Last Saturday, my family and I went to a place called Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck, New Jersey. We go there every fall with the sole intention of buying apple pies. Delicious Orchards is a country food market that is visited by over 2.5 million people a year. It includes a bakery, produce section, dairy section, seafood, organic, and even candy section. Whenever we go, I always go straight to the bakery section for the pies. Sometimes I just stand there and watch the decisions people make on what pie to get. There are many options through a selection of a variety of flavors including cherry, blueberry, peach, apple, apple crumb, and pecan.

I watched as several customers on line shouted to family members to help them with their decision. They would debate back and forth over flavor choice. What I found interesting was one couple and their exchange. The man asked the woman her flavor preference of which pie to pick. When she replied sugar free apple, he made a face of disgust. He said, “Sugar free? Who would eat anything sugar free, that’s gross? Why bother eating it them?” I’m sure that’s the reaction most of us would have as well. It’s amazing how much we rely on sugar to enhance the taste of our food and the thought of eliminating it is ludicrous. It appears that the only consumer that would opt for a sugar free pie would be someone who is suffering from a health condition that warrants the choice. Would it be so terrible to eliminate some sugar from our diet even if we weren’t forced to?