And, true enough, what they are most interested in is sweets. After a long cold winter there is very little fructose available in the outside world. Think of the poor hungry little red ants who have waited six months without an apple or a grape. It's no wonder they sneak into your kitchen for a springtime snack. It's important to remember what ants actually do.
Ants are scavengers.
All the stuff that falls into cracks, sneaks behind the fridge, wanders under the counters and otherwise hides from your best efforts at cleaning. That means that houses with ants are cleaner than houses without ants. That is the simple truth. That means that houses with ants are cleaner than houses without ants. That is the simple truth.