We've got sugar on the brain here at That's Fit. I don't eat it, Bethany banned it for seven days (even got a nod from Glamour magazine), Karla is doing it (and re-doing it), Bev is taking a stab at ditching the refined stuff and Martha would love scrap it too. How about you? Here's what 97 of you told us in a recent poll that asked: Sugar: How Long Can You Go Without?

• 18 of you (18.6 percent) can do anything for day.
• 21 of you (21.6 percent) say you'll give it a week.
• 21 of you (21.6 percent) report that a month would be tough, but you're willing to try.
• Nine of you (9.3 percent) say a year isn't a problem.
• One of you (1 percent): A year. You wish.
• 22 of you (22.7 percent) declare that you will never go without sugar.

Thanks for the great responses, everyone. We hope you make good on your sugar intentions. For those of you who think a sugar ban will never be in your future, humor us and give it a try. We predict you won't be sorry.

Cakes, cookies, ice cream, and popsicles. These sugary treats seem to be ingrained in every child's diet, especially the cold treats during the summer.

We all know that refined sugar is bad for us, so what is a mom to do? Is it really possible to keep refined sugar out of your child's diet?

This article from Mothering Magazine is written by a mom, Sarah Kamrath, whose five-year-old son has never had refined sugar. Never. I cannot tell you the respect I have for this mom, because 'never' is not easy. I can pretty safely say we don't have refined sugar in our house, but we do occasionally let our son eat refined sugar outside of our home. Birthday cake, the lollipop from the barber shop, and ice cream at a party have all been eaten by our near-sugarless son.

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Each week, we'll be offering original recipes and unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!

Today we take a bit of a detour from highlighting healthy foods to remind you why eating sugar is not such a fabulous idea.

My family and I went to a fair today, a seasonal activity not to be missed here in New England. However, evil lurks at every corner at these fairs. Sprinkled in amidst the animal shows, cattle barn and spinning demonstration (and I mean yarn, not the exercise craze) are food booths. Lots and lots of food booths.

So by the time we left the fair, we had partaken in myriads of junk food, from the sugary-sweet Kettle Corn to soft-serve ice cream. Dinner out left my toddler sucking down Jello for dessert at a local buffet, so his day was completely shot.

Mind you, we are not people who ever eat refined sugar, and I really mean never. How did our systems react, you ask?

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