It’s not that I don’t care about the amount of sugar in my own diet. It is that I rather trust my food choices and activity level to sort it out without obsessing about every seemingly “hidden” gram (it is hardly hidden – total grams is listed on the flip side of every package).  Sounds simple enough, but I get it can be kind of complex for the non-dietitian. I also get that we as a society like a to single out  dietary villains. It easier than looking at complex dietary interactions that vary uniquely among individuals. While traveling for work I pulled out my sun butter and jelly sandwich only to be questioned about eating that much sugar  by my well-meaning non-dietitian co-worker (brave). I know very well jelly is sugar. That doesn’t mean I won’t eat it. In fact I love it especially in context of wheat bread and sun butter containing fiber, protein, whole grains and NO sugar. Jelly gives my sandwich and me good balance. Here are four reasons sugar added …