Is there some magic in sugar?
I know, it is a sensitive subject, and we may have different perceptions of it, but it is one of the ingredients I use in the magical cake and I want to talk about it.
First of all what is sugar?
Pure sucrose (C12H22O11), a common carbohydrate found in many plants and plant parts, it is present naturally in fruits and vegetables. Therefore, their molecules are a disaccharide combination of the monosaccharaides glucose and fructose.
Over the years, since fat was replaced by sugar as a way to increase the volume and preserve all kinds of products that you don’t even think can contain sugar, it became a problem. But truly, the real problem is not with sugar; it is with us and with our choices, with our moderation, with our sense of reality and with our discipline for eating from trusted sources.
The general perception of the people about refined sugar is that it should be something overly processed and manipulated, but in fact the definition of refine is “to make pure”. The refining process for sugar simply separates natural sucrose from the plant material, without it being exposed to a chemical manipulation or bleaching. Always remember, “Sugar Is All Natural ...15 Calories Per Teaspoon.”
Anything that is in excess will cause problems. I believe that sugar becomes a problem when the food industry starts using sugar in their products, and since sugar becomes a problem they start using all kinds of names of sugar substitutes. So, when you check the quantity of sugar you should also check the quantity of other common sweeteners, such as: corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, fruit juice concentrates, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, lactose, maltose, malt syrup, raw sugar, sucrose, sugar syrup, cane crystals, cane sugar, crystalline fructose, evaporated cane juice, corn syrup solids, malt syrup.
As I already told you, the source is very important. The big problem with sugar is that it comes in very processed products that contain different sources of sugar. When you eat a cake, or something sweet made by somebody at home or from a trusted source, you know what you eat and you do it consciously.
I want to feel the pleasure of the gifts that this wonderful world offers me; I don't want to be afraid that what I eat is different to what I believe I eat. But sometimes I make mistakes. I just realized that the cereal bars that I used to eat until recently contain three kinds of sugar sources. Looking at the ingredients at the beginning I initially saw nothing wrong with them, but when I realized that actually they could contain more sugar than I thought, I started to eat them more consciously.
It is a primordial need to be secure, and food is one of the energy sources that can make us remember the feeling of security. Because you need to feel secure even when you feel pleasure, although the pleasure becomes something else. The more conscious we are about what we eat, the safer we are. To find the right source for food is essential to keeping our body healthy, and for experiencing a variety of tastes. We need variety and new taste experiences for our own creativity and development; to elevate ourselves through taste.
The recommended quantity of sugar per day is 37.5 - 25 gr. (9-6 teaspoon).
In 2004 the Canadian statistics show an average consumption of 26 teaspoons / day / person.
Sugar has many others functions besides the fact that it sweetens the taste of food. It is an essential ingredient for all bakers. It brings flavour and texture, softness and tenderness. It also has physical, microbial and chemical properties. It magically brings solubility, preservation and fermentation, and also has a high antioxidant activity.
In its symbolic way, sugar has the role of “sweetening” things up. In my cake, the sugar is a strengthening warrior that enhances the flavour of the other ingredients I use in my recipe, and makes the texture of the cream springy. Even though I use sugar in my cake, a slice of cake contains less sugar than a person should consume in a day. That’s why a jar full of magic of 80 gr contains 1 slice of cake, the perfect portion of magic for a day. I was thinking that you can have a royal pleasure of eating a small dessert whenever you feel the need for something sweet.
“You must realize that, in order to undertake spiritual work of any kind, you must first be sure that you eat and breathe harmoniously. “ - Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
Does our body need sugar?
I belive it does. Our body does need carbohydrates (starches and sugars) that are converted during digestion into glucose, which is the form of sugar that is used in our bodies for energy. Actually sugar is essential for your body to create energy to survive.
These sugars are absorbed from the intestine into the blood stream and travel to the cells, where they are used to provide energy for cellular functions.
Of course we can find substitutes for sugar, but looking around, the only one that I found that would fit with my future projects with the cake would be maple sugar. Unfurtunately, it is very expensive.
- Purple Parade by Rozi Demant
I belive that we should feed ourselves with beauty and well being, with things made with love and care, that give you good dreams. And if we think about the meaning of beauty, we will realize that one of the most widely used in history refers to harmony in its essence both in form and content. People always said that my cake has a kind of harmony of taste, the same harmony that touched me years ago when I first tasted the magical cake and it continues to touch me in many ways.
I believe in Magic!
