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The sale of cookies started as a grassroots effort in 1917 when the cookies, usually simple sugar cookies, were originally home-baked by troop members with moms volunteering as advisers.—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025 Key Takeaways The body breaks down food into glucose (a simple sugar) and releases it into the bloodstream, where it is carried to cells to fuel the body's systems.—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2025 Tagatose is a monosaccharide, or simple sugar, just like fructose and glucose.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Paula Deen’s recipe starts with fresh peaches simmered in a simple sugar syrup before being spooned over a homemade batter.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for simple sugar
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