her about eating fruits in season instead of so much imported. We decided to not worry about the expense in favor of good health. Dorisena