Sugar Detox

The Sugar Detox Challenge!

This week we’re going to be getting rid of ADDED SUGARS in our diets.

There’s a HUGE difference between the natural sugars found in foods, and the added sugars that we put in our drinks and foods.
The scary thing is, these days sugar can sneak up on you with at least 60 different names, making them difficult to spot when scanning your labels.

In fact, here’s a great list with about 56 of them for you: www.healthline.com/nutrition/56-different-names-for-sugar

It’s recommended that we (as adults) limit our daily-added sugar intake to around 25 grams, or 6 teaspoons a day.

Your challenge this week is to avoid ANY added sugars to your diet! (this includes food AND drinks)

Fruit? It’s absolutely fine … it brings in a wide-variety of vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients along with fiber.
But coffee or tea with sugar? SORRY!!!

If you absolutely, positively MUST add a little sweetness…. I’d rather you go with these than sugar:
Raw Honey
Stevia
Coconut Sugar

Be sure this week to check all of your nutrition labels…. even on items you’d never imagine (like bread, crackers and other processed foods) because sugar is added to pretty much everything. 
After one week without added sugar, your body and brain will be thanking you!
Are you and your sweet tooth up for the challenge?! Let us know in a comment below! And keep us posted with how you’re doing and any successes or struggles.

One of the things I tell clients all the time is that SUGAR craves SUGAR. If you invite sugar into your body, it’s going to want to have a party and invite all of its friends … and they are just going to leave your body feeling trashed.
That’s because when you consume sugar, your blood sugar rises quickly and then falls … leaving you craving more “energy”. But it’s false energy!

Best bet: If you’re cutting back sugar, hang tough during the first day or so. Remind yourself that it’ll get easier as your body gets used to not having it. That effort will be so worth it in the long run!