Cut Down On Sugar With 5 Simple Tips
Sugar is everywhere. Often, the quick, convenient options are filled with sugar. Because those quick food choices are readily available, we often “fail” before we ever get started. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed unless you know a few tricks to accomplish this goal. Here, I’ll share 5 simple ways to get started as you cut down on sugar. Also, I will offer some encouragement along the way.
The Choice is Yours When You Cut Down On Sugar
Sugar is everywhere: at the bank, at the doctor’s office, even getting eggs through a drive-thru farm (yes, that’s a true story). I believe you can have the energy you’ve always wanted by eliminating fake food and eating real food. Let’s start to cut down on sugar. Are you ready?
Cut Down On Sugar: 5 Ways To Get Started
Become A Label Reader
You’ll find hidden sugar in many of your foods, including yogurt, cereal, salad dressing, and many more. Begin by reading labels and develop the habit. As you learn, ingredients will become more familiar, and you will be able to discern what is good and what is not. Marketing can be very sneaky with advertising and labels. As a result, you may mistake something that you believe to be “healthy” for something that is actually full of sugar. Therefore, take the time to turn your food around and read the ingredients.
Change Your Sweeteners
When sugar is used as an ingredient, make a simple swap and use an alternate sweetener. Some options include using raw honey, maple syrup, or monk fruit, all great alternatives to sugar. When sweetening your coffee, cooking, or baking there are many options that are sweet enough to satisfy any craving, but healthy too.
Say NO To Sugar-Free Labels
Sugar-free options usually mean that the sugar has been replaced with additives and artificial sweeteners. Unfortunately, those additives and artificial sweeteners can be damaging to your health.
Eat Full-Fat Foods
Healthy fat sources help to stabilize your blood sugar while also helping you feel full. Cooking with great healthy fats like coconut oil, ghee, and butter help enhance the flavors of the food and improve overall taste and satisfaction.
Meal Preparation and Planning Will Help Cut Down On Sugar
When you plan ahead and prepare meals at home, it allows you to balance your nutrition. You gain a greater awareness of how much sugar you are consuming. By adding quick healthy snacks such as fruit, hard-boiled eggs, a handful of nuts, and even a no-added-sugar jerky, you will curb cravings and maintain steady blood sugar levels in between breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You should always choose as many whole foods when preparing meals or snacks to ensure sugars have not been added.
Small Changes Lead to Big Results
“The man who moves a mountain by carrying away small stones.”
You are ready to find the renewed vitality you desire, but it is easy to feel overwhelmed when making a change. My 5 simple steps to reduce sugar are a great place to start. I’ve found that making small but consistent changes leads to achieving the goal ahead of me. Today, you woke up feeling sluggish, tired, and searching for answers, but you want to feel well and full of energy. You can do this, and very soon, you will begin to feel the benefits of cutting down on sugar. This will lead to finding increased energy as well as improved mental clarity, improved digestion, clearer complexion, and so much more.
