Yes, but it is a synthetically derived fruit sugar without the natural enzymes and other fine nutrients found in REAL fruit that only mother nature can provide. When you eat fructose or any other of these new names for sugar in a cookie or health bar, be honest with yourself. I gave the Dance Street Performers a little lecture on sugar a few days ago and drew a picture of a little man with all his muscles screaming for vitamins. I showed the man eating sugar instead. Then his muscles became weak as a result of eating sugar.
Sugar is a robber.
Sugar will take your energy and rob you of your chance to be healthy and active. In the bigger picture of your life, this means that your chance of becoming a star or top performer is diminished considerably if you eat sugar. Now carbohydrates, like potato chips, corn chips, French fries, crackers, French bread, white bread, pastries and baked goods aren't going to give you the kind of energy you need either. These types of carbohydrates do not have the value of any protien or enough nutrients to sustain energy. Debbie Gallaspie is a high producing dance instructor and the owner of a chain of five dance studios located in Orlando Florida.