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First, a preface: I am not a foodie. The blander the better. Nourishment, for me, is achieved by daily ingestions of oatmeal and honey, cinnamon-raisin bagels with peanut butter, salted popcorn, and, as of late, Odwalla Bars. I’ve enjoyed these very much because, well, they’ve made it easy on me—“No Refined Sugars,” say the labels. And I’m very careful about this. Diabetes runs rampant in my family—even among the skinny people—so I’m trying to trick fate by avoiding refined sugars whenever possible. In any case, the “Power